| LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | Black Basta Develops Custom Malware in Wake of Qakbot Takedown The prolific ransomware group has shifted away from phishing as the method of entry into corporate networks, and is now using initial access brokers as well as its own tools to optimize its most recent attacks. Attacks on Bytecode Interpreters Conceal Malicious Injection Activity By injecting malicious bytecode into interpreters for VBScript, Python, and Lua, researchers found they can circumvent malicious code detection. Attackers Hijack Facebook Pages, Promote Malicious AI Photo Editor A malvertising campaign uses phishing to steal legitimate account pages, with the endgame of delivering the Lumma stealer. More Legal Records Stolen in 2023 Than Previous 5 Years Combined Law firms make the perfect target for extortion, so it's no wonder that ransomware attackers target them and demand multimillion dollar ransoms. 'Sitting Ducks' Attacks Create Hijacking Threat for Domain Name Owners Researchers say the attacks are easy to perform, difficult to contact, nearly unrecognizable, and "entirely preventable." MORE NEWS / MORE COMMENTARY | | | PRODUCTS & RELEASES | Protect AI Acquires SydeLabs to Red Team Large Language Models ESET Reveals Latest Cloud-Native Authentication Solution AI-Driven Executive Impersonations Emerge As Significant Threat to Business Payment Processes MORE PRODUCTS & RELEASES |
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