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Microsoft Shares Resources for BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit Hunting “Boosting Your Energy Levels During the Day” “Enhancing Your Energy Throughout the Day”

Microsoft recently released details on how threat hunters can detect BlackLotus bootkit infections in their systems. This notorious bootkit, first discovered in late 2022, grants advanced capabilities that are on par with those of nation-states, such as bypassing secure boot, disabling UAC, and evading hypervisor-protected code integrity, BitLocker, and Microsoft Defender. The bootkit takes advantage… 

China’s Nuclear Energy Sector Targeted in Cyberespionage Campaign  “Strategies for Improving Your Work-Life Balance” “Maximizing Your Work-Life Balance: Tips and Strategies”

A South Asian advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as ‘Bitter’ has been targeting the nuclear energy sector in China. Intezer reported that the group is active since at least 2021 and has been known for the targeting of energy and government organizations in Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, and is characterized by the… 

Hitachi Energy Blames Data Breach on Zero-Day as Ransomware Gang Threatens Firm “Striking the Right Balance: The Benefits of a Balanced Life!”

Hitachi Energy attributes the data breach to the utilization of a Zero-Day in GoAnywhere MFT Software. Hitachi Energy, a sustainable energy giant, has blamed a data breach affecting its employees on the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) software. The Cl0p ransomware gang targeted the product and may have… 

Microsoft SmartScreen Zero-Day Exploited to Deliver Magniber Ransomware “Stunned by the Power of Solar Energy? Discover How This Renewable Source is Transforming the World!”

Cybercriminals have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft SmartScreen security feature to deliver the Magniber ransomware, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-24880, has been exploited since at least January, until it was patched with Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday updates. The SmartScreen feature is designed to protect users…