Compromised Website Images Camouflage ObliqueRAT Malware
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The ObliqueRAT malware is now cloaking its payloads as seemingly-innocent image files that are hidden on compromised websites.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an increase of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. “ACSC has observed an increase in reporting of LockBit 2.0 ransomware incidents in Australia,” Australia’s cybersecurity agency said in a security alert issued on Thursday. According to the agency, LockBit victims also report threats of having data stolen during…
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. The increasingly rich data companies are collecting makes them a more tantalizing target for attacks. But Deep Instinct wants to turn that same data into an enterprise’s greatest defensive asset. Deep Instinct is applying end-to-end deep learning to cybersecurity, an approach…
The United States and Singapore have agreed to cooperate on cybersecurity and climate change issues. On August 23, Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, announced that three cybersecurity agreements had been signed by the cyber, defense, and finance agencies of both countries. The announcement was made during a visit to Singapore by US vice president…
BEIJING — China’s regulator ordered the removal from app stores of 25 apps owned by Didi Global Inc., the country’s largest ride-hailing service, citing severe violations of rules against collecting personal data. The Cyberspace Administration of China had already taken down the main Didi app last Sunday, pending a cybersecurity review, after it debuted on…
Despite having the highest percentage of companies with an independent security budget, 52 per cent of organisations in India have fallen victim to a successful cybersecurity attack in the last 12 months, according to a survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos. According to the survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific and Japan,…
Cisco Snaps Up Kenna Security for Vulnerability ManagementCisco is set to acquire privately held Kenna Security in a deal designed to expand its SecureX platform with vulnerability management capabilities.Santa Clara-based Kenna Security provides risk-based vulnerability management capabilities alongside vulnerability intelligence to help organizations rapidly identify, prioritize and remediate cyber-risks.Cisco claimed the technology is increasingly important…