Infosecurity News

Malicious Tor Browser Installers Spread Via Darknet Video on YouTube
The malicious variant distributed spyware to collect personal data and send it to the hacker

Bug Exploitation Now Top Ransomware Access Vector
Secureworks also warns of rise of info-stealers

Russian Hackers Take Aim at Kremlin Targets: Report
National Republican Army wants to overthrow Putin regime

Kardashian Charged by SEC After Crypto Post
Star failed to disclose payment for promotional content

Ex-NSA Employee Charged For Trying to Sell US Secrets
Dalke reportedly requested $85,000 in return for additional information in his possession

Phishing Campaigns Target KFC, McDonald's in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore
Payment details of some of the victims were successfully stolen by the attackers

Lazarus Group Exploits Dell Driver Vulnerability to Bypass Windows Security
ESET said the vulnerability was exploited at least twice via a specific user-mode module

ICO Fines Four "Predatory" Privacy-Invading Firms
Marketers made over 820,000 illegal calls

LA Unified School District: Hackers Have Posted Stolen Data Online
School district is investigating authenticity of the trove

Healthcare Company Owners Get Jail Time for $7m Fraud Scheme
Duo paid bribes and kickbacks to patient marketers

Hackers Hide Malware in Windows Logo, Target Middle East Governments
The group continued to use the LookBack backdoor, but also several new types of malware

Hackers Backdoor Pirated Windows OS With Cryptominer and Xtreme RAT
The behavior of the actors was reportedly identical to what was described by Minerva Labs in 2021

Lazarus-Associated Hackers Weaponize Open-Source Tools Against Several Countries
The advisory suggests Zinc has targeted media, defense and aerospace, and IT services

Microsoft Confirms Two Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
The vulnerabilities were first discovered by Vietnamese cybersecurity firm GTSC

NCSC: UK Organizations Can Learn from Ukraine's Impressive Cyber Defenses
NCSC CEO, Lindy Cameron, outlines the UK's observations of the cyber dimension of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Manufacturers Failing to Address Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Liable Under New European Rules
The liability rules allow for compensation for damage when manufacturers fail to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Researchers Discover Chaos, a Golang Multipurpose Botnet
The tool was written in Chinese and seemed China-based due to its C2 infrastructure

Government, Union-Themed Lures Used to Deliver Cobalt Strike Payloads
Cisco Talos discovered the malicious campaign in August 2022

LeakBase: India Swachhata Platform Breached, 16 Million User PII Records Exposed
Data samples contain email addresses, hashed passwords and user IDs, other PII

Mobile, Cloud and Email Are Top Threat Vectors For 2023
PwC study finds organizations have a long way to go on security



