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Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems

A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner the attention of threat actors looking to target Apple macOS systems. The findings come from SentinelOne, which observed an uptick in the number of Geacon payloads appearing on VirusTotal in recent months. "While some of these are likely red-team operations, others bear the characteristics of genuine malicious attacks,"

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Confidential computing use cases

This article is the third in a six-part series (see our previous blog), where we present various usage models for confidential computing, a set of technologies designed to protect data in use—for example using memory encryption—and the requirements to get the expected security and trust benefits from t​​he technology. In this third article, we consider the four most important use cases for confidential computing: confidential virtual machines, confidential workloads, confidential containers and confidential clusters. This will allow us to better understand the trade-offs between the

PharMerica Leaks 5.8M Deceased Users' PII, Health Information

Relatives are being alerted that a PharMerica compromise exposed the sensitive data of their deceased loved ones, which could be used for identity theft.

RA Ransomware Group Emerges With Custom Spin on Babuk

The freshly minted ransomware gang is customizing leaked Babuk source code to go after cyber targets in the US and South Korea — and it's expanding its operations quickly.

Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims' Families Sue Meta, Reddit, Amazon

The families of victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo are challenging the platforms they believe led the attacker to carry out a racist massacre.

Windows 11 is showing its first signs of Rust

Categories: News Tags: Windows 11 Tags: OS Tags: operating system Tags: programming language Tags: rust Tags: C Tags: C++ Tags: kernel Tags: buffer overflow We take a look at the slow introduction of programming language Rust into the Windows 11 kernel in an effort to make it more memory safe. (Read more...) The post Windows 11 is showing its first signs of Rust appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Microsoft Follina Bug Is Back in Meme-Themed Cyberattacks Against Travel Orgs

A two-bit comedian is using a patched Microsoft vulnerability to attack the hospitality industry, and really laying it on thick along the way.

A week in security (May 8-14)

Categories: News Tags: YouTube Tags: ad block Tags: sponsored tweets Tags: Twitter Tags: fake BBC News Tags: AVLab assessment Tags: Google Tags: Google Passkey Tags: MSP Tags: Patch Tuesday Tags: Discord Tags: RedStinger Tags: tech support scam Tags: Aurora stealer Tags: Invalid Printer loader Tags: MSI Tags: ransomware Tags: Brightline Tags: ransomware review Tags: Allan Liska Tags: Lock and Code S04E11 The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14. (Read more...) The post A week in security (May 8-14) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. and South Korea with leaked Babuk source code

Cisco Talos recently discovered a new ransomware actor called RA Group that has been operating since at least April 22, 2023.

New Ransomware Gang RA Group Hits U.S. and South Korean Organizations

A new ransomware group known as RA Group has become the latest threat actor to leverage the leaked Babuk ransomware source code to spawn its own locker variant. The cybercriminal gang, which is said to have been operating since at least April 22, 2023, is rapidly expanding its operations, according to cybersecurity firm Cisco Talos. "To date, the group has compromised three organizations in the