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White House urges devs to switch to memory-safe programming languages

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged tech companies today to switch to memory-safe programming languages, such as Rust, to improve software security by reducing the number of memory safety vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-urges-devs-to-switch-to-memory-safe-programming-languages/
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New IDAT loader version uses steganography to push Remcos RAT

A hacking group tracked as 'UAC-0184' was observed utilizing steganographic image files to deliver the Remcos remote access trojan (RAT) onto the systems of a Ukrainian entity operating in Finland. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-idat-loader-version-uses-steganography-to-push-remcos-rat/
UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum hack linked to BlackCat ransomware

A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum that led to an ongoing outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform was linked to the BlackCat ransomware group by sources familiar with the investigation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-subsidiary-optum-hack-linked-to-blackcat-ransomware/
Russian hackers hijack Ubiquiti routers to launch stealthy attacks

Russian APT28 military hackers are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to evade detection, the FBI says in a joint advisory issued with the NSA, the U.S. Cyber Command, and international partners. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-hijack-ubiquiti-routers-to-launch-stealthy-attacks/
LabHost cybercrime service lets anyone phish Canadian bank users

The Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) platform 'LabHost' has been helping cybercriminals target North American banks, particularly financial institutes in Canada, causing a notable increase in activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/labhost-cybercrime-service-lets-anyone-phish-canadian-bank-users/
Japan warns of malicious PyPi packages created by North Korean hackers

Japan's Computer Security Incident Response Team (JPCERT/CC) is warning that the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has uploaded four malicious PyPI packages to infect developers with malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japan-warns-of-malicious-pypi-packages-created-by-north-korean-hackers/
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Lazarus hackers exploited Windows zero-day to gain Kernel privileges

North Korean threat actors known as the Lazarus Group exploited a flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) as a zero-day to gain kernel-level access and turn off security tools, allowing them to bypass noisy BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) techniques. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-exploited-windows-zero-day-to-gain-kernel-privileges/
Ransomware gang claims they stole 6TB of Change Healthcare data

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has officially claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), which led to an ongoing outage affecting the Change Healthcare platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-claims-they-stole-6tb-of-change-healthcare-data/