A tool called Terminator appeared on one of the Russian hacker forums, and, according to its author, can destroy any anti-virus programs, as well as XDR and EDR platforms. Information security specialists also reported that Due of the sanctions, Russian hackers are looking for new ways to launder money. “Terminator” can allegedly bypass a total… Continue reading Russian Hacker Sells Terminator Tool That Is Allegedly Able to Bypass Any Antivirus Programs
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Real People Perform CAPTCHA Solving Services for Hackers
Trend Micro analysts talked about several services that offer CAPTCHA solving services for cybercriminals. According to the researchers, often these services do not use advanced character recognition and machine learning methods, instead CAPTCHAs are simply solved by real people. Let me remind you that we also wrote that CAPTCHA in Discord Asks Users to Find… Continue reading Real People Perform CAPTCHA Solving Services for Hackers
Chinese Hackers Use Google Command & Control Capabilities in Attacks
Google experts have warned that the Chinese “government” hack group APT41 is abusing the red team’s GC2 (Google Command and Control) tool. According to experts, GC2 was used in attacks on Taiwanese media and an unnamed Italian recruiting company. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Chinese Hackers Injected a Backdoor into the… Continue reading Chinese Hackers Use Google Command & Control Capabilities in Attacks
Legion Hacker Tool Used to Steal Data from Poorly Protected Websites
Experts have discovered a Python-based Legion hacking tool that is sold via Telegram and is used as a way to hack into various online services for further exploitation. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Microsoft Told How To Detect The Installation Of The BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit, and also that Experts discovered ESPecter… Continue reading Legion Hacker Tool Used to Steal Data from Poorly Protected Websites
SFX Archives Can Sneakily Launch PowerShell
CrowdStrike warns that hackers are adding malicious functionality to self-extracting SFX archives containing harmless honeypot files that can launch PowerShell. This simple trick allows attackers to plant backdoors on victims’ machines without raising an “alarm”. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Attackers target .NET Developers with Malicious NuGet Packages, and also that… Continue reading SFX Archives Can Sneakily Launch PowerShell
Russian-Speaking Hack Group Winter Vivern Attacks Governments in Europe and Asia
The Russian-speaking hack group Winter Vivern (aka TA473 in the Proofpoint classification) has been actively exploiting a vulnerability in Zimbra and has been stealing letters from NATO officials, governments, military personnel and diplomats since February 2023. Let me remind you that we also wrote that the FBI and NSA release a statement about attacks by… Continue reading Russian-Speaking Hack Group Winter Vivern Attacks Governments in Europe and Asia
The FBI Said That the Damage from Cyberattacks in 2022 Exceeded $10 Billion
The FBI’s Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual 2022 Internet Crime and Cyber Attack Damage Report. During the year, the FBI reportedly received more than 800,000 cybercrime-related complaints, with total losses in excess of $10 billion. Let me remind you that we also wrote that FBI experts say that this year “sextortion”… Continue reading The FBI Said That the Damage from Cyberattacks in 2022 Exceeded $10 Billion
North Korean Hackers Attack Cybersecurity Specialists by Offering Them Jobs via LinkedIn
Mandiant experts noticed that North Korean hackers have focused their attention and attacks on information security specialists. Attackers try to infect researchers with malware in the hope of infiltrating the networks of companies that the targets work for. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Nearly 50% of Cybersecurity Leaders Will Change Jobs… Continue reading North Korean Hackers Attack Cybersecurity Specialists by Offering Them Jobs via LinkedIn
Bing Chatbot Could Be a Convincing Scammer, Researchers Say
Security researchers have noticed that by using text prompts embedded in web pages, hackers can force Bing’s AI chatbot to ask for personal information from users, turning the bot into a convincing scammer. Let me remind you that we also recently wrote that Bing’s Built-In AI Chatbot Misinforms Users and Sometimes Goes Crazy, and also… Continue reading Bing Chatbot Could Be a Convincing Scammer, Researchers Say
The Researcher Hacked His Own Bank Account by Imitating a Voice with AI
The journalist Vice Motherboard Joseph Cox hacked the bank account by imitating a voice with the help of AI, which proved that the voice ID used by banks in the USA and Europe is not a very safe way to enter the account. The system managed to deceive with the help of the voice, synthesized… Continue reading The Researcher Hacked His Own Bank Account by Imitating a Voice with AI