Multiple cybercriminal groups are leveraging a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) solution to distribute a wide range of malicious software distribution campaigns that result in the deployment of payloads such as Campo Loader, Hancitor, IcedID, QBot, Buer Loader, and SocGholish against individuals in Belgium as well as government agencies, companies, and corporations in the U.S.
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Entities using the name and iconography of hacktivist collective Anonymous have deemed Elon Musk’s recent crypto-tweeting worthy of a re-emergence. A new video that uses the group’s trademark Guy Fawkes mask and a digitised voice opens by voicing appreciation for Musk’s contributions to space exploration and electric car production, but then accuses him of being…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Discussion Also Tackles Applying ‘Zero Trust’ to OT Environment Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • August 20, 2021 Clockwise, from top left: Suparna Goswami, Anna Delaney, Tony Morbin and Tom Field In the latest…
ESET researchers discover a new Lazarus backdoor deployed against a freight logistics firm in South Africa ESET researchers have discovered a previously undocumented Lazarus backdoor, which they have dubbed Vyveva, being used to attack a freight logistics company in South Africa. The backdoor consists of multiple components and communicates with its C&C server via the…
Microsoft Tuesday issued instructions and a one-click tool to small businesses with on-premises Exchange servers to patch the vulnerability first disclosed by the company March 2, and which criminals have been using to spy on victims’ communications as well as gain access to other parts of their networks. “We realized that there was a need…
Governance & Risk Management , Government , Industry Specific Will Help Lower-Income Nations Enhance Their Security Efforts Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • August 20, 2021 The World Bank has launched a cybersecurity fund for low- and middle-income nations to support public sector efforts to conduct cybersecurity maturity assessments, offer technical assistance and support training…
Governance & Risk Management , Government , Incident & Breach Response OIG Report: Bureau Did Not Properly Maintain Security Logs of Incident Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • August 19, 2021 Photo: U.S. Census Bureau Following a breach of some of its servers in January 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau failed to follow standard cybersecurity…
