The FBI is warning Democratic and Republican state parties that Chinese hackers are scouring their headquarters for vulnerable systems they could potentially hack ahead of the midterms, The Washington Post reported.
One of the affiliates for the LockBit 3.0 RaaS hit the Japanese tech company Oomiya. Oomiya is focused on designing and manufacturing microelectronics and facility system equipment.
Tata Power, a leading power generation company in India, has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack. In a brief statement released on Friday, the Mumbai-based company said that the attack impacted some of its IT systems.
HelpSystems, the company behind the Cobalt Strike software platform, has released an out-of-band security update to address a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of targeted systems.
In a new attack campaign, operators behind Venus ransomware are compromising publicly-exposed Remote Desktop (RDP) services to encrypt Windows devices.
A malicious campaign is spreading Magniber ransomware in the systems of Windows home users. Last month, the attackers created websites advertising fake antivirus and security updates for Windows 10, loaded with the malware.
A free unofficial patch has been released through the 0patch platform to address an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) security mechanism.
Shier said current deepfakes – AI generated videos that mimic humans – aren't the most efficient tool for scammers to utilize because simpler and cheaper attacks like phishing and other forms of social engineering work very well.
