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FakeBat Loader Malware Spreads Widely Through Drive-by Download Attacks

July 3, 2024
The loader-as-a-service (LaaS) known as FakeBat has become one of the most widespread loader malware families distributed using the drive-by download technique this year, findings from Sekoia reveal. “FakeBat primarily aims to download and execute the next-stage payload, such as IcedID, Lumma, RedLine, SmokeLoader, SectopRAT, and Ursnif,” the company said in a Tuesday analysis. Drive-by...
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03
Jul

Israeli Entities Targeted by Cyberattack Using Donut and Sliver Frameworks

July 3, 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an attack campaign that targets various Israeli entities with publicly-available frameworks like Donut and Sliver. The campaign, believed to be highly targeted in nature, “leverage target-specific infrastructure and custom WordPress websites as a payload delivery mechanism, but affect a variety of entities across unrelated verticals, and rely on
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03
Jul

South Korean ERP Vendor’s Server Hacked to Spread Xctdoor Malware

July 3, 2024
An unnamed South Korean enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor’s product update server has been found to be compromised to deliver a Go-based backdoor dubbed Xctdoor. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC), which identified the attack in May 2024, did not attribute it to a known threat actor or group, but noted that the tactics overlap...
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03
Jul

What are the laws related to stampede in India? #Hathras Fiasco

July 3, 2024
The tragic stampede in Hathras on July 2, 2024, which resulted in over 100 fatalities, has brought to light the pressing need for effective laws and regulations to prevent such disasters. This article explores the legal framework in India concerning stampedes and crowd management, emphasizing the responsibilities and potential legal repercussions for organizers and authorities....
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03
Jul

Advanced Training Programme on Public Policy and Governance | GNLU Gandhinagar

July 3, 2024
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is organising an Advanced Training Programme on “Public Policy and Governance” from 9th to 11th August 2024. About GNLU Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), located in Gujarat, India, was established by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003 and is recognized by the Bar Council...
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02
Jul

How MFA Failures are Fueling a 500% Surge in Ransomware Losses

July 2, 2024
The cybersecurity threat landscape has witnessed a dramatic and alarming rise in the average ransomware payment, an increase exceeding 500%. Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, revealed in its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” report that the average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year with organizations that paid a ransom reporting an...
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02
Jul

New Intel CPU Vulnerability ‘Indirector’ Exposes Sensitive Data

July 2, 2024
Modern CPUs from Intel, including Raptor Lake and Alder Lake, have been found vulnerable to a new side-channel attack that could be exploited to leak sensitive information from the processors. The attack, codenamed Indirector by security researchers Luyi Li, Hosein Yavarzadeh, and Dean Tullsen, leverages shortcomings identified in Indirect Branch Predictor (IBP) and the Branch...
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02
Jul

Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Approach Faces E.U. Competition Rules Scrutiny

July 2, 2024
Meta’s decision to offer an ad-free subscription in the European Union (E.U.) has faced a new setback after regulators accused the social media behemoth of breaching the bloc’s competition rules by forcing users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. The European Commission said the company’s “pay or consent” advertising model is...
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02
Jul

Chinese Hackers Exploiting Cisco Switches Zero-Day to Deliver Malware

July 2, 2024
A China-nexus cyber espionage group named Velvet Ant has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Cisco NX-OS Software used in its switches to deliver malware. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0), concerns a case of command injection that allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying...
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02
Jul

Australian Man Charged for Fake Wi-Fi Scam on Domestic Flights

July 2, 2024
An Australian man has been charged with running a fake Wi-Fi access point during a domestic flight with an aim to steal user credentials and data. The unnamed 42-year-old “allegedly established fake free Wi-Fi access points, which mimicked legitimate networks, to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them,” the Australian Federal...
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