IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

The Motley Fool

Malware, a portmanteau word combining malicious and software, is a general term describing a slew of digital tactics employed by criminal hackers to …

Theregister

Redmond's threat hunters on Monday published findings from the team's investigation into the specialty malware developed by Forest Blizzard (aka Fancy …

CSO Online

A now-patched Windows Print Spooler flaw was used by Forest Blizzard to drop the privilege-elevating malware for credential stealing and …

Forbes

This technique spreads malware through ads on reputable websites, which direct to harmful URLs or download malware disguised as harmless content.

Petri IT Knowledgebase

Microsoft has warned customers about the exploitation of a Windows print spooler vulnerability by Russian hackers, enabling them to elevate …

SecurityWeek

Russian Cyberspies Deliver 'GooseEgg' Malware to Government Organizations. Russia-linked APT28 deploys the GooseEgg post-exploitation tool against …

SC Magazine

Microsoft says a previously undocumented malware it calls “GooseEgg” is being used by Russian threat group APT28 to exploit a known Windows Print …

The Economist

Malware smuggled into XZ Utils software highlights a bigger problem. A group of volunteers holding up an oversized computer chip Illustration …

TechRadar

Russian state-sponsored threat actors were observed abusing an old printer vulnerability to drop custom malware on target endpoints. The malware …

The Record by Recorded Future

For years, incident responders saw the same playbook — employees would be targeted with malicious phishing emails containing malware that would give …