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BitDefender details Charming Kitten's BellaCiao malware targeting multiple victims in US, Europe, Middle East, India

BitDefender details Charming Kitten’s BellaCiao malware targeting multiple victims in US, Europe, Middle East, India

Researchers from Bitdefender Labs identified the modernization of Charming Kitten’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including a new, previously unseen malware called BellaCiao. The malware has been tailored to suit individual targets and exhibits a higher level of complexity, evidenced…

ENISA reports ransomware attacks ‘most prominent’ threat against transport sector, as attacks by hacktivists rise

ENISA reports ransomware attacks ‘most prominent’ threat against transport sector, as attacks by hacktivists rise

With attacks nearly doubling from 13 percent in 2021 to 25 percent in 2022, ransomware attacks have emerged as the most significant threat to the transportation industry, data released by European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) revealed in its initial…

Chinese APT hacker group Mustang Panda uses MQsTTang backdoor to target European entities

Chinese APT hacker group Mustang Panda uses MQsTTang backdoor to target European entities

ESET researchers threw light on MQsTTang, a new custom backdoor that they attribute to the Chinese APT hacker group, Mustang Panda. The backdoor is part of an ongoing campaign that can be traced back to early January this year and…

HC3 document provides analysis of Iranian cyber attack landscape, provides TTPs, potential mitigations

HC3 document provides analysis of Iranian cyber attack landscape, provides TTPs, potential mitigations

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) provided the healthcare sector with an analysis of the Iranian cyber attack landscape, Iranian cyber threat hackers, and cyberattacks in the news. The HC3 document also…

Trellix detects malicious spear phishing email campaign targeting government agencies

Trellix detects malicious spear phishing email campaign targeting government agencies

A malicious campaign has been targeting government agencies across the U.S., India, Afghanistan, Italy, and Poland since last year, the Trellix Email Security Research Team discovered. The attack starts with a spear phishing email with a geopolitical theme and is…

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