Infosecurity News
FamousSparrow Swaps SparrowDoor For New SparroWocky Backdoor
ESET said FamousSparrow has replaced SparrowDoor with SparroWocky
CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure to Plant Decoys Inside Networks
CISA released guidance on using cyber decoys to detect & disrupt malicious activity inside networks
New Chinese-Made ‘RatHat’ Android Malware Leverages AI to Steal Financial Data
Researchers at Zimperium have uncovered a new Android malware strain, dubbed RatHat, with spyware and backdoor capabilities
Cyber Essentials Has Record Year but Takeup Remains Low
New government figures reveal a 20% annual increase in certifications
Cisco Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical ISE Flaw
Cisco urged ISE customers to apply a software update, as well as check for signs of exploitation
AI Agent Carries Out Multi-Stage Data Theft Attack
Spanish data protection agency AEPD reveals the country’s first AI-powered data breach
PHP Webshell Campaign Targets WordPress Through Critical WooCommerce Plugin Bug
Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in a third-party WooCommerce plugin to upload PHP webshells
CISA and NIST Issue Guidance to Protect Cloud Identity Tokens
CISA and NIST issued final guidance to help protect cloud identity tokens and assertions
Cyber-Attacks Cost Organizations $52,000 on Average
Hiscox highlighted the huge financial and operational costs of cyber-attacks, with the average cost of an incident at $52,000
Zero-Day Flaw in TP-Link Cameras Enables Eavesdropping
OPSWAT researchers find two zero-days in TP-Link cameras
Major Cyber Vendors Turn to New UK Testing Program as MITRE Evaluations Face Changes
A group of cyber threat detection providers, including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sophos, have joined SE Labs’ PIVOT program
NCSC and Allies Warn of Iranian Spyware Campaign
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre says Iranian Chosen Brick spyware is designed to snoop on dissidents
Most Fraudulent Hires Receive Credentials Before Detection
A new report highlights the vast growth in fraudulent candidates, presenting significant insider threat challenges to organizations
Most Firms Unable to Recover Quickly from Ransomware
Fenix24 found only four of more than 800 clients came close to stated ransomware recovery targets of 24-48 hours
Black Axe Members Extradited to US Over Internet Fraud Claims
Alleged Black Axe leaders extradited to the US over romance scams, BEC and money laundering claims
AI the Top Priority for New Spend as Cyber Budgets Flatline
IANS finds AI is dominating net-new budgets even as overall funding for the function is flat
Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch to Fix RDS Vulnerability
Microsoft has been forced to issue an out-of-band fix for several issues stemming from this month’s Patch Tuesday
Malicious Twitch Extension Exposes 31,000 Users' OAuth Tokens
Socket has discovered a Twitch browser extension forwarding users' OAuth tokens to a Russian bot service
Human Attacker Hits Machine-Speed Exploitation of Marimo RCE
A human attacker exploited a Marimo RCE and reached an SSH bastion in eight seconds
Defense Cyber Spending Set to Surge Amid Rising Attacks on Military Systems
MarketsandMarkets has projected the cyber warfare market to double by 2031, amid growing demand for defensive and offensive cyber capabilities in the military
