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New Alchimist attack framework hits Windows, Linux and Mac

The attack framework of probable Chinese origin used by cybercriminals has been discovered. The post New Alchimist attack framework hits Windows, Linux and Mac appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Budworm Espionage Group Returns, Targets US State Legislature

Budworm leveraged the Log4j vulnerabilities to compromise the Apache Tomcat service on servers

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  • October 14, 2022

When What You Deleted is Not Really Deleted

ACM.79 When a process leaves sensitive data accessible to users or malware and what you can do about it. This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. In the last post we created some SSH credentials for a user but the credentials ended up in a files in the home directory on our […]

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Digital Estate Planning – What to Do With Your Digital Assets

While we’re enjoying the fruits of digital life—our eBooks, movies, email accounts, social media profiles, eBay stores, photos, online games, and more—there will come a time we should ask ourselves, What happens to all of this good stuff when I die? Like anything else we own, those things can be passed along through our estates […]

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Chinese APT WIP19 Targets IT Service Providers and Telcos

The group is characterized by the use of a stolen digital certificate issued by DEEPSoft

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  • October 14, 2022

S3 Ep104: Should hospital ransomware attackers be locked up for life? [Audio + Text]

Have your say on three deep questions posed by this week’s podcast. Read or listen as suits you best…

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  • October 14, 2022

PoC Exploit Released for Critical Fortinet Auth Bypass Bug Under Active Attacks

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been made available for the recently disclosed critical security flaw affecting Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager, making it imperative that users move quickly to apply the patches. “FortiOS exposes a management web portal that allows a user to configure the system,” Horizon3.ai researcher James Horseman said. “Additionally, a user can

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Samsung unveils latest smartphones, smart devices and Galaxy Watch

At the Samsung Developer Conference 2022, the company also discussed its plans for personalized experiences, security and privacy. The post Samsung unveils latest smartphones, smart devices and Galaxy Watch appeared first on TechRepublic.

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New Chinese attack framework Alchimist serves Windows, Linux, and macOS implants

Researchers have discovered a new attack framework of Chinese origin that they believe is being used in the wild. The framework is made up of a command-and-control (C2) backend dubbed Alchimist and an accompanying customizable remote access Trojan (RAT) for Windows and Linux machines. The framework can also be used to generate PowerShell-based attack shellcode […]

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