IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

June 14, 2024
NEWS

Ascension cyber attack caused by worker who accidentally downloaded malware – ClickOnDetroit

A cyber attack that sent Ascension hospitals and health care systems online in May happened because a worker accidentally downloaded malware, …

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Pakistan-linked Malware Campaign Evolves to Target Windows, Android, and macOS

Cisco Talos uncovers Operation Celestial Force, a long-running malware campaign by Pakistan-linked threat actors targeting Indian entities since …

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New Cross-Platform Malware 'Noodle RAT' Targets Windows and Linux Systems

A previously undocumented cross-platform malware codenamed Noodle RAT has been put to use by Chinese-speaking threat actors either for espionage …

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Android malware used in six-year Pakistan-linked campaign against Indian government

The campaign is still active, according to researchers at Cisco Talos, and it involves the use of malware named GravityRAT that allows hackers to …

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AWS Announces Authentication and Malware Protection Enhancements – SecurityWeek

AWS announced passkey MFA for IAM and root users, IAM Access Analyzer updates, and Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3.

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Microsoft fixed a security flaw that could have let hackers install malware via Wi-Fi

This month's Patch Tuesday fixed an important vulnerability in the Windows Wi-Fi driver which allowed threat actors to install malware via the …

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From AI to malware as a service: what's driving online scams in 2024 – TechCentral

Fraud threats and trends. While the fraud landscape, from phishing to malware and brand abuse, remains consistent year after year, fraudsters …

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Watch out – downloading that web app could infect your whole device with malware

malware. However, it could be more convincing than regular programs, and as such could perform better when it comes to data harvesting and …

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This malware campaign uses Discord emojis for C2 instructions – The Stack

This malware campaign, targeting Linux desktops, sets up a C2 channel via Discord and uses emojis for controls, says Volexity.

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