Asokan is a U.K.-based senior correspondent for Information Security Media Group's global news desk. She previously worked with IDG and other publications, reporting on developments in technology, minority rights and education.
A new malware spam email campaign is delivering the NanoCore remote access Trojan as a malicious Adobe icon to infect its victims, a new report by security firm Trustwave finds. The malware is designed to steal passwords and emails.
Microsoft is warning users of its Azure cloud platform that hackers are using several "living off the land" attack techniques to evade security measures, escalate privileges and deploy cryptominers. The software giant released a threat detection and mitigation strategy for the platform.
A Microsoft Exchange Server at the European Banking Authority, a regulatory agency of the European Union, was hacked. But the agency says there are no indications of data exfiltration.
A Microsoft-themed phishing campaign is using phony Google reCAPTCHA in an attempt to steal credentials from senior employees of various organizations, a new report by security firm Zcaler says. The company says it prevented more than 2,500 phishing emails tied to the campaign.
VMware has issued patches for a critical vulnerability in its virtual desktop deployment platform, View Planner, which could enable remote code execution.
The Russian hacker group RTM is deploying a new ransomware variant dubbed "Quoter" along with a banking Trojan as part of an extortion campaign, according to the security firm Kaspersky.
The Russian carding and fraud discussion forum Maza has been breached, and hackers have leaked what appear to be legitimate members' details, including email addresses and forum credentials, threat-intelligence firms report. The breach and data leak follows a recent wave of attacks against cybercrime forums.
A team of security researchers has released a new jailbreak for iOS 14.3 and previous versions that enables users to install and tweak unofficial apps outside Apple's security protections.
The Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking operation also known as Hidden Cobra, is deploying TFlower ransomware, using its MATA malware framework, security firm Sygnia reports.
A new malware loader dubbed "Gootloader" is using search engine optimization techniques to spread ransomware, Trojans and other malware, the security firm Sophos reports.
The cryptocurrency company Tether has refused to pay a ransom of 500 bitcoins ($24 million) after hackers threatened to leak sensitive data if the company failed to pay.
The U.S. National Security Agency has issued "zero trust" guidance aimed at securing critical networks and sensitive data within key federal agencies. The NSA adds it is also assisting Defense Department customers with the zero trust implementations.
Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in Windows that can be exploited by tricking users to visit websites that use a malicious font. The flaw was found by Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team.
Hackers could manipulate certain digitally signed PDF documents to add malicious content, according to a study by researchers at Germany's Ruhr University of Bochum.
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