The Python Package Index (PyPI), Python’s official third-party software repository, temporarily halted new user sign-ups and package uploads due to a surge in malicious activity. The decision was made as the influx…
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Jack: Creator of Golden Chickens
eSentire has uncovered the identity of the second person behind the Golden Chickens malware. Codenamed Jack, he is from Bucharest, Romania and is the creator of Golden Chickens. Evidence suggests that he…
Exploited Vulnerability in Samsung Android
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning about the active exploitation of a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Samsung devices running Android versions 11, 12, and 13. The vulnerability,…
FIN7’s Ransomware Shift
Since 2012, the cybercrime group FIN7 has been linked to various ransomware families such as Black Basta, DarkSide, REvil, and LockBit. In April 2023, Microsoft detected the financially motivated threat actor deploying…
Secure Hybrid Environments with Silverfort
Silverfort’s Unified Identity Protection platform provides organizations using Active Directory with the necessary resilience to protect against identity-related threats and reduce the risks associated with compromised user accounts. Silverfort’s AD Protection is…
Google Phasing Out Cookies
Google has announced its plan to phase out third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, starting in the first quarter of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2023, developers will be able to…
BATLOADER Malware Exploits AI Craze
Malicious Google Search ads are being used as part of a BATLOADER campaign to deliver RedLine Stealer malware to unsuspecting users. These ads are targeting popular generative AI services such as OpenAI…
Apple Patches 6 Zero-Days
Apple on Thursday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and the Safari web browser to address three newly-discovered zero-day flaws that are being actively utilized in the wild. These…
Cisco Security Flaws Patched
Cisco has released updates to address nine security flaws in its Small Business Series Switches, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, or…
Blocking $2B in Fraud: Apple’s 2022 Report
Apple reported that in 2022, it blocked over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions and rejected 1.7 million app submissions for security and privacy violations. It also terminated 428,000 developer accounts for potential…