Cybersecurity

Simple SSH Backdoor – SANS Internet Storm Center

For most system and network administrators, the free SSH client Putty has been their best friend for years! This tool was also (ab)used by...

Russian hackers targeted UK Ministry of Defence

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has revealed that it was the target of a sophisticated, cyber attack that saw Russia-linked hackers pose as journalists.The...

The Mimics of Punjab – Darknet Diaries

Full Transcript This episode is about scammers in the Punjab region. Tarun (twitter.com/taruns21) comes on the show to tell us a...

Don’t give your personal data to fraudsters: Dodging Docusign scam emails

Cybercriminals impersonate the trusted e-signature brand and send fake Docusign notifications to...

Weekly Update 453

Well, the last few weeks of insane hours finally caught up with me 🤒 Not badly, but I evidently burned enough midnight oil to...

DragonForce actors target SimpleHelp vulnerabilities to attack MSP, customers – Sophos News

Sophos MDR recently responded to a targeted attack involving a Managed Service Provider (MSP). In this incident, a threat actor gained access to the...

Russia-Linked Hackers Target Tajikistan Government with Weaponized Word Documents

May 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence The Russia-aligned threat actor known as TAG-110 has been observed conducting a spear-phishing campaign targeting Tajikistan using macro-enabled...

3AM ransomware actors dropped virtual machine with vishing and Quick Assist – Sophos News

Ransomware is usually a crime of opportunity.  Attackers typically strike through an easily-discovered vulnerability or security weakness— unpatched Internet-facing software, vulnerable network edge devices...

Dero miner spreads inside containerized Linux environments

Introduction Imagine a container zombie outbreak where a single infected container scans the internet for an exposed Docker API, and bites exploits it by creating...

Resilient Secure Backup Connectivity for SMB/Home Users

If you are reading this, you are probably someone who will not easily go without internet connectivity for an extended amount of time. You...

DOJ charges 12 more in $263 million crypto fraud takedown where money was hidden in squishmallow stuffed animals

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has turned up the heat on a multi-national cryptocurrency fraud ring that allegedly swindled over a quarter of...

D3f4ult – Darknet Diaries

Full Transcript This is the story of D3f4ult (twitter.com/_d3f4ult) from CWA. He was a hacktivist, upset with the state of the...

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