Chinese APT ToddyCat Targets Asian Telecoms, Governments
A cyber espionage campaign tied to the Chinese group ToddyCat is targeting high-profile organizations in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Vietnam
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsBounty to Recover NIST’s Elliptic Curve Seeds
This is a fun challenge: The NIST elliptic curves that power much of modern cryptography were generated in the late ’90s by hashing seeds provided by the NSA. How were the seeds generated? Rumor has it that they are in turn hashes of English sentences, but the person who picked them, Dr. Jerry Solinas, passed […]
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- October 12, 2023
ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers
The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into its hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and deploy the DDoS malware. “The overall flow remains the same, but the download URL used by the threat actor to install ShellBot has changed from a regular IP address to a hexadecimal value,” […]
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- October 12, 2023
SEC to investigate Progress Software over mass MOVEit hack
Progress Software could be staring at fresh litigations over the explosive zero-day found in its file transfer service, MOVEit, which affected millions of end users globally. The latest probe comes from the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is seeking information related to the mass hack. “On October 2, 2023, Progress received a subpoena […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsBounty to Recover NIST’s Elliptic Curve Seeds
This is a fun challenge: The NIST elliptic curves that power much of modern cryptography were generated in the late ’90s by hashing seeds provided by the NSA. How were the seeds generated? Rumor has it that they are in turn hashes of English sentences, but the person who picked them, Dr. Jerry Solinas, passed […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsHalf of Small Businesses Hit by Cyber-Attack Over the Past Year
A new survey from accounting software provider Sage showed that most SMEs have developed a cybersecurity posture but struggle to keep up with the threats
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsHalf of Small Businesses Hit by Cyber-Attack Over the Past Year
A new survey from accounting software provider Sage showed that most SMEs have developed a cybersecurity posture but struggle to keep up with the threats
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsFifth of UK Cybersecurity Pros Work Excessive Hours
Workload is biggest concern for industry professionals
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsFifth of UK Cybersecurity Pros Work Excessive Hours
Workload is biggest concern for industry professionals
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