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SolarWinds Malware: Undetected For Years
Nobelium, the Microsoft-assigned moniker for the SolarWinds intrusion in December 2020, is also tracked by the wider cybersecurity community under the names UNC2452 (FireEye), SolarStorm (Unit 42), StellarParticle (Crowdstrike), Dark Halo (Volexity), and Iron Ritual (Secureworks).
Cord-cutting, Russian style: Could the Kremlin sever global internet cables?
As the world watches the Kremlin’s military build-up along the Ukrainian border, the Irish military is worried about Russian naval activity in its own backyard.
GPU Fingerprinting Tracking and Attacks Increasing
Researchers have demonstrated a new type of fingerprinting technique that exploits a machine's graphics processing unit (GPU) as a means to track users across the web persistently. Dubbed DrawnApart, the method..
Log4Shell Attacks Using Initial Access Broker Targets VMware Horizon Servers
An initial access broker group tracked as Prophet Spider has been linked to a set of malicious activities that exploits the Log4Shell vulnerability in unpatched VMware Horizon Servers.
MacOS Attack Vector: DazzleSpy Backdoor
Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET attributed the intrusion to an actor with "strong technical capabilities," calling out the campaign's overlaps to that of a similar digital offensive disclosed by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) in November 2021.
Fraudulent Crypto Tokens Being Used By Hackers
Misconfigurations in smart contracts are being exploited by scammers to create malicious cryptocurrency tokens with the goal of stealing funds from unsuspecting users.