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European Government Agencies Targeted In SmugX Campaign
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European Government Agencies Targeted In SmugX Campaign

New research from security firm Check Point shows Chinese Threat Actors actively targeting European government agencies with a focus on embassies and foreign affairs ministries in a campaign used to distribute SmugX. Researchers believe this is a part of a larger trend in Chinese threat actor

Free Akira Ransomware Decryptor Released To The Public
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Free Akira Ransomware Decryptor Released To The Public

Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for those impacted by the Akira ransomware. The decryptor can help victims recover their data without paying the ransom, and Avast has released decryptors for both 64-bit and 32-bit Windows operating systems. Akira is relatively new to the rans

DDoS Malware Distributed Through Compromised Linux SSH Servers
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DDoS Malware Distributed Through Compromised Linux SSH Servers

According to a recent report by AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC), researchers discovered an attack campaign by an unknown threat actor using poorly managed Linux SSH servers to distribute Tsunami DDoS, a distributed-denial-of-service malware, along with several other malware strains

Rhysida Ransomware Used In Attack On The Chilean Army
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Rhysida Ransomware Used In Attack On The Chilean Army

The threat actors behind one of the ransomware's newest kids on the block Rhysida have announced they will leak documents belonging to the Chilean Army. This comes after the Army confirmed that systems were impacted in a security incident detected over the weekend on May 27, 2023. Chilean cybe

Sancionated Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Hijacked
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Sancionated Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Hijacked

Following a tweet by samczum and subsequent investigations by journalists at Bloomberg, the sanctioned crypto mixer has suffered the cryptocurrency version of a hostile takeover. According to the tweet, samczum, a security researcher for crypto investment firm Paradigm, said that an attacker g

Threat Actors Actively Exploiting WordPress Plugin Flaw
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Threat Actors Actively Exploiting WordPress Plugin Flaw

According to a recent report by Akamai, threat actors are actively looking to exploit a critical vulnerability found in a WordPress plugin, some 24 hours after proof-of-concept code was released to the public at large. The saga was summarized by Akamai researchers as follows, A recent examp

New Malware Granting Threat Actors Hidden VNC Access
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New Malware Granting Threat Actors Hidden VNC Access

According to a new report published by Elastic Security Labs, their security researchers discovered a new malware strain dubbed LOBSHOT. The discovery was made when researchers notices a spike a malvertising campaigns at the start of  2023, where threat actors distributed malware strains using an e