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Russian Turla Hackers Hijack Decade-Old Malware Infrastructure to Deploy New Backdoors

The Russian cyberespionage group known as Turla has been observed piggybacking on attack infrastructure used by a decade-old malware to deliver its...

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Malware

Glupteba Botnet Continues to Thrive Despite Google’s Attempts to Disrupt It

The operators of the Glupteba botnet resurfaced in June 2022 as part of a renewed and “upscaled” campaign, months after Google disrupted...

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Vulnerabilities

Google Warns of Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited by ScarCruft Hackers

An Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability was actively exploited by a North Korean threat actor to target South Korean users by capitalizing on...

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Malware

Google Wins Lawsuit Against Russians Linked to Blockchain-based Glupteba Botnet

Google has won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals in connection with the operation of a botnet called Glupteba, the company...

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Malware

Malicious Google Play Store App Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan

Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps that have been detected on the Play Store for Android, one of which posed...

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Cyber Attack

Researchers Identify 3 Hacktivist Groups Supporting Russian Interests

At least three alleged hacktivist groups working in support of Russian interests are likely doing so in collaboration with state-sponsored cyber threat...

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Vulnerabilities

Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google on Friday shipped emergency fixes to address a security vulnerability in the Chrome web browser that it said is being actively...

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Vulnerabilities

Google Launches New Open Source Bug Bounty to Tackle Supply Chain Attacks

Google on Monday introduced a new bug bounty program for its open source projects, offering payouts anywhere from $100 to $31,337 (a...

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Malware

Google Says ISPs Helped Attackers Infect Targeted Smartphones with Hermit Spyware

A week after it emerged that a sophisticated mobile spyware dubbed Hermit was used by the government of Kazakhstan within its borders,...

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Malware

Cytrox’s Predator Spyware Targeted Android Users with Zero-Day Exploits

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday pointed fingers at a North Macedonian spyware developer named Cytrox for developing exploits against five...

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Vulnerabilities

Google Created ‘Open Source Maintenance Crew’ to Help Secure Critical Projects

Google on Thursday announced the creation of a new “Open Source Maintenance Crew” to focus on bolstering the security of critical open...

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Vulnerabilities

Google Releases Android Update to Patch Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Google has released monthly security patches for Android with fixes for 37 flaws across different components, one of which is a fix...

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Vulnerabilities

Google Issues Urgent Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google on Friday shipped an out-of-band security update to address a high severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser that it said is...

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Vulnerabilities

North Korean Hackers Exploited Chrome Zero-Day to Target Fintech, IT, and Media Firms

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday disclosed that it acted to mitigate threats from two distinct government-backed attacker groups based in...

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Cyber Attack

Google Uncovers ‘Initial Access Broker’ Working with Conti Ransomware Gang

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) took the wraps off a new initial access broker that it said is closely affiliated to a...

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Malware

Google Details Two Zero-Day Bugs Reported in Zoom Clients and MMR Servers

An exploration of zero-click attack surface for the popular video conferencing solution Zoom has yielded two previously undisclosed security vulnerabilities that could...