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Kaspersky Study: Devices Infected With Data-Stealing Malware Increased by 7 Times Since 2020

Tech Republic Security

Nearly 10 million devices were infected with data-stealing malware in 2023, with criminals stealing an average of 50.9 credentials per device.

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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. ” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell.

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Malware Training Sets: FollowUP

Security Affairs

The popular expert Marco Ramilli provided a follow up to its Malware classification activity by adding a scripting section which would be useful for several purposes. On 2016 I was working hard to find a way to classify Malware families through artificial intelligence (machine learning). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cisco Talos: LilacSquid Threat Actor Targets Multiple Sectors Worldwide With PurpleInk Malware

Tech Republic Security

Find out how the cyberespionage threat actor LilacSquid operates, and then learn how to protect your business from this security risk.

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Critical flaw in Apache Parquet’s Java Library allows remote code execution

Security Affairs

This impacts big-data frameworks (e.g., Steal or tamper with data: Sensitive information could be accessed, copied, or modified. Install malware: The attacker might deploy ransomware, cryptominers, or other malicious software. Versions 1.15.0 and earlier are vulnerable, with the flaw traced back to version 1.8.0.

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Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware

Tech Republic Security

Recruiters and anyone else involved in hiring processes should be knowledgeable about this social engineering attack threat. Get the details.