Author Archives: Onsite Computing, Inc.

North Korean Hackers Update BeaverTail Malware to Target MacOS Users

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated variant of a known stealer malware that attackers affiliated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have delivered as part of prior cyber espionage campaigns targeting job seekers. The artifact in question is an Apple macOS disk image (DMG) file named “MiroTalk.dmg” that mimics the legitimate video call […]

Baffle to offer tenant-level data encryption to AWS users

SaaS applications running on AWS can now provide tenant-level data protection as data security provider Baffle announces new integration with AWS Server Side Encryption (SSE). AWS’ SSE feature, aimed at protecting data at rest by encrypting it before saving it to disks, will now support multi-tenant encryption for SaaS data in the cloud. “This use […]

Navigating Insider Risks: Are your Employees Enabling External Threats?

Attacks on your network are often meticulously planned operations launched by sophisticated threats. Sometimes your technical fortifications provide a formidable challenge, and the attack requires assistance from the inside to succeed. For example, in 2022, the FBI issued a warning1 that SIM swap attacks are growing: gain control of the phone and earn a gateway […]

FIN7 Group Advertises Security-Bypassing Tool on Dark Web Forums

The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed using multiple pseudonyms across several underground forums to likely advertise a tool known to be used by ransomware groups like Black Basta. “AvNeutralizer (aka AuKill), a highly specialized tool developed by FIN7 to tamper with security solutions, has been marketed in the criminal underground […]

APT exploits Windows zero-day to launch zombie IE attack

An APT group has been exploiting a Windows vulnerability patched last week to trick users into downloading malicious files by unwittingly opening URLs in the retired Internet Explorer browser. The attack chain deploys information stealing malware and has been in use since May, when the flaw was still unknown to Microsoft. Researchers from Trend Micro, […]

China-linked APT17 Targets Italian Companies with 9002 RAT Malware

A China-linked threat actor called APT17 has been observed targeting Italian companies and government entities using a variant of a known malware referred to as 9002 RAT. The two targeted attacks took place on June 24 and July 2, 2024, Italian cybersecurity company TG Soft said in an analysis published last week. “The first campaign […]

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