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  • November 10, 2023

CherryBlos, the malware that steals cryptocurrency via your photos – what you need to know

What’s the deal with CherryBlos? CherryBlos is a rather interesting family of Android malware that can plunder your cryptocurrency accounts – with a little help from your photos. Wait. I’ve heard of hackers stealing photos before, but what do you mean by malware stealing cryptocurrency via my photos? How does it do that? Well, imagine […]

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  • November 10, 2023

The New 80/20 Rule for SecOps: Customize Where it Matters, Automate the Rest

There is a seemingly never-ending quest to find the right security tools that offer the right capabilities for your organization. SOC teams tend to spend about a third of their day on events that don’t pose any threat to their organization, and this has accelerated the adoption of automated solutions to take the place of […]

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  • November 10, 2023

Alert: ‘Effluence’ Backdoor Persists Despite Patching Atlassian Confluence Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a stealthy backdoor named Effluence that’s deployed following the successful exploitation of a recently disclosed security flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. “The malware acts as a persistent backdoor and is not remediated by applying patches to Confluence,” Aon’s Stroz Friedberg Incident Response Services said in an analysis published […]

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  • November 10, 2023

Iran-Linked Imperial Kitten Cyber Group Targeting Middle East’s Tech Sectors

A group with links to Iran targeted transportation, logistics, and technology sectors in the Middle East, including Israel, in October 2023 amid a surge in Iranian cyber activity since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. The attacks have been attributed by CrowdStrike to a threat actor it tracks under the name Imperial Kitten, and which […]

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  • November 10, 2023

Stealthy Kamran Spyware Targeting Urdu-speaking Users in Gilgit-Baltistan

Urdu-speaking readers of a regional news website that caters to the Gilgit-Baltistan region have likely emerged as a target of a watering hole attack designed to deliver a previously undocumented Android spyware dubbed Kamran. The campaign, ESET has discovered, leverages Hunza News (urdu.hunzanews[.]net), which, when opened on a mobile device, prompts visitors of the Urdu […]

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Frequently Asked Questions About High-Level Risk Assessments

Frequently Asked Questions About High-Level Risk Assessments Risk assessments are a crucial component of any business strategy, especially when it comes to understanding potential vulnerabilities and threats. High-level risk assessments, in particular, allow organizations to get a broader view of the risks they might face. Given the increasing interest and importance of this subject, we’ve […]

High-Level Risk Assessment

Frequently Asked Questions About Cloud Technology Analysts

Frequently Asked Questions About Cloud Technology Analysts Cloud technology has taken the world by storm. As businesses and organizations increasingly migrate their operations and data to the cloud, the role of cloud technology analysts has become pivotal. If you’ve ever wondered who these professionals are and what they do, you’re not alone. Here are some […]

Cloud Technology Analyst

Signature Techniques of Asian APT Groups Revealed

Kaspersky said the primary focus of these actors is cyber-espionage and information gathering

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  • November 10, 2023

How to Outsmart Malware Attacks That Can Fool Antivirus Protection

One of the main challenges for Android users is protecting themselves malicious applications that can damage devices or perform other harmful actions.

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