Tag: virus
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This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System
At New Zealand’s Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue”, even before they arrived. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/this-hacker-conference-installed-a-literal-anti-virus-monitoring-system/
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Hackers Exploit Triofox 0-Day to Deploy Malicious Payloads Using Anti-Virus Feature
Tags: authentication, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, hacker, malicious, mandiant, threat, virus, vulnerability, zero-dayCybersecurity researchers from Mandiant Threat Defense have uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in Gladinet’s Triofox file-sharing platform that allowed attackers to bypass authentication and execute malicious code with system-level privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12480, was actively exploited by the threat actor group UNC6485 as early as August 24, 2025. The flaw affected Triofox version 16.4.10317.56372 and has…
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Nikkei-Daten über Slack-Konto eines Mitarbeiters geleakt
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, finance, hacker, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, usa, virusEin kompromittierter Rechner und schon hatten Kriminelle alles Nötige, um auf Nikkeis Slack-Plattform zuzugreifen.Unbefugte hatten Zugang zur Messaging-Plattform Slack von Nikkei, einem der größten Medienkonzerne weltweit, zu dem unter anderem die Financial Times gehört. Wie das Unternehmen bekannt gab, wurden dabei möglicherweise Daten von über 17.000 Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftspartnern gestohlen.Darunter können sich Namen, E-Mail-Adressen und…
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Nikkei-Daten über Slack-Konto eines Mitarbeiters geleakt
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, finance, hacker, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, usa, virusEin kompromittierter Rechner und schon hatten Kriminelle alles Nötige, um auf Nikkeis Slack-Plattform zuzugreifen.Unbefugte hatten Zugang zur Messaging-Plattform Slack von Nikkei, einem der größten Medienkonzerne weltweit, zu dem unter anderem die Financial Times gehört. Wie das Unternehmen bekannt gab, wurden dabei möglicherweise Daten von über 17.000 Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftspartnern gestohlen.Darunter können sich Namen, E-Mail-Adressen und…
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Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trustThe unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
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Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trustThe unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
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Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trustThe unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
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Test der EFF: Diese AntiTools schützen am besten vor Spionage-Apps
Mit Stalkerware lassen sich leicht Mitmenschen ausspionieren. Ein neuer Test zeigt, welche Anti-Virus-Tools für Android den besten Schutz bieten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/test-der-eff-diese-anti-virus-tools-schuetzen-am-besten-vor-spionage-apps-2511-201941.html
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Cavalry Werewolf Launches Cyberattack on Government Agencies to Deploy Network Backdoor
In July 2025, Doctor Web’s anti-virus laboratory received a critical alert from a government-owned organization within the Russian Federation. The institution suspected a network compromise after discovering spam emails originating from one of their corporate email addresses. What began as a routine investigation quickly escalated into the discovery of a sophisticated targeted attack orchestrated by…
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Hackers Steal Personal Data and 17K Slack Messages in Nikkei Data Breach
Nikkei confirms breach after a virus infected an employee PC, exposing 17,368 names and Slack chat histories. The media giant reported the incident voluntarily. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/nikkei-data-breach-hackers-steal-data-slack-messages/
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Virenversand über Mobile.de Nachrichten Teil 3
In Teil 1 und Teil 2 hatte ich Cyberangriffe auf Autohändler angesprochen. Ein weiterer Blog-Leser hat mir per Mail eine Warnung zukommen lassen. Über die Plattform Mobile.de scheinen E-Mails an Autohäuser verschickt zu werden, die zum Download eines Virus auffordern. … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/31/virenversand-ueber-mobile-de-nachrichten-teil-3/
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Virenversand über Mobile.de Nachrichten Teil 3
In Teil 1 und Teil 2 hatte ich Cyberangriffe auf Autohändler angesprochen. Ein weiterer Blog-Leser hat mir per Mail eine Warnung zukommen lassen. Über die Plattform Mobile.de scheinen E-Mails an Autohäuser verschickt zu werden, die zum Download eines Virus auffordern. … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/31/virenversand-ueber-mobile-de-nachrichten-teil-3/
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Millions in UK at risk of cyber-attacks as Windows 10 ends updates, Which? finds
Survey shows one in four users intend to keep using system as it is phased out, despite increased virus and malware riskAbout 5 million British computer users risk becoming vulnerable to cyber-attacks and scams after Microsoft next week stops updating its decade-old Windows 10 system, consumer campaigners have warned.One in four of an estimated 21…
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Malicious ZIP Files Use Windows Shortcuts to Drop Malware
Cybersecurity firm Blackpoint Cyber reveals a new spear phishing campaign targeting executives. Learn how attackers use fraudulent document ZIPs containing malicious shortcut files, leveraging ‘living off the land’ tactics, and a unique Anti-Virus check to deliver a custom payload First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/malicious-zip-files-windows-shortcuts-malware/
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Malware Gangs Enlist Covert North Korean IT Workers in Corporate Attacks
Malware operators aligned with North Korea have forged a sophisticated partnership with covert IT workers to target corporate organizations worldwide. This collaboration, detailed in a new white paper presented at Virus Bulletin 2025, sheds light on the intertwined operations of the DeceptiveDevelopment cybercrime syndicate and the WageMole activity cluster, revealing a hybrid threat that marries…
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Malware Gangs Enlist Covert North Korean IT Workers in Corporate Attacks
Malware operators aligned with North Korea have forged a sophisticated partnership with covert IT workers to target corporate organizations worldwide. This collaboration, detailed in a new white paper presented at Virus Bulletin 2025, sheds light on the intertwined operations of the DeceptiveDevelopment cybercrime syndicate and the WageMole activity cluster, revealing a hybrid threat that marries…
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Neuer RemoteTrojaner ‘ZynorRAT” steuert Opfer per Telegram
Das Threat-Research-Team (TRT) von Sysdig hat mit eine neue Malware-Familie identifiziert. Der Remote-Access-Trojaner wurde in Go entwickelt, läuft auf Linux und Windows und wird über einen Telegram-Bot ferngesteuert. Erstmals tauchte am 8. Juli 2025 auf Virus-Total auf. Seither deuten Funde und Telemetriedaten auf Ursprünge in der Türkei hin. ist ein Fernzugriffswerkzeug (RAT), […] First seen…
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Trojan Horse Virus: Understanding, Detecting, and Defending with Seceon
The Trojan Horse Virus is one of the most deceptive forms of malware. Just like the Greek myth of soldiers hiding in a wooden horse to invade Troy, Trojan malware disguises itself as harmless files or programs to infiltrate systems. Once inside, it can steal data, install other malware, or give attackers remote control. With…
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Hackers using generative AI “ChatGPT” to evade anti-virus defenses
The Kimsuky APT group has begun leveraging generative AI ChatGPT to craft deepfake South Korean military agency ID cards. Phishing lures deliver batch files and AutoIt scripts designed to evade anti-virus scanning through sophisticated obfuscation. Organizations must deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to unmask hidden scripts and secure endpoints. On July 17, 2025,…
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TDL001 – Cybersecurity Explained: Privacy, Threats, and the Future – Chester Wisniewski
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, computer, country, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, email, finance, firewall, gartner, government, guide, hacker, hacking, Hardware, infosec, Internet, jobs, linkedin, mail, malicious, microsoft, military, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, risk, russia, scam, skills, software, sophos, spam, sql, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, virus, vulnerability, wifi, windowsSummary “The Defenders Log” Episode 1 features host David Redekop and guest Chet Wisniewski discussing the dynamic world of cybersecurity. Wisniewski, with decades of experience, traces his journey from early BBS and phone network exploration to becoming a cybersecurity expert. They delve into the evolution of hacking, the emergence of profitable cybercrime like email spam,…
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New Gunra Ransomware Linux Variant Launches 100 Encryption Threads with Partial Encryption Feature
The new Gunra group has expanded its attack surface beyond Windows PCs by releasing a Linux version of their virus, which was initially discovered in April 2025. This is a major uptick in the ransomware ecosystem. This development underscores the group’s strategic pivot toward cross-platform targeting, inspired by predecessors like Conti ransomware. Trend Micro’s threat…
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Hacker aus China nutzen neue Sharepoint-Lücke aus
Microsoft hat drei chinesische Hackergruppen identifiziert, die für die Angriffe über die Sicherheitslücke in SharePoint verantwortlich sein sollen.Bei den aktuellen Cyberattacken auf zahlreiche Unternehmen und Behörden führt die Spur Microsoft zufolge nach China. Unter den Angreifern seien bisher drei chinesische Hackergruppen identifiziert worden, teilte der Software-Konzern mit. Zwei davon seien für Aktionen im staatlichen Auftrag…
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PUTTY.ORG nothing to do with PuTTY and now it’s spouting pandemic piffle
Linking can be helpful but not always”¦ while disinformation can spread like a virus First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/puttyorg_website_controversy/
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Rhadamanthys Infostealer Uses ClickFix Technique to Steal Login Credentials
The Rhadamanthys Stealer, a highly modular information-stealing virus that was first discovered in 2022, has made a comeback with a clever and dishonest delivery method called ClickFix Captcha. This is a terrifying development for cybersecurity experts. This technique disguises malicious payloads behind seemingly legitimate CAPTCHA interfaces, tricking users into executing sophisticated malware. Leverages CAPTCHA Disguise…
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Microsoft Windows Security, Resiliency Updates: 5 Things To Know
Microsoft is using its Microsoft Virus Initiative to improve competitor deployment practices, bringing a Windows endpoint security platform to private preview and launching quick machine recovery as part of a series of Windows security and resilience moves. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/microsoft-windows-security-resiliency-updates-5-things-to-know
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RapperBot Targets DVRs to Hijack Surveillance Cameras and Record Video
When the NICT CSRI analysis team presented their three-year investigation into the RapperBot virus at Botconf 1, an international conference on botnets and malware hosted in Angers, France in May 2025, they made a startling discovery. This Mirai variant has evolved into a sophisticated threat specifically targeting Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), devices connected to surveillance…
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8 things CISOs have learned from cyber incidents
Tags: apt, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, incident, incident response, infection, insurance, jobs, malicious, malware, metric, network, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, skills, tool, training, update, virus, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust2. You’ll need shift from defense to offence: The role and the CISO won’t be the same after an incident.”My job on December 11 was very different from my job on December 12 and beyond, says Brown.Following an incident, some organizations need to change to such an extent that they need a different CISO with…
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Cyberangriff auf ein Bergbauunternehmen in Argentinien
Hackeo o virus en el sistema informático de YCRT desde el jueves, obliga a la Intervención a ordenar que no se usen las computadoras en toda la empresa First seen on opisantacruz.com.ar Jump to article: www.opisantacruz.com.ar/2025/05/27/hackeo-o-virus-en-el-sistema-informatico-de-ycrt-desde-el-jueves-obliga-a-la-intervencion-a-ordenar-que-no-se-usen-las-computadoras-en-toda-la-empresa/
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Silver RAT Malware Employs New Anti-Virus Bypass Techniques to Execute Malicious Activities
A newly identified strain of malware, dubbed Silver RAT, has emerged as a significant threat to cybersecurity, leveraging sophisticated anti-virus bypass techniques to infiltrate and compromise Windows-based systems. This remote access trojan (RAT), believed to be crafted by a highly skilled threat actor or group, demonstrates an alarming ability to evade detection by traditional security…