A single email address may now be all cybercriminals need to build a surprisingly detailed profile of a target. Flare researchers identified an automated bot that can generate detailed dossiers from a single email address by aggregating data from multiple breached databases. “Tools like this Telegram bot show how little effort it now takes to…
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Global Security News, malware
New WordPress Malware Uses Steam Profile Comments to Hide C2 Instructions
GoDaddy researchers found WordPress malware using Steam Community profile comments to hide encoded command and control data, with nearly 1,980 sites affected.
AI, Apps, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
GoDaddy found malware on 1,980 WordPress sites using Steam as C2 infrastructure
Malware on approximately 2,000 WordPress sites hid C2 instructions in Steam profile comments using invisible Unicode. GoDaddy researchers spotted a command-and-control infrastructure for a malware campaign abusing Valve’s Steam gaming platform. The experts discovered malware on approximately 1,980 WordPress sites that fetches its instructions by reading Steam Community profile comments, where the actual payload is…
Global Security News
How attackers engineer BECs against specific organizations
Teams can mitigate BECs by better understanding their company’s attack profile.
Global Security News, Risk Management
20 Leaders Who Built the CISO Era: 2 Decades of Change
As part of Dark Reading’s 20th anniversary special coverage, we profile the CISOs, founders, researchers, criminals, and policymakers who rewrote the enterprise risk playbook.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Reflections from the Second NIST Cyber AI Profile Workshop
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Artificial Intelligence (Cyber AI Profile) Workshop in January! The input we received on the Preliminary Draft during this workshop has been invaluable and is informing the development of the next draft of the NIST Cyber AI Profile. We are working toward publishing a…
Global Security News, Risk Management
Upcoming Opportunities in Space Investment: What to Know About SpaceX
Guide to the SpaceX IPO date, company profile, pricing method, risks, and how investors can prepare to buy shares when the company goes public soon.
Global Security News, Risk Management
SpaceX IPO Date Explained: Key Insights Investors Need to Know
Guide to the SpaceX IPO date, company profile, pricing method, risks, and how investors can prepare to buy shares when the company goes public soon.