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Windows SmartScreen Vulnerability Used To Drop DarkGate
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Windows SmartScreen Vulnerability Used To Drop DarkGate

Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a DarkGate malware campaign using a vulnerability already patched in Windows Defender’s Smart Screen utility. Summarizing their discovery, they stated, The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 202

The Great BlackCat Ransomware Heist
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The Great BlackCat Ransomware Heist

Several news outlets, including Reuters, have been covering a fair amount of exciting news regarding the BlackCat ransomware gang, also tracked as ALPHV by this publication. When this publication last covered BlackCat operations, they were seen exploiting both the Impacket and RemCom frameworks to

The Emergence Of Blackwood
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The Emergence Of Blackwood

According to a recently published report by security firm ESET, a new sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group called Blackwood has emerged from the shadows. Researchers discovered that the APT group was conducting cyberespionage campaigns against businesses and individuals. Based on wh

FBI Warns Of Androxgh0st Malware
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FBI Warns Of Androxgh0st Malware

In a joint advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), both agencies warned that threat actors using Androxgh0st malware are building a botnet focused on cloud credential theft and using the stolen information to deliv

Black Hunt Ransomware Claiming Victims
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Black Hunt Ransomware Claiming Victims

Recently, local media in Paraguay reported that Tigo, the largest mobile carrier in Paraguay, with its Tigo Business division offering digital solutions to the enterprise. The list of provided services includes cybersecurity consulting, cloud and data center hosting, and wide area network (WAN) sol

War Sees SysJoker Evolution
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War Sees SysJoker Evolution

According to new research published by Check Point, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has seen a new version of the SysJoker being actively deployed against targets. The newly discovered version of SysJoker has been written in the Rust programming language, suggesting that it has been completely rewritt