New Golang Botnet Empties Windows Users’ Cryptocurrency Wallets A new Golang-based botnet under active development has been ensnaring hundreds of Windows devices each time its operators deploy a new command and control (C2) server. First spotted in October 2021 by ZeroFox researchers who dubbed it Kraken, this previously unknown botnet uses the SmokeLoader backdoor and malware downloader to spread
Iranian Hackers Target VMware Horizon Servers with Log4j Exploits An Iranian-aligned hacking group tracked as TunnelVision was spotted exploiting Log4j on VMware Horizon servers to breach corporate networks in the Middle East and the United States. Security analysts at SentinelLabs who have been tracking the activity chose that name due to the group’s heavy reliance
FCC Proposes $45 million Fine for Health Insurance Robocaller The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed the largest-ever fine against a robocaller for Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations. The Commission wants to hit Florida-based lead generator Interstate Brokers with a $45 million TCPA fine for making more than 500,000 unlawful robocalls without an emergency purpose or the consumers’ prior express
WordPress Force Installs UpdraftPlus Patch on 3 million Sites WordPress has taken the rare step of force-updating the UpdraftPlus plugin on all sites to fix a high-severity vulnerability allowing website subscribers to download the latest database backups, which often contain credentials and PII. Three million sites use the popular WordPress plugin, so the potential for exploitation
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