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A MOIS-aligned threat group has been using Microsoft Exchange servers to exfiltrate sensitive data from Gulf-state government agencies.

By using EDRSilencer, threat actors are able to prevent security alerts and reports getting generated.

The shift to a distributed work model has exposed organizations to new threats, and a low but continuing stream of printer-related vulnerabilities isn't helping.

North Korean hackers target Linux-based payment switches with new FASTCash malware, enabling ATM cashouts. Secure your financial infrastructure…

Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions and hide malicious activity. Trend Micro said it detected "threat actors attempting to integrate EDRSilencer in their attacks, repurposing it as a means of evading detection." EDRSilencer, inspired by the NightHawk FireBlock tool from MDSec, is

The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Windows to infect devices with malware known as RokRAT. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-38178 (CVSS score: 7.5), a memory corruption bug in the Scripting Engine that could result in remote code execution when using the Edge browser in Internet Explorer Mode.

The long-active, India-sponsored cyber-threat group targeted multiple entities across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and even Europe in a recent attack wave that demonstrated the use of a previously unknown post-exploit tool called StealerBot.

A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking malware called Astaroth (aka Guildma) by making use of obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security guardrails. "The spear-phishing campaign's impact has targeted various industries, with manufacturing companies, retail firms, and government agencies being the most affected," Trend Micro said in a new analysis. "

The thieves modify transaction messages to initiate unauthorized withdrawals, even when there are insufficient funds.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that leverages a malware loader named PureCrypter to deliver a commodity remote access trojan (RAT) called DarkVision RAT. The activity, observed by Zscaler ThreatLabz in July 2024, involves a multi-stage process to deliver the RAT payload. "DarkVision RAT communicates with its command-and-control (C2) server using a custom network