Cloud computing giant AWS says an internal threat intel decoy system called MadPot has been used successfully to trap malicious activity, including nation state-backed APTs like Volt Typhoon and Sandworm. MadPot, the brainchild of AWS software engineer Nima Sharifi Mehr, is described as “a sophisticated system of monitoring sensors and automated response capabilities” that entraps malicious ..
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SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we will curate and present ..
Enterprise technology vendor Progress Software on Thursday shipped patches for critical-level security flaws in its WS_FTP file transfer software, warning that a pre-authenticated attacker could wreak havoc on the underlying operating system. An urgent bulletin from the Burlington, Mass. company documented at least eight security defects that could be exploited remotely and urged business customers ..
A Nigerian national residing in South Africa last week pleaded guilty in court in the United States to his role in a million-dollar business email compromise (BEC) fraud scheme. The man, Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo, 29, was extradited to the US from Canada in April 2023. According to the plea agreement and other court documents, Simon-Ebo ..
MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, the casino giant said Wednesday, as analysts and academics measured the effects of the event. “We are pleased that all of our hotels and casinos are operating normally,” the ..
Authorities in Finland and Europol on Tuesday announced the seizure of Piilopuoti, a drugs marketplace operating on the Tor network since May 2022. Designed to facilitate free and anonymous internet browsing and communication, the Tor network is also used by cybercriminals to conduct illegal activities, including the sales of malware, drugs, weapons, and other illicit ..
BlackBerry is warning of a widespread campaign targeting online payment businesses with web skimmers for more than a year. Dubbed Silent Skimmer, the campaign initially focused on organizations in the APAC region, but has been targeting businesses in Canada and the United States as well since October 2022, and appears to be expanding to new ..
Russian hacker Dariy Pankov has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Pankov, who was extradited from the Eastern European country of Georgia earlier this year, was charged with developing and selling a piece of malware ..
SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we will curate and present ..
Google-owned Mandiant says the financially motivated threat actor responsible for the recent MGM Resorts hack has been expanding its targets, as well as its monetization strategies. Tracked as UNC3944 and also referred to as 0ktapus, Scatter Swine, and Scattered Spider, the hacking group has targeted at least 100 organizations, mostly in the United States and ..
