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Iranian hackers caught carrying out destructive attacks disguised as ransomware MuddyWater, an Iranian nation-state group, has been observed in destructive attacks on hybrid environments. Microsoft Threat Intelligence team discovered MuddyWater and another emerging activity cluster, DEV-1084, targeting both on-premises and cloud infrastructures. The attacks have been linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)…

MSI, a Taiwanese PC company, falls victim to ransomware attack MSI, a Taiwanese PC company, has officially confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack on its systems. The company has taken incident response and recovery measures and alerted law enforcement agencies. They have also set up enhanced controls of its network and…

QBot Banking Trojan Spreading via Business Emails Kaspersky has discovered a QBot malware campaign that has been targeting users in multiple countries since April 4, 2023. QBot is a banking trojan that has been active since 2007 and is distributed through phishing campaigns, malicious links, and malicious attachments. The recent campaign involves hijacking business correspondence…

QuaDream, an Israeli spyware vendor, is shutting down after Citizen Lab and QuaDream, an Israeli spyware vendor, is reportedly shutting down operations less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The board of directors is looking to sell off its intellectual property. Their spyware framework, REIGN, was used…

What’s the Difference Between CSPM and SSPM? Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) are two security solutions that focus on securing data in the cloud and SaaS applications respectively. CSPMs monitor cloud applications, while SSPMs provide visibility and control to the security teams and app managers. Both solutions complement each…

FIN7 and Ex-Conti Cybercrime Gangs Join Forces to Launch Domino FIN7, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal syndicate, has developed a new strain of malware, Domino, which is being used by the now-defunct Conti ransomware gang. The malware is designed to facilitate follow-on exploitation by delivering a lesser-known information stealer that has been advertised for sale on the…

Go Little NeRF, You Are Free Now: This AI Approach Improves Neural Rend Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) applications have made it feasible to generate high-fidelity 3D renders of real-world scenes. NeRF uses a deep learning-based approach which maps 3D coordinates and viewing directions to radiance values. However, it can overfit training views and struggle with…

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GC2 Tool Used by APT41 to Target Media and Job Sites Uncovered by Chinese nation-state group HOODOO, also known as APT41, Barium, Bronze Atlas, Wicked Panda, and Winnti, used a phishing email to deliver an open source red teaming tool known as Google Command and Control (GC2) to an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. The tool…

AI-generated music is set to flood streaming platforms AI is changing the music industry, making it easier for people to create and share music. AI tools can generate instrumentals, give people a starting beat, and even help them to edit tunes. This democratization of music making has potential to flood streaming platforms with AI-generated content,…