The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Bill Toulas is a technology writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications. An open source advocate and Linux enthusiast, is currently finding pleasure in following hacks, malware campaigns, and data breach incidents, as well as by exploring the intricate ways through which tech is swiftly transforming our lives.

DarkGate and Pikabot malware emerge as Qakbot’s successors

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A sophisticated phishing campaign pushing the DarkGate malware infections has recently added the PikaBot malware into the mix, making it the most advanced phishing campaign since the Qakbot operation was dismantled. 

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Kinsing malware exploits Apache ActiveMQ RCE to plant rootkits

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The Kinsing malware operator is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-46604 critical vulnerability in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source message broker to compromise Linux systems. 

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Lumma Stealer malware now uses trigonometry to evade detection

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The Lumma information-stealing malware is now using an interesting tactic to evade detection by security software - the measuring of mouse movements using trigonometry to determine if the malware is running on a real machine or an antivirus sandbox. 

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Researchers extract RSA keys from SSH server signing errors

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A team of academic researchers from universities in California and Massachusetts demonstrated that it's possible under certain conditions for passive network attackers to retrieve secret RSA keys from naturally occurring errors leading to failed SSH (secure shell) connection attempts. 

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Exploit for CrushFTP RCE chain released, patch now

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A proof-of-concept exploit was publicly released for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the CrushFTP enterprise suite, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access files on the server, execute code, and obtain plain-text passwords. 

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Top Breaches Of 2023

Customers Affected In T-Mobile Breach
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Customers Affected In MCNA Insurance Data Breach
Individuals Affected In PharMerica Data Breach
Users Affected In ChatGPT Major Data Breach
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