The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It’s not quite clear what’s going on here, but the prevailing theory is that the 100 million-download strong app is getting mistaken for another one with the same exact name — one that might have been a clone of ZXing’s app and one that did add malware in a recent update, according to digital security firm MalwareBytes.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Phishing, infostealer malware, ransomware, supply chain attacks, data breaches and crypto-related attacks are among the top evolving threats in the financial sector, says Sekoia.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Log4j is a widely-used open source Java logging library, and the vulnerability allowed threat actors to execute remote code on servers, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data breaches. As part of Operation Blacksmith, Lazarus has introduced three previously unseen malware families written in the DLang programming language.

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Tech Republic

APRIL 1, 2022

Websites should be scanned regularly for malware. The post How to scan your websites for malware with ISPProtect appeared first on TechRepublic. Jack Wallen shows you how to do this on Linux with the help of ISPProtect.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. Sometimes the malware has errors, but with simple repetition the hacker can generate multiple working versions of the code. Such polymorphic malware is particularly hard to detect, because it may be different from one attack to another.

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CTOvision

JUNE 30, 2018

Emerging Threats - now part of Proofpoint - is a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence. Proofpoint is a next-generation cybersecurity company that protects your people, data and brand against advanced threats and compliance risks.

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Galido

JANUARY 12, 2017

Each computer system may have a malware or viruses, including Linux. In order to better understand antivirus programs, it may be beneficial to firstly understand the malware itself. There are many ways to prevent malware on the Linux operating systems. If there is a malware already, there are ways for it to be quickly removed.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Open AI shared that there were five actors it disrupted: two China-affiliated threat actors known as Charcoal Typhoon and Salmon Typhoon; the Iran-affiliated threat actor known as Crimson Sandstorm; the North Korea-affiliated actor known as Emerald Sleet; and the Russia-affiliated actor known as Forest Blizzard.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

Malware Distribution: Cloud exploitation can involve hosting or distributing malware through cloud-based platforms or services. Attackers may upload malicious files or applications to cloud storage or use cloud infrastructure to propagate malware to unsuspecting users. What can businesses do?

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2017

Several attacks observed over the past few months that rely heavily on PowerShell, open-source tools, and fileless malware techniques might be the work of a single group of hackers.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Think Linux doesn’t have malware? And here’s another example of malware that is targeting Linux (along with Windows). More details are available from Ars Technica. This would be why I hate it when companies force me to use SMS for two-factor authentication—at least let me use a one-time passcode or something.

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The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine draws on, consequences are being felt by many parts of the technology sector, including open-source software development. The use of such software can lead to malware infection of personal and corporate computers, as well as IT infrastructure. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Network World

JUNE 27, 2017

In as little as four hours, the bad guys can reverse engineer a software patch for an open-source content management system (CMS) and build an exploit capable of turning millions of websites into spammers, malware hosts or DDoS attackers.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

The new Beep malware is top of mind for organizations and individuals. We are continuing to observe an unyielding surge in the volume of cyberthreats, including advanced malware, botnets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and more," said Callie Guenther, Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Research at Critical Start, in a press release.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. Scammers and malware operators are increasingly adept at mimicking popular brands in their ad snippets, which makes it problematic for the average user to tell the wheat from the chaff. One of the biggest pitfalls with malvertising is how difficult it can be to detect.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

If exploited, the vulnerability allows remote code execution on vulnerable servers, giving an attacker the ability to import malware that would completely compromise machines. The vulnerability is found in log4j, an open-source logging library used by apps and services across the internet.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

United States Cyber Command recently announced it has successfully identified and disclosed multiple open source tools that Iranian threat actors have been using in networks all around the world. These threat actors belong to a group collectively known as MuddyWater—also known by names such as MERCURY, Seedworm, and Static Kitten.

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Dataconomy

JULY 19, 2023

Engineered specifically for malevolent tasks, like crafting malware and executing exploits, WormGPT is a far cry from its peers, like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard. WormGPT has the potential to craft malware and set up phishing attacks, causing harm to people and organizations. Is WormGPT capable of instigating cyberattacks?

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CTOvision

JUNE 28, 2016

What’s amazing about this project is that AirBnB has released it as open source to the community so that anyone can use it. Netflix is committed to open source, and has a very sophisticated real time workflow. Analysts believe that most malware goes undetected from 100-250+ days. With cybercrime, it’s the same.

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CTOvision

JULY 31, 2015

Feds publish guide to setting up an open source project. Invincea Researchers to Present on Overcoming Security Data Science Challenges and Improving Malware Analysis with Graphical Images at Black Hat USA 2015 Conference. Army issues guidance for commercial cloud migration - FCW.com. Fighting fires with better data - GCN.com.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 14, 2023

The infection chain was also refined, with the use of trojanized open-source PDF viewer software in addition to the remote template injection technique in weaponized documents. Additionally, the campaign utilized legitimate security software commonly used in South Korea to spread downloader malware to several victims in the region.

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Dataconomy

JULY 17, 2023

The creator of WormGPT has also posted photos demonstrating how you can instruct the bot to create malware with Python code and request advice on how to design dangerous assaults. The developer claims to have utilized the open-source GPT-J from the 2021 big language model, which is an earlier large language model.

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Network World

MAY 8, 2017

Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware. Because of this, users who downloaded HandBrake-1.0.7.dmg

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Kitaboo

AUGUST 22, 2023

Besides, it could easily be misused by malware developers. In fact, in one of his articles, he said, “new open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and on PCs too)”. HTML5 is an open-source system, adopted by W3C, incorporated by all browsers, and accepted by multiple devices.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2022

They use the apps to gain access to the victim's computer and install malware across the network environment, stealing private keys and exploiting other security gaps. The messages often mimic a recruitment effort and offer high-paying jobs to entice the recipients to download malware-laced cryptocurrency applications, which the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Hallmarks of a 'mental payload' that pulls the right strings Simply put, any phishing email aims to make a recipient slip up in one of the following two ways: clicking a malicious link or downloading a malware-riddled file. This kind of foul play is known as spear-phishing. However, crooks are increasingly proficient in bypassing them.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

After all, you wouldn’t want your haptic glove to misbehave in the metaverse or your autonomous vehicle sensors to be hijacked by malware. Technology partners such as SUSE provide innovative open-source solutions to satisfy such edge computing requirements. Operating Systems for the edge. Learn more about SUSE here. .

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Network World

APRIL 27, 2016

And small ecommerce businesses, especially ones using an open source platform, are particularly susceptible to hacks and breaches. It only takes one click for malware, viruses and ransomware to in infiltrate your system, compromising important business data.” Cybersecurity – and security breaches – continues to be a hot topic.

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CTOvision

JUNE 24, 2015

I know my PC pretty well and I didn’t have any crappy malware accidentally installed. Apparently the issue is that someone added the non-open source component for Google Now to the open source code for Chromium. and looked for a process to blame on that dodgy activity. Who is listening to me?

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

A wave of attacks that have recently affected banks and other enterprises used open-source penetration testing tools loaded directly into memory instead of traditional malware, making their detection much harder.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2023

A major downside of a Superapp is that if compromised due to security vulnerabilities in the app’s code, a malware in its libraries, or a configuration error, it can become the-one-key-to-access-them-all for bad actors. Gartner anticipates that Superapps will be one of the top 10 strategic technology trends for 2023.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The company took its systems offline to prevent the further spread of malware, directly impacting employees who were unable to access specific systems, according to open source reports.". "In

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 3, 2021

The company says the threat actor used vulnerabilities to access Exchange servers, enabling them to access email accounts and install additional malware to facilitate long-term access to the victim's environments. How does a HAFNIUM cyberattack operate?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Most modern cybersecurity systems are geared against malware, ransomware, and brute-force attacks. Email filters have a chance at blocking traditional phishing attempts, but they're not equipped to handle a legitimate-seeming video call if it seems to originate from a trusted source.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

This article on using osquery for behavioral detection of macOS malware was an interesting read. Rory McCune shares some information on configuring Caddy , a Go-based open source web server. Security Adrian Mouat reviews some of the security-focused changes in Go 1.20.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You already know how to do open source research One Swiftie recently used image metadata to determine that the photo on the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) cover was shot the same week that she spoke at NYU’s commencement ceremony. Tracking file and registry key modifications is a key threat detection strategy.

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Galido

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Hacking and data breaches are a common thing today, especially with the rise of open source platforms and electronic transactions. Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft. A common way for malware to attack is for it to find exploits and vulnerabilities in a system. Keep Systems Updated.

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