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CAPTCHA in Discord and AI

CAPTCHA in Discord Asks Users to Find Non-Existent Objects Created by AI

Users complain that the Discord CAPTCHA provided by hCaptcha forces them to look for non-existent objects created by AI in…

GitLab Releases Patch to Critical Vulnerability

GitLab, one of the most famous code repositories in the world, faces critical security issues in the latest update. Aside…

GoDaddy Refund Phishing Emails Spread Infostealer

Hackers started using GoDaddy Refund Emails as a disguise to trick the users into installing malware. In order to deploy…

Philadelphia Inquirer is Struck by Cuba Ransomware

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia’s largest newspaper by circulation and third-longest-running newspaper in the USA, suffered a cyberattack on May 15,…

FIN7 Hack Group Resumed Activity, Linked to Clop Ransomware

Microsoft analysts report that last month the notorious hacker group FIN7 (also known as Carbanak, Navigator and others) resumed its…

Malware in the firmware of Android devices

Trend Micro: Millions of Android Devices Contain Malware Right in the Firmware

Trend Micro analysts presented an interesting report at the Black Hat Asia conference: according to their information, millions of Android devices around the world have malware directly embedded in their…

RedLine Stealer is Off to a Low Start

RedLine Stealer Issues 100,000 Samples – What is Happening?

Throughout the entire early May 2023, GridinSoft analysts team observes an anomalous activity of RedLine stealer. It is, actually, an activity different from what we used to know. Over 100,000…

Grand Explorer Malware Removal Guide

Grand Explorer Software – Remove Malware & Repair System

Grand Explorer app, or, as it is displayed in the list of installed programs, Grand Explorer 1.0.0.1 (2.4.5.0), is a classic example of adware. This program does not even try…

Western Digital acknowledged attack

Western Digital Admits that Users’ Personal Data Was Compromised in the Company’s Hack

Western Digital, which was hit by a BlackCat hack in March 2023, has finally admitted that customers’ personal data was compromised during the incident. Users of the company’s online store…

Aurora Stealer Spreads via Fake Windows Update

Fake Windows Update in Browser Deliver Aurora Stealer

Fake Windows Update became a malware spreading way once again. Updates are a pretty routine part of the Windows user experience. Over the last 7 years, Windows users mostly used…

FSB cyberspyware

The FBI Disrupted the Cyberspyware “Snake” that the Russian FSB Used for 20 Years

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday reported the disruption of a massive spying program by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) using cyberspyware codenamed “Snake”. This is stated…

LockBit Gang Leaks 600GB of Fullerton India's Data

Fullerton India Hacked, LockBit Leaks 600GB of Data

Fullerton India, a large lending institution from India, appears to be hacked back in early April 2023. It is confirmed by the LockBit ransomware Darknet blog, where hackers listed the…

Ransomware Using AuKill Malware to Disable EDR

Ransomware Attacks Increasingly Using AuKill Malware to Disable EDR

A new cybercrime tool called “AuKill” has emerged, which attackers use to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) defenses used by enterprises before deploying ransomware. AuKill malware uses malicious device…

AI and brain signals

AI Generated Video Based on Mouse Brain Signals

A team of researchers from the EPFL has developed an AI tool that can interpret rodent brain signals in real time and then recreate the video a mouse is watching.…

Black Cat and Western Digital

BlackCat Group Leaks Western Digital Data to the Network

The operators of the ransomware BlackCat (aka ALPHV) have published screenshots of Western Digital’s internal emails and video conferences. The hackers appear to have maintained access to the company’s systems…

LOBSHOT Cryptostealer Offers Advanced Capabilities

LOBSHOT malware steals cryptowallets, exploits Google Ads

LOBSHOT, a recently-detected malware family, appears to be a new strong player in the malware market. Carrying a combination of backdoor and spyware functionality, it uses novice spreading ways that…

Microsoft Edge and Bing

Microsoft Edge Exposes Bing API Addresses of Attended Sites

Users have noticed that a bug seems to have crept into Microsoft Edge – the fact is that, starting with build 112.0.1722.34, the browser passes all the URLs that users…