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April 9, 2024 14:23

April’s Patch Tuesday includes 150 vulnerabilities, 60 which could lead to remote code execution

Though April’s monthly security update from Microsoft includes 150 vulnerabilities, only three of them are considered “critical."

April 9, 2024 08:02

Starry Addax targets human rights defenders in North Africa with new malware

Cisco Talos is disclosing a new threat actor we deemed “Starry Addax” targeting mostly human rights activists, associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) cause with a novel mobile malware.

April 4, 2024 14:00

There are plenty of ways to improve cybersecurity that don’t involve making workers return to a physical office

An April 2023 study from Kent State University found that remote workers are more likely to be vigilant of security threats and take actions to ward them off than their in-office counterparts.

April 4, 2024 08:00

CoralRaider targets victims’ data and social media accounts

Cisco Talos discovered a new threat actor we’re calling “CoralRaider” that we believe is of Vietnamese origin and financially motivated. CoralRaider has been operating since at least 2023, targeting victims in several Asian and Southeast Asian countries.

April 2, 2024 08:00

Adversaries are leveraging remote access tools now more than ever — here’s how to stop them

While there are many legitimate uses for this software, adversaries are also finding ways to use them for command and control in their campaigns.

March 28, 2024 10:00

Enter the substitute teacher

Welcome to this week’s threat source newsletter with Jon out, you’ve got me as your substitute teacher. I’m taking you back to those halcyon days of youth and that moment when you found out that you had a sub that day...

March 21, 2024 14:00

“Pig butchering” is an evolution of a social engineering tactic we’ve seen for years

In the case of pig butchering scams, it’s not really anything that can be solved by a cybersecurity solution or sold in a package.

March 21, 2024 09:08

New details on TinyTurla’s post-compromise activity reveal full kill chain

We now have new information on the entire kill chain this actor uses, including the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) utilized to steal valuable information from their victims and propagate through their infected enterprises.

March 20, 2024 12:00

Netgear wireless router open to code execution after buffer overflow vulnerability

There is also a newly disclosed vulnerability in a graphics driver for some NVIDIA GPUs that could lead to a memory leak.