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'Commando Cat' Is Second Campaign of the Year Targeting Docker

The threat actor behind the campaign is still unknown, but it shares some similarities with other cyptojacking groups.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/commando-cat-campaign-is-second-this-year-to-target-docker

Feds Confirm Remote Killing of Volt Typhoon's SOHO Botnet

The China-backed APT was using the botnet, made up of mostly end-of-life, patchless routers from Cisco and Netgear, to set up shop inside US critical infrastructure.

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/feds-confirm-remote-killing-volt-typhoon-soho-botnet

China Infiltrates US Critical Infrastructure in Ramp-up to Conflict

Threat actors linked to the People's Republic of China, such as Volt Typhoon, continue to "pre-position" themselves in the critical infrastructure of the United States, according to military and law e...

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-infiltrates-us-critical-infrastructure-ramp-up-conflict

Ukraine Military Targeted With Russian APT PowerShell Attack

The attack, associated with Shuckworm, employs TTPs observed in prior campaigns against the Ukrainian military, predominantly using PowerShell.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ukraine-military-targeted-with-russian-apt-powershell-attack

FritzFrog Botnet Exploits Log4Shell on Overlooked Internal Hosts

Everyone knows to patch vulnerabilities for Internet-facing assets, but what about internal ones? One botnet is counting on your complacency.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/fritzfrog-botnet-exploits-log4shell-overlooked-internal-hosts

The Imperative for Robust Security Design in the Health Industry

It is imperative that healthcare and health-tech companies move beyond reactive measures and adopt a proactive stance in safeguarding sensitive patient information.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/imperative-robust-security-design-health-industry

Saudi Arabia Debuts 'Generative AI for All' Program

The initiative is aimed at promoting policy, ethics, and expansion of AI in the country.

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/saudi-arabia-debuts-generative-ai-for-all-program

CMMC Is the Starting Line, Not the Finish

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and a harden, detect, and respond mindset are key to protecting defense and critical infrastructure companies.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cmmc-starting-line-not-finish

3 ISIS Members Slapped With Sanctions From US Treasury

Evidently, even terrorists need cybersecurity training. New sanctions aim to disrupt their cyber and financial operations.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/three-isis-members-slapped-sanctions-treasury

Managing Identity Across Clouds Critical to Enterprise Security

Privileged access management (PAM) is notoriously difficult to deploy and companies' increasing use of cloud has made it even more complex.

https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/managing-identity-across-clouds-critical-security

Ransomware Groups Gain Clout With False Attack Claims

Technica? Europcar? Cybercriminals are increasingly bluffing about ransomware attacks, and the cybersecurity community is helping by spreading their lies.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ransomware-groups-gain-clout-fake-attack-claims

Microsoft Threat Report: How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Impacting the Global Cybersecurity Community

The Russians are engaged in widespread influence operations designed to erode trust, increase polarization, and threaten democratic processes around the globe.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/microsoft-threat-report-how-russia-s-war-on-ukraine-is-impacting-the-global-cybersecurity-community

Fulton County Suffers Power Outages as Cyberattack Continues

County services have come to a halt and are not expected to resume until next week; no threat actor has yet been identified.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/fulton-county-suffers-power-outages-cyberattack

'Leaky Vessels' Cloud Bugs Allow Container Escapes Globally

The four security vulnerabilities are found in Docker and beyond, and one affecting runC affects essentially every cloud-native developer worldwide.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/leaky-vessel-cloud-bugs-container-escapes-globally

Johnson Controls Ransomware Cleanup Costs Top $27M and Counting

JCI's latest SEC filing notes that its smart-factory installations weren't compromised, allaying physical security fears.

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/johnson-controls-ransomware-cleanup-costs-27m

More Ivanti VPN Zero-Days Fuel Attack Frenzy as Patches Finally Roll

Both China-backed APTs and ordinary cyberattackers have seized on a pair of Ivanti VPN bugs for global exploitation.

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/more-ivanti-vpn-zero-day-bugs-attack-frenzy-patches-rolling