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Russian Hackers Use ‘WINELOADER’ Malware to Target German Political Parties
The WINELOADER backdoor used in recent cyber attacks targeting diplomatic entities with wine-tasting phishing lures has been attributed as the…
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New Phishing Attack Uses Clever Microsoft Office Trick to Deploy NetSupport RAT
A new phishing campaign is targeting U.S. organizations with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT.…
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Hackers Using Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have found a number of GitHub repositories offering cracked software that are used to deliver an information stealer…
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RedCurl Cybercrime Group Abuses Windows PCA Tool for Corporate Espionage
The Russian-speaking cybercrime group called RedCurl is leveraging a legitimate Microsoft Windows component called the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) to…
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DarkGate Malware Exploits Recently Patched Microsoft Flaw in Zero-Day Attack
A DarkGate malware campaign observed in mid-January 2024 leveraged a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day…
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Microsoft’s March Updates Fix 61 Vulnerabilities, Including Critical Hyper-V Flaws
Microsoft on Tuesday released its monthly security update, addressing 61 different security flaws spanning its software, including two critical issues…
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Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
Microsoft on Friday revealed that the Kremlin-backed threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29 or Cozy Bear) managed to gain access…
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Lazarus Hackers Exploited Windows Kernel Flaw as Zero-Day in Recent Attacks
The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to…
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Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies
Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier,…
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Microsoft Releases PyRIT – A Red Teaming Tool for Generative AI
Microsoft has released an open access automation framework called PyRIT (short for Python Risk Identification Tool) to proactively identify risks in generative…
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