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A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using two disparate bespoke toolsets.
Victims included a South Asian embassy in Belarus and a European Union government (E.U.) organization, Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said.
« The ultimate goal of

A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using two disparate bespoke toolsets.
Victims included a South Asian embassy in Belarus and a European Union government (E.U.) organization, Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said.
« The ultimate goal of

Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Strike Russian State TV on Putin’s Birthday

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters.
The incident took place on the night of October 7, VGTRK confirmed, describing it as an « unprecedented hacker attack. » However, it said « no significant damage » was caused and that everything was working normally

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters.
The incident took place on the night of October 7, VGTRK confirmed, describing it as an « unprecedented hacker attack. » However, it said « no significant damage » was caused and that everything was working normally

Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been described as a user-after-free bug in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Service that could lead to « memory corruption

Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been described as a user-after-free bug in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Service that could lead to « memory corruption

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code.
Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet « issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density » between September 4 and September 27, 2024. No less than 20,000 commands designed

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code.
Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet « issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density » between September 4 and September 27, 2024. No less than 20,000 commands designed

Organizations are losing between $94 – $186 billion annually to vulnerable or insecure APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and automated abuse by bots. That’s according to The Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks report from Imperva, a Thales company. The report highlights that these security threats account for up to 11.8% of global cyber events and losses, emphasizing the escalating

Organizations are losing between $94 – $186 billion annually to vulnerable or insecure APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and automated abuse by bots. That’s according to The Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks report from Imperva, a Thales company. The report highlights that these security threats account for up to 11.8% of global cyber events and losses, emphasizing the escalating

The interest in passwordless authentication has increased due to the rise of hybrid work environments and widespread digitization. This has led to a greater need for reliable data security and user-friendly interfaces. Without these measures, organizations are at risk of experiencing data breaches, leaks, and significant financial losses. 
While traditional password-based systems offer

The interest in passwordless authentication has increased due to the rise of hybrid work environments and widespread digitization. This has led to a greater need for reliable data security and user-friendly interfaces. Without these measures, organizations are at risk of experiencing data breaches, leaks, and significant financial losses. 
While traditional password-based systems offer

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code.
Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet « issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density » between September 4 and September 27, 2024. No less than 20,000 commands designed

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code.
Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet « issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density » between September 4 and September 27, 2024. No less than 20,000 commands designed

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) that, if successfully exploited, could allow the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible instances.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47561, impacts all versions of the software prior to 1.11.4.
« Schema parsing in the Java SDK of Apache Avro 1.11.3 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) that, if successfully exploited, could allow the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible instances.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47561, impacts all versions of the software prior to 1.11.4.
« Schema parsing in the Java SDK of Apache Avro 1.11.3 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute

Ever heard of a « pig butchering » scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week’s cybersecurity recap has it all – government showdowns, sneaky malware, and even a dash of app store shenanigans.
Get the scoop before it’s too late!
⚡ Threat of the Week
Double Trouble: Evil Corp & LockBit Fall: A consortium of international law enforcement agencies took steps to arrest four

Ever heard of a « pig butchering » scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week’s cybersecurity recap has it all – government showdowns, sneaky malware, and even a dash of app store shenanigans.
Get the scoop before it’s too late!
⚡ Threat of the Week
Double Trouble: Evil Corp & LockBit Fall: A consortium of international law enforcement agencies took steps to arrest four

Google has announced that it’s piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil.
The enhanced fraud protection feature aims to keep users safe when they attempt to install malicious apps from sources other than the Google Play Store, such as web browsers, messaging apps,

Google has announced that it’s piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil.
The enhanced fraud protection feature aims to keep users safe when they attempt to install malicious apps from sources other than the Google Play Store, such as web browsers, messaging apps,