Human Nature Is Causing Our Cybersecurity Problem
By moving beyond guidelines and enforcing accountability, encouraging innovation, and prioritizing the safety and well-being of our communities in the…
Cybercriminals Exploit Popular Software Searches to Spread FakeBat Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a surge in malware infections stemming from malvertising campaigns distributing a loader called FakeBat. “These attacks…
New UULoader Malware Distributes Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz in East Asia
A new type of malware called UULoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads like Gh0st RAT…
How to Automate the Hardest Parts of Employee Offboarding
According to recent research on employee offboarding, 70% of IT professionals say they’ve experienced the negative effects of incomplete IT…
Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks
Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a…
The State of Ransomware
Palo Alto Networks published its semi-annual report on ransomware. From the Executive Summary: Unit 42 monitors ransomware and extortion leak…
Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by North Korea’s Lazarus Group
A newly patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows was exploited as a zero-day by Lazarus Group, a prolific state-sponsored actor…
Researchers Uncover New Infrastructure Tied to FIN7 Cybercrime Group
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new infrastructure linked to a financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7. The two clusters of…
OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda
OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence…
Friday Squid Blog: The Market for Squid Oil Is Growing
How did I not know before now that there was a market for squid oil? The squid oil market has…
