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Confluence servers hacked to deploy AvosLocker, Cerber2021 ransomware

Ransomware gangs are now targeting a recently patched and actively exploited remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center instances for initial access to corporate networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/confluence-servers-hacked-to-deploy-avoslocker-cerber2021-ransomware/
WiFi probing exposes smartphone users to tracking, info leaks

Researchers at the University of Hamburg in Germany have conducted a field experiment capturing hundreds of thousands of passersby's WiFi connection probe requests to determine the type of data transmitted without the device owners realizing it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wifi-probing-exposes-smartphone-users-to-tracking-info-leaks/
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WiFi probing exposes smartphone users to tracking, info leaks

Researchers at the University of Hamburg in Germany have conducted a field experiment capturing hundreds of thousands of passersby's WiFi connection probe requests to determine the type of data transmitted without the device owners realizing it. [...]
PyPI package 'keep' mistakenly included a password stealer

PyPI packages 'keep,' 'pyanxdns,' 'api-res-py' were found to contain a password-stealer and a backdoor due to the presence of malicious 'request' dependency within some versions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-package-keep-mistakenly-included-a-password-stealer/
Russian hackers start targeting Ukraine with Follina exploits

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is warning that the Russian hacking group Sandworm may be exploiting Follina, a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) currently tracked as CVE-2022-30190. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-start-targeting-ukraine-with-follina-exploits/
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New Syslogk Linux rootkit uses magic packets to trigger backdoor

A new rootkit malware named 'Syslogk' has been spotted in the wild, and it features advanced process and file hiding techniques that make detection highly unlikely. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-syslogk-linux-rootkit-uses-magic-packets-to-trigger-backdoor/
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Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Russian hackers start targeting Ukraine with Follina exploits

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is warning that the Russian hacking group Sandworm may be exploiting Follina, a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) currently tracked as CVE-2022-30190. [...]
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Hackers clone Coinbase, MetaMask mobile wallets to steal your crypto

Security researchers have uncovered a large-scale malicious operation that uses trojanized mobile cryptocurrency wallet applications for Coinbase, MetaMask, TokenPocket, and imToken services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-clone-coinbase-metamask-mobile-wallets-to-steal-your-crypto/