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Iran-Linked Hackers Target Israel with MURKYTOUR Malware via Fake Job Campaign

The Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC2428 has been observed delivering a backdoor known as MURKYTOUR as part of a job-themed social engineering campaign aimed at Israel in October 2024. Google-owned Mandiant described UNC2428 as a threat actor aligned with Iran that engages in cyber espionage-related operations. The intrusion set is said to have distributed the malware through a "complex

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Introducing ToyMaker, an Initial Access Broker working in cahoots with double extortion gangs

Cisco Talos discovered a sophisticated attack on critical infrastructure by ToyMaker and Cactus, using the LAGTOY backdoor to orchestrate a relentless double extortion scheme.

Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito

Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. "We've made the decision to maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome, and will not be rolling out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies," Anthony Chavez, vice president of Privacy

Fake Alpine Quest Mapping App Spotted Spying on Russian Military

Fake Alpine Quest app laced with spyware was used to target Russian military Android devices, stealing location data,…

SSL.com Vulnerability Allowed Fraudulent SSL Certificates for Major Domains

An SSL.com vulnerability allowed attackers to issue valid SSL certificates for major domains by exploiting a bug in…

GCP Cloud Composer Bug Let Attackers Elevate Access via Malicious PyPI Packages

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that could have enabled an attacker to elevate their privileges in the Cloud Composer workflow orchestration service that's based on Apache Airflow. "This vulnerability lets attackers with edit permissions in Cloud Composer to escalate their access to the default Cloud Build service account, which

All Gmail users at risk from clever replay attack

All Google accounts could end up compromised by a clever replay attack on Gmail users that abuses Google infrastructure.

Russian Host Proton66 Tied to SuperBlack and WeaXor Ransomware

Threat actors are exploiting bulletproof hosting service Proton66 for malicious activities, including campaigns from SuperBlack ransomware operators, Android…

Phishers Exploit Google Sites and DKIM Replay to Send Signed Emails, Steal Credentials

In what has been described as an "extremely sophisticated phishing attack," threat actors have leveraged an uncommon approach that allowed bogus emails to be sent via Google's infrastructure and redirect message recipients to fraudulent sites that harvest their credentials. "The first thing to note is that this is a valid, signed email – it really was sent from no-reply@google.com," Nick Johnson

North Korea, Iran, Russia-Backed Hackers Deploy ClickFix in New Attacks

Government-backed hacking groups from North Korea (TA427), Iran (TA450), and Russia (UNK_RemoteRogue, TA422) are now using the ClickFix…