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Category: Cyber Security

Syrian Hackers Distributing Stealthy C#-Based Silver RAT to Cybercriminals

Syrian Hackers Distributing Stealthy C#-Based Silver RAT to Cybercriminals

Threat actors operating under the name Anonymous Arabic have released a remote access trojan (RAT) called Silver RAT that’s equipped to bypass security software and stealthily launch hidden applications. “The developers operate on multiple hacker forums and social media platforms, showcasing an active and sophisticated presence,” cybersecurity firm Cyfirma said in a report published last week. The actors, assessed

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Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe

Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe

Poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are being targeted in the U.S., European Union, and Latin American (LATAM) regions as part of an ongoing financially motivated campaign to gain initial access. “The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in one of two ways, either the selling of ‘access’ to the compromised host, or the

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CISA Flags 6 Vulnerabilities – Apple, Apache, Adobe, D-Link, Joomla Under Attack

CISA Flags 6 Vulnerabilities – Apple, Apache, Adobe, D-Link, Joomla Under Attack

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added six security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This includes CVE-2023-27524 (CVSS score: 8.9), a high-severity vulnerability impacting the Apache Superset open-source data visualization software that could enable remote code execution. It was fixed in version 2.1. Details of the issue first came

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11 phishing email subject lines your employees need to recognize

11 phishing email subject lines your employees need to recognize

1. An immediate password check required This subject line is insidious because it taps into a commonplace occurrence in offices across the world: expired passwords. The average employee is juggling dozens of passwords, some of which have set expiration dates. So when an email pops up warning them that their password needs to be updated, it’s

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