Google Catches Russian APT Reusing Exploits From Spyware Merchants NSO Group, Intellexa

Google TAG publishes evidence showing identical or striking similarities between exploits used by Russia’s APT29 and commercial spyware vendors.
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Iranian Hackers Use New Tickler Malware to Collect Intel From US, UAE

The Iran-linked state-sponsored hacker group tracked as Peach Sandstorm has started using a new backdoor in attacks aimed at the US and UAE.
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In Other News: FAA Improving Cyber Rules, Android Malware Enables ATM Withdrawals, Data Theft via Slack AI

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: FAA improving cyber rules for airplanes, NGate Android malware used to steal cash from ATMs, abusing Slack AI to steal data.
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Two Years On, Log4Shell Vulnerability Still Being Exploited to Deploy Malware

More than two years after the Log4j crisis, organizations are still being hit by crypto-currency miners and backdoor scripts.
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Cloud Misconfigurations Expose 110,000 Domains to Extortion in Widespread Campaign

Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks discover a threat actor extorting organizations after compromising their cloud environments using inadvertently exposed environment variables.
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