IcedID Malware Shifts Focus from Banking Fraud to Ransomware Delivery

Multiple threat actors have been observed using two new variants of the IcedID malware in the wild with more limited functionality that removes functionality related to online banking fraud. IcedID, also... Read more »

Breaking the Mold: Pen Testing Solutions That Challenge the Status Quo

Malicious actors are constantly adapting their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to adapt to political, technological, and regulatory changes quickly. A few emerging threats that organizations of all sizes... Read more »

Pakistan-Origin SideCopy Linked to New Cyberattack on India’s Ministry of Defence

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group that has a track record of targeting India and Afghanistan has been linked to a new phishing campaign that delivers Action RAT. According... Read more »

Stealthy DBatLoader Malware Loader Spreading Remcos RAT and Formbook in Europe

A new phishing campaign has set its sights on European entities to distribute Remcos RAT and Formbook via a malware loader dubbed DBatLoader. “The malware payload is distributed through WordPress... Read more »

President Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Use of Commercial Spyware

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that restricts the use of commercial spyware by federal government agencies. The order said the spyware ecosystem “poses significant counterintelligence or... Read more »

Apple Issues Urgent Security Update for Older iOS and iPadOS Models

Apple on Monday backported fixes for an actively exploited security flaw to older iPhone and iPad models. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-23529, concerns a type confusion bug in the WebKit... Read more »

20-Year-Old BreachForums Founder Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the 20-year-old founder and the administrator of the now-defunct BreachForums has been formally charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. If proven guilty, Fitzpatrick,... Read more »

New MacStealer macOS Malware Steals iCloud Keychain Data and Passwords

A new information-stealing malware has set its sights on Apple’s macOS operating system to siphon sensitive information from compromised devices. Dubbed MacStealer, it’s the latest example of a threat that... Read more »

Where SSO Falls Short in Protecting SaaS

Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method that allows users to authenticate their identity for multiple applications with just one set of credentials. From a security standpoint, SSO is... Read more »

Microsoft Issues Patch for aCropalypse Privacy Flaw in Windows Screenshot Tools

Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to address a privacy-defeating flaw in its screenshot editing tool for Windows 10 and Windows 11. The issue, dubbed aCropalypse, could enable malicious actors to... Read more »
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