Hackers Using Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have found several GitHub repositories offering cracked software that is used to deliver an information stealer called RisePro. The campaign, codenamed gitgub, includes 17 repositories associated with 11 different accounts, according to G DATA. The repositories in question have since been taken down by the Microsoft-owned subsidiary. “The repositories look similar, featuring a README.md
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U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other products to Meta as part of the social media giant’s ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its infrastructure to distribute the spyware to approximately 1,400 mobile
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Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies
Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations came to light. “Microsoft will automatically enable the logs in customer accounts and increase the default log retention period from 90
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Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
In a recent analysis, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Chema Garcia revealed a targeted cyber threat affecting organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The unknown threat actor is distributing a sophisticated backdoor named Agent Racoon, developed using the .NET framework. The malware exploits the domain name service (DNS) protocol to
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