Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is an amazing technology developed by Microsoft that lets you access and control another computer over a network. It’s like having your office computer with you wherever you go. For businesses, this means IT staff can… Read More "a Double-Edged Sword for IT Teams – Essential Yet Exploitable"
Feb 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Zero-Day A 23-year-old Serbian youth activist had their Android phone targeted by a zero-day exploit developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device, according to a new report from Amnesty International. “The Android phone of… Read More "Amnesty Finds Cellebrite’s Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist’s Android Phone"
Feb 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananAPI Security / AI Security Microsoft on Thursday unmasked four of the individuals that it said were behind an Azure Abuse Enterprise scheme that involves leveraging unauthorized access to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services in order to… Read More "Microsoft Exposes LLMjacking Cybercriminals Behind Azure AI Abuse Scheme"
A dataset used to train large language models (LLMs) has been found to contain nearly 12,000 live secrets, which allow for successful authentication. The findings once again highlight how hard-coded credentials pose a severe security risk to users and organizations… Read More "12,000+ API Keys and Passwords Found in Public Datasets Used for LLM Training"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Android Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of an Android malware called TgToxic (aka ToxicPanda), indicating that the threat actors behind it are continuously making changes in response to public reporting. “The modifications seen… Read More "New TgToxic Banking Trojan Variant Evolves with Anti-Analysis Upgrades"
Feb 27, 2025The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Browser Security Organizations are either already adopting GenAI solutions, evaluating strategies for integrating these tools into their business plans, or both. To drive informed decision-making and effective planning, the availability of hard data… Read More "89% of Enterprise GenAI Usage Is Invisible to Organizations Exposing Critical Security Risks, New Report Reveals"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence A new campaign is targeting companies in Taiwan with malware known as Winos 4.0 as part of phishing emails masquerading as the country’s National Taxation Bureau. The campaign, detected last month by Fortinet… Read More "Silver Fox APT Uses Winos 4.0 Malware in Cyber Attacks Against Taiwanese Organizations"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security The threat actor known as Space Pirates has been linked to a malicious campaign targeting Russian information technology (IT) organizations with a previously undocumented malware called LuckyStrike Agent. The activity was detected in… Read More "Space Pirates Targets Russian IT Firms With New LuckyStrike Agent Malware"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security A new malware campaign has been observed targeting edge devices from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology to rope them into a botnet named PolarEdge since at least the end of 2023. French cybersecurity… Read More "PolarEdge Botnet Exploits Cisco and Other Flaws to Hijack ASUS, QNAP, and Synology Devices"
Feb 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formally linked the record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack to North Korean threat actors, as the company’s CEO Ben Zhou declared a “war against Lazarus.” The agency said… Read More "Bybit Hack Traced to Safe{Wallet} Supply Chain Attack Exploited by North Korean Hackers"
