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US Agencies Warn About Network Devices ‘Frequently Exploited’ By China-Linked Hacking Group

US Agencies Warn About Network Devices ‘Frequently Exploited’ By China-Linked Hacking Group

Volt Typhoon has been known to ‘commonly’ exploit vulnerabilities in network appliances from certain vendors, according to an advisory from CISA, the FBI and the NSA. U.S. agencies warned Wednesday that China-linked threat group Volt Typhoon has been known to obtain initial access to targeted IT infrastructure by exploiting network appliances from vendors including Fortinet,

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RustDoor macOS Backdoor Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Job Offers

RustDoor macOS Backdoor Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Job Offers

Multiple companies operating in the cryptocurrency sector are the target of an ongoing malware campaign that involves a newly discovered Apple macOS backdoor codenamed RustDoor. RustDoor was first documented by Bitdefender last week, describing it as a Rust-based malware capable of harvesting and uploading files, as well as gathering information about the infected machines. It’s distributed by

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Microsoft, OpenAI Warn of Nation-State Hackers Weaponizing AI for Cyber Attacks

Microsoft, OpenAI Warn of Nation-State Hackers Weaponizing AI for Cyber Attacks

Nation-state actors associated with Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) to complement their ongoing cyber attack operations. The findings come from a report published by Microsoft in collaboration with OpenAI, both of which said they disrupted efforts made by five state-affiliated actors that used its AI

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U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators

U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of online infrastructure that was used to sell a remote access trojan (RAT) called Warzone RAT. The domains – www.warzone[.]ws and three others – were “used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims’ computers,” the DoJ said. Alongside the takedown, the

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