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Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:06:43 +0000

Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection is the clear winner in VPN performance, privacy, and transparency tests

December 14, 2022 admin

The scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 2

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:20 +0000

A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the second part of our series, we look at the different flavors of scams prevalent on criminal forums

Microsoft Security

December 14, 2022 admin

Cyber Signals: Risks to critical infrastructure on the rise

Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:30:00 +0000

Today, the third edition of Cyber Signals was released spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s 43 trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts.

The post Cyber Signals: Risks to critical infrastructure on the rise appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Security TrendMicro

December 14, 2022 admin

Probing Weaponized Chat Applications Abused in Supply-Chain Attacks

Credit to Author: Jaromir Horejsi| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This report examines the infection chain and the pieces of malware used by malicious actors in supply-chain attacks that leveraged trojanized installers of chat-based customer engagement platforms.

Independent Krebs

December 13, 2022 admin

FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 23:54:21 +0000

InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself.

MalwareBytes Security

December 13, 2022 admin

Silence is golden partner for Truebot and Clop ransomware

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Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Silence

Tags: TA505

Tags: Clop ransomware

Tags: Truebot

Tags: Grace

Tags: Cobalt Strike

Tags: Teleport

Tags: FIN11

Researchers have identified two new Truebot botnets that are using new versions of the Truebot downloader Trojan to infiltrate and explore a target’s network.