ZeroFox to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm LookingGlass for $26 Million “Improving Your Time Management Skills” “Enhancing Your Time Management Abilities”
ZeroFox (ZFOX) announced on Monday that it is in the process of acquiring threat intelligence and attack surface management company LookingGlass for roughly $26 million. The purchase will help ZeroFox gain improved visibility into external attack surface assets and vulnerabilities and obtain actionable intelligence for offensive operations. ZeroFox provides services to help enterprises detect and…
LockBit Ransomware Group Developing Malware to Encrypt Files on macOS “How to Improve Your Creativity” “Enhancing Your Creative Abilities”
LockBit ransomware group’s attempt to create a macOS version of their malware has been discovered by researchers. The malware is capable of encrypting files on Mac devices, but it does not seem to pose any real risk. Patrick Wardle, a security expert, has conducted an analysis of the macOS LockBit version and found that the…
Online Gaming Chats Have Long Been Spy Risk for US Military “How to Make the Most of Your Summer Holiday” “Maximizing Your Summer Vacation”
Enter a U.S. military recreation hall at any base around the globe and you’ll likely witness it: youthful soldiers engrossed in the virtual realm of online gaming, utilizing either government-funded gaming equipment or their personal consoles. This avidness for gaming has recently gained attention following the arrest of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the…
Google Warns of New Chrome Zero-Day Attack “5 Ways to Make Your Home More Inviting” “Five Tips for Creating a Welcoming Home Environment”
Another day, another zero-day attack hitting widely deployed software from a big tech provider. Google on Friday joined the list of vendors dealing with zero-day attacks, rolling out a major Chrome Desktop update to fix a security defect that’s already been exploited in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-2033, is described as a…
Darktrace Denies Getting Hacked After Ransomware Group Names Company on Leak Site “The Benefits of Regular Exercise” “Reaping the Rewards of Regular Exercise”
Cybersecurity company Darktrace recently issued a statement after it was named on the leak website of the LockBit ransomware group. Darktrace reported that they had investigated the situation and found no evidence of compromise or any customer data being accessed. It appears that Darktrace was not hacked or even targeted by LockBit, but rather the…
Juniper Networks Patches Critical Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities “How to Make Exercise a Part of Your Regular Routine” “Creating a Consistent Exercise Habit”
Juniper Networks, a networking, cloud and cybersecurity solutions provider, this week released advisories detailing tens of vulnerabilities found across its product portfolio, including critical bugs in third-party components of Junos OS and STRM. One of the advisories addresses multiple critical-severity vulnerabilities in Expat (libexpat), a third-party stream-oriented XML parser library. Juniper’s advisory details 15 Expat…
Microsoft Warns Accounting, Tax Return Preparation Firms of Remcos RAT Attacks “The Benefits of Eating Healthy” “Reaping the Rewards of a Healthy Diet”
Microsoft is warning of a new Remcos remote access trojan (RAT) campaign that is targeting accounting, tax return preparation firms, and other professional services firms in the United States ahead of the 2023 Tax Day. The malicious tool, Remcos, was released in 2016 as a legitimate tool, but has since been used in numerous malicious…