Towards the end of August, an attack hit the systems of Italy's energy agency the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA (GSE). The company is publicly owned and specializes in generating electricity from renewable resources across Italy. In a statement to Bloomberg, a spokesperson for the company at th
For some time now the penetration testing tool Cobalt Strike has long had its somewhat legitimate functions abused by hackers to compromise targeted machines. The creation of Cobalt Strike beacons was also a favored malware and ransomware delivery method for several threat actors, generally followin
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is a common frustration for internet users when looking to access their favorite online resources. Upon visiting such a resource the visitor may see a page stating that the page they want to visit is currently unavailable due to DDoS attempts flooding the
Browser extensions can be amazingly convenient applications in your browser. To-do lists, discount code auto-fill extensions, and numerous others add a high level of functionality to how we use our favorite browser, be it Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox. Sometimes this improved functionality an
The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor Lazarus has long brought the definitions used by security researchers into doubt. Typically, state-sponsored groups are not financially motivated but motivated by the policies and aims of their state overlords. Lazarus is both in a sense that not onl
A favored attack vector exploited by hackers has long been Microsoft Office’s Macros functionality. Microsoft initially introduced macros to help users automate procedures making use of Excel or Word a much more convenient prospect, but that convenience came with price hackers were far too keen to c
Israeli-made spyware is again in the headlines. The last fallout resulted from the NSO group’s use of Pegasus which was used to track politicians, journalists, political dissidents, and political rivals, as long as the customer could pay for the service. As to the vetting of customers, it could be a
Crypto miners, namely malware that is designed to mine cryptocurrency using a victim's machine and resources without their knowledge, often fly under the radar in terms of press coverage. They lack the fear ransomware can induce when you and all your work colleagues are locked out of a network or ma
The last time Racoon Stealer made headlines was when its developers announced that they were ceasing operations following the war in Ukraine, more on this below. The last time this publication covered the malware was when its developers added features to target cryptocurrency wallets. Now, Racoon St
For some time now major tech companies have offered monetary rewards to those who find flaws that lead to zero-day vulnerabilities within the company's product code. Often referred to as bug bounties they can net the finder thousands of dollars, more if the vulnerability is determined to be severe o