Updated attack arsenal leveraged in MirrorFace attacks against Japan, Taiwan Attacks with the ROAMINGHOUSE malware and an updated ANEL backdoor have been launched by Chinese hacking operation MirrorFace, also known as Earth Kasha, against Japanese and Taiwanese government agencies and public entities as part of a new cyberespionage campaign, according to The Hacker News.
Now in its 18th year, the Verizon Business DBIR is one of the industry’s longest standing and leading reports on the current cybersecurity landscape. This year’s report analyzes more than 22,000 security incidents with victims spanning 139 countries, examining significant growth in third-party involvement in breaches, increases in ransomware and ex...
SecurityWeek reports that global open standards consortium OASIS had its OpenEoX Technical Committee, composed of Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, IBM, Dell, and RedHat, issue a draft framework pursuing the standardization of end-of-life security notices for software and hardware offerings amid mounting security risks stemming from outdated systems.
Phishing has evolved—fast. What started as basic email scams has transformed into AI-powered cyber deception. Phishing 1.0: Early phishing relied on spam emails, fake banking alerts, and malware links to trick users into clicking. These attacks were easy to spot but still caused billions in damage. Phishing 2.0: Attackers got smarter—instead of mas...
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