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A new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) operation called MichaelKors has become the latest file-encrypting malware to target Linux and VMware ESXi systems as of April 2023. The development points to cybercriminal actors increasingly setting their eyes on the ESXi, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "This trend is especially noteworthy given the fact that ESXi

Poorly managed Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are the target of a new campaign that's designed to propagate a category of malware called CLR SqlShell that ultimately facilitates the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and ransomware. "Similar to web shell, which can be installed on web servers, SqlShell is a malware strain that supports various features after being installed on an MS SQL server,

A government effort to collect people’s internet records is moving beyond its test phase, but many details remain hidden from public view.

A previously undocumented and mostly undetected variant of a Linux backdoor called BPFDoor has been spotted in the wild, cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct said in a technical report published this week. "BPFDoor retains its reputation as an extremely stealthy and difficult-to-detect malware with this latest iteration," security researchers Shaul Vilkomir-Preisman and Eliran Nissan said. BPFDoor (

By Deeba Ahmed CACTUS ransomware operators target large-scale commercial organizations with double extortion to steal sensitive data before encryption. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks

By Deeba Ahmed The two groups exploiting the vulnerability are Mango Sandstorm and Mint Sandstorm. Both are linked to the Iranian government and intelligence agencies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft reports two Iranian hacking groups exploiting PaperCut flaw

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Government organizations in Central Asia are the target of a sophisticated espionage campaign that leverages a previously undocumented strain of malware dubbed DownEx. Bitdefender, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said the activity remains active, with evidence likely pointing to the involvement of Russia-based threat actors. The Romanian cybersecurity firm said it first detected the

The unidentified attackers have targeted people on both sides of Russia’s war against Ukraine, carrying out espionage operations that suggest state funding.

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