Hacking group accidentally infects itself with Remote Access Trojan horse

Patchwork, an Indian hacking group also known by such bizarre names as Hangover Group, Dropping Elephant, Chinastrats, and Monsoon, has proven the old adage that to err is human, but to really cock things up you need to be a cybercriminal. Continue reading Hacking group accidentally infects itself with Remote Access Trojan horse

Hey Scanners, Say “Cheese!”

One of my sources of threat intelligence is a bunch of honeypots that I’m operating here and there. They are facing the wild Internet and, as you can imagine, they get hit by many “attackers”. But are they really bad people? Of course, the Internet is full of bots tracking

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Cisco Patches Critical Flaws in IOS XE and Prime Collaboration Provisioning

Cisco Systems has released a new set of patches this week for a variety of products, including updates for IOS XE and Prime Collaboration Provisioning that fix two critical vulnerabilities. The Cisco IOS XE Software, the company’s operating syst… Continue reading Cisco Patches Critical Flaws in IOS XE and Prime Collaboration Provisioning

Patchwork cyberespionage group expands targets from governments to wide range of industries

Symantec finds that Patchwork now targets a variety of industries in the US, China, Japan, South East Asia, and the UK.Read More Continue reading Patchwork cyberespionage group expands targets from governments to wide range of industries