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SYS01 Infostealer Campaign Exploits Meta Ads to Target Millions Worldwide

Penetration Testing

In a world increasingly dependent on online advertising, cybercriminals have seized an opportunity to exploit Meta’s vast advertising ecosystem.

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Nitrogen Malware: BlackCat’s New Weapon in Disguised Advertising Attacks

Penetration Testing

Cybercriminal syndicates operating under the extortionate BlackCat (ALPHV) operation have adopted a new tactic — utilizing malicious advertising to gain initial access to victim systems.

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CVE-2024-23452: Apache bRPC HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability

Penetration Testing

Apache bRPC is an Industrial-grade RPC framework using C++ Language, which is often used in high-performance system such as Search, Storage, Machine learning, Advertisement, Recommendation, etc.

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REvil ransomware operators are recruiting new affiliates

Security Affairs

Now REvil ransomware operators have published a post on a cybercrime forum to recruiting new affiliates, preferably hackers with penetration testing capabilities. As part of this recruitment process, REvil is looking for teams of skilled hackers at penetration testing or experienced individuals. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cybercriminals Exploit Fake Google Ads to Ransack Advertiser Accounts

Penetration Testing

In a campaign uncovered by security researcher Jrme Segura from Malwarebytes, cybercriminals have been using fraudulent Google Ads The post Cybercriminals Exploit Fake Google Ads to Ransack Advertiser Accounts appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Amid an Embarrassment of Riches, Ransom Gangs Increasingly Outsource Their Work

Krebs on Security

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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Network Penetration Testing Methodology

Appknox

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