The Bite from Inside: The Sophos Active Adversary Report

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems. The deceptive package, named soopsocks, attracted a total of 2,653 downloads before it was taken…

Their headline was, “Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Infor­ma­tion from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Con­duent as Part of Inves­ti­ga­tion into Largest Data Breach in U.S. History,” but that seemed terribly wrong. Is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton using AI as for his research?  “Largest Data Breach in U.S. History?” Doesn’t he remember……

Cyber threats and attacks like ransomware continue to increase in volume and complexity with the endpoint typically being the most sought after and valued target. With the rapid expansion and adoption of AI, it is more critical than ever to ensure the endpoint is adequately secured by a platform capable of not just keeping pace,…

Google has released Chrome 132 with fixes for 16 vulnerabilities, including multiple high-severity security defects. The post Chrome 132 Patches 16 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on two threat actors that orchestrate investment scams through spoofed celebrity endorsements and conceal their activity through traffic distribution systems (TDSes). The activity clusters have been codenamed Reckless Rabbit and Ruthless Rabbit by DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox. The attacks have been observed to lure victims with bogus

Cannabis retailer Stiiizy says hackers stole the personal information of 380,000 consumers from one of its vendors. The post 380,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Cannabis Retailer Stiiizy appeared first on SecurityWeek.