HTTP/S DDoS Attacks Soar 487% in Three Years
Website takedowns driven by Russian hacktivists
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsChinese fraudsters: evading detection and monetizing stolen credit card information
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- April 4, 2023
Arid Viper Hacking Group Using Upgraded Malware in Middle East Cyber Attacks
The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been observed using refreshed variants of its malware toolkit in its attacks targeting Palestinian entities since September 2022. Symantec, which is tracking the group under its insect-themed moniker Mantis, said the adversary is “going to great lengths to maintain a persistent presence on targeted networks.” Also known by the names APT-C-23 and […]
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- April 4, 2023
Designing Tabletop Exercises That Actually Thwart Attacks
Have you ever wondered how they design blue team exercises? One ransomware and cyber extortion simulation demonstrates the best practices.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsUK Runs Fake DDoS-for-Hire Sites
Brian Krebs is reporting that the UK’s National Crime Agency is setting up fake DDoS-for-hire sites as part of a sting operation: The NCA says all of its fake so-called “booter” or “stresser” sites - which have so far been accessed by several thousand people—have been created to look like they offer the tools and […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsElastic Expands Cloud Security Capabilities for AWS
Launching CSPM, container workload security, and cloud vulnerability management to modernize cloud security operations.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- April 2, 2023
Buy Me A Coffee Not Sending Emails — Can’t login or reset my password
First payment and then account becomes inaccessible Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »
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- April 2, 2023
Hackers Exploiting WordPress Elementor Pro Vulnerability: Millions of Sites at Risk!
Unknown threat actors are actively exploiting a recently patched security vulnerability in the Elementor Pro website builder plugin for WordPress. The flaw, described as a case of broken access control, impacts versions 3.11.6 and earlier. It was addressed by the plugin maintainers in version 3.11.7 released on March 22. “Improved code security enforcement in WooCommerce […]
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- April 2, 2023
Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation
Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems. This entails the abuse of CVE-2022-46169 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2021-35394 (CVSS score: 9.8) to deliver MooBot and ShellBot (aka PerlBot), Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report published this week. CVE-2022-46169 relates to a critical
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