In a suspected test effort, unknown actors have successfully embedded a strain of ransomware-style behavior, dubbed Ransomvibe, into extensions listed for Visual Studio Code. According […]
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New Analysis Reveals LockBit 5.0’s Core Features and Dual-Stage Attack Model
LockBit has remained one of the most dominant ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups in the world since its emergence as ABCD ransomware in 2019 and official launch […]
U.S. Congressional Budget Office Hit by Cyberattack, Sensitive Data Compromised
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which serves as Congress’s official financial advisor, has been targeted in a suspected cyberattack by suspected foreign actors. The breach […]
Enterprise Credentials at Risk – Same Old, Same Old?
Imagine this: Sarah from accounting gets what looks like a routine password reset email from your organization’s cloud provider. She clicks the link, types in […]
Business continuity and cybersecurity: Two sides of the same coin
As someone who has spent over six years in the trenches of IT operations at Amazon, managing critical infrastructure that cannot afford downtime, I’ve witnessed […]
Google Launches New Maps Feature to Help Businesses Report Review-Based Extortion Attempts
Google on Thursday said it’s rolling out a dedicated form to allow businesses listed on Google Maps to report extortion attempts made by threat actors […]
Researchers Bypass Elastic EDR Call-Stack Signatures Using Call Gadgets
Security researchers have developed a new technique that leverages call gadgets to insert arbitrary modules into the call stack during module loading, successfully bypassing Elastic […]
Over 15 Malicious npm Packages Exploiting Windows to Deploy Vidar Malware
Datadog Security Research has uncovered a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the npm ecosystem, involving 17 malicious packages across 23 releases designed to deliver the […]
Wie CISOs vom ERP-Leid profitieren
Security Platformization ist eine Herausforderung – gut, wenn man vorher weiß, worauf es (nicht) ankommt. Jacob Lund / Shutterstock Studienerkenntnissen zufolge sind in einem durchschnittlichen […]
New Phishing Campaign Targets Travelers via Compromised Hotel Booking.com Accounts
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that exploits compromised hotel booking accounts to defraud travellers worldwide. The campaign, which has been active since […]