International

After three years of research, an international team has created the first ‘World Cybercrime Index’, which ranks the most significant sources of cybercrime at a national level. The PLOS ONE journal’s Index, reveals that a few countries pose the biggest cybercrime threat. Russia is the top, followed by Ukraine, China, …

CISA, FBI, Europol’s EC3, and NCSC-NL released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory called #StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware. It shares known tactics, techniques, and procedures of Akira ransomware, as well as indicators of compromise from FBI investigations up until February 2024. Akira threat actors started with Windows systems but shifted to Linux for …

18 companies in Sweden pretended to be legitimate data centers for AI or other activities, but actually evaded taxes and exploited tax incentives to mine cryptocurrency. The Swedish tax agency Skatteverket is requiring almost 1 billion kronor ($91 million) in extra taxes. The Swedish Tax Agency audited 21 companies running …

Utilizing Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS a news campaign has emerged. According to Vedere labs of forescout’s report this campaign leverages a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-48788 and The campaign has been active since at least 2022 as stated the report. CVE-2023-48788: According to the official documentation, FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) …

The NSA AISC recently released a cybersecurity information sheet called “Deploying AI Systems Securely”. This sheet was developed in partnership with CISA, the FBI, ASD ACSC, CCCS, NCSC-NZ, and NCSC-UK. The guidance provides best practices for deploying and operating externally developed artificial intelligence (AI) systems and aims to: Improve the …

Checkmarx researchers found that hackers are using GitHub search results to distribute long-lasting malware to developers’ computers. The attackers in this campaign make harmful repositories with popular names and topics. They use techniques like automated updates and fake stars to improve search rankings. “By leveraging GitHub Actions, the attackers automatically …

Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks to announce the release of Google Cloud Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Enterprise. The managed firewall service, powered by Palo Alto Networks security technology, provides strong threat prevention features needed for cloud-based business operations. Google Cloud NGFW Enterprise provides advanced Layer 7 security features to protect …

CISA has launched a new initiative, making its advanced malware analysis system, Malware Next-Gen, available to the public. Malware Next-Gen is a new and innovative way to find and fight against cyber threats and harmful software. This new platform allows governments, private organizations, security researchers, and individuals to submit malware …

CISA issued nine advisories about Industrial Control Systems (ICS) on April 11, 2024. These advisories give important information about security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits related to ICS. ICSA-24-102-01 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 ICSA-24-102-02 Siemens SIMATIC WinCC ICSA-24-102-03 Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 before V11.0.1 ICSA-24-102-04 Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 ICSA-24-102-05 Siemens Scalance W1750D ICSA-24-102-06 …

Apple warned users in 91 other countries about a possible “mercenary spyware attack”. Apple notified Reuters that the company found evidence of attackers attempting to remotely compromise iPhones. Mercenary spyware attacks are rare but much more sophisticated than regular cybercriminal activity or malware, as stated in the email. Apple also …