Collaborate Disseminate
A new analysis unpacks a wide array of malware abusing legitimate internet services and what defenders should do to stop it.
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The Russian propaganda focuses on the threat that Ukrainian refugees could bring economic hardship to Europe.
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China’s certainly watching Russia’s missteps in cyberspace, as well as the U.S. response.
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The recent high-profile attacks on Costa Rica and Peru are examples of the dynamic, researchers say.
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New infrastructure, old tricks.
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If true, it’s just the latest example of phony data requests used for illicit purposes.
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Chinese hackers have been targeting India’s power supply for years.
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Russia responds to economic sanctions hobbling renewals of its Internet security certificates by saying it will create its own.
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A Twitter account known as ContiLeaks debuted to much fanfare in late February, with people around the globe watching as tens of thousands of leaked chats between members of the Russia-based ransomware gang Conti hit the web. In the days after the leaks, many celebrated what they thought would be a devastating blow to Conti, which a Ukrainian security researcher had apparently punished by leaking the internal chats because the gang threatened to “strike back” at any entities that organized “any war activities against Russia.” But ten days after the leaks began, Conti appears to be thriving. Experts say the notorious ransomware gang has pivoted all too easily, replacing much of the infrastructure that was exposed in the leaks while moving quickly to hit new targets with ransom demands. According to Vitali Kremez, CEO of the cybersecurity firm AdvIntel, by Monday morning Conti had successfully completed two new data breaches at […]
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Microsoft today released software updates to plug security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. This month’s relatively light patch batch is refreshingly bereft of any zero-day threats, or even scary critical vulnerabilities. But it does fix four dozen flaws, including several that Microsoft says will likely soon be exploited by malware or malcontents. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2022 Edition