Category: security
US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack
A data breach has apparently hit the US Coast Guard The paychecks of over a thousand employees have been affected The Coast Guard is investigating the incident A data breach has affected the personnel and payroll systems of the US Coast Guard, and has impacted member pay, and forced the…
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A new and dangerous keylogger is on the loose – here’s how to stay safe
Snake Keylogger seen in more than 280 million blocked infection attempts The malware uses advanced obfuscation mechanics There are ways to defend the endpoints Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet have warned about a new, dangerous threat called Snake Keylogger. This information-stealing piece of malware has been observed in more than 280…
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Chinese hackers abuse Microsoft tool to get past antivirus and cause havoc
Trend Micro has spotted Earth Preta dodging antivirus in new attack The malware deployment checks to see if ESET antivirus is installed Malware hijacks legitimate processes to inject malicious code A Chinese hacking group tracked as Earth Preta and Mustang Panda has been spotted using the Microsoft Application Virtualization Injector…
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In a test, 2000 people were shown deepfake content, and only two of them managed to get a perfect score
iProov study finds older adults struggle most with deepfakes False confidence is widespread among the younger generation Social media is a deepfake hotspot, experts warn As deepfake technology continues to advance, concerns over misinformation, fraud, and identity theft are growing, thanks to literacy in AI tools being at a startling…
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US military and defense contractors hit with Infostealer malware
US military agencies and defense contractors hit by infostealer malware The malware can exfiltrate victim’s data Researchers discovered thousands of infected devices Despite their multi-billion dollar budgets, US agencies have been infected by Infostealer malware, and have had credentials and information stolen from official devices. A report from Hudson Rock…
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OpenSSH vulnerabilities could pose huge threat to businesses everywhere
Qualys uncovers two bugs in OpenSSH The flaws could be used in Machine-in-the-Middle and Denial-of-Service attacks Patches are available, as well as some mitigations OpenSSH carried two vulnerabilities that were enabling machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU),…
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