Recent Security News
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Hunter-Killer Malware Tactic Growing: Stealthy, Persistent and Aggressive
February 13, 2024 at 12:33AM The ‘hunter-killer’ malware tactic, named after submarine warfare, has seen a significant rise and is expected to continue growing. This ultra-evasive and aggressive malware aims to evade detection and disable cybersecurity defenses, using techniques like process injection, command and scripting interpreter, and system information discovery. The report suggests a connection…
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Infosys subsidiary named as source of Bank of America data leak
February 13, 2024 at 12:31AM Infosys’s US subsidiary, IMS, suffered a cyber security incident, resulting in a data breach. Personal data of 57,028 people, including Social Security Numbers, was exposed. The breached information includes names, addresses, birth dates, and other sensitive account details, potentially putting victims at risk of identity fraud. The alleged involvement of…
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Alert: CISA Warns of Active ‘Roundcube’ Email Attacks – Patch Now
February 12, 2024 at 11:57PM The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a medium-severity security flaw affecting Roundcube email software to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Tracked as CVE-2023-43770, the cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in Roundcube Webmail allows for information disclosure via malicious link references. Agencies are mandated to apply fixes by…
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Korean eggheads crack Rhysida ransomware and release free decryptor tool
February 12, 2024 at 08:55PM Researchers have developed a recovery tool for victims of the Rhysida ransomware, offering a solution to unlock encrypted documents. The ransomware targets various sectors and uses a flawed random number generator, making it possible for the tool to decrypt the data. This tool is distributed by the Korea Internet and…
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Bank of America warns customers of data breach after vendor hack
February 12, 2024 at 06:36PM Bank of America warns customers of data breach by service provider, exposing personal information including names, addresses, social security numbers, and financial data. Infosys McCamish Systems, with over 57,000 clients affected, was compromised by a ransomware attack. Bank of America is investigating, while cybersecurity authorities estimate LockBit gang has extorted…