As phishing threats continue to evolve, attackers are leveraging increasingly sophisticated methods that use legitimate cloud platforms to disguise their malicious campaigns. Recent research has uncovered a worrying trend: the abuse of Google Apps Script as a vehicle for launching convincing...
A new and highly sophisticated threat has been making waves in the cybersecurity community: the ModiLoader malware, also known as DBatLoader. This potent strain is targeting Windows users with laser-focused efficiency, employing clever evasion techniques and multi-stage infection processes that...
The growing adoption of generative AI in the workplace has ushered in sweeping changes across industries, delivering newfound efficiencies and innovative capabilities. Yet, with each leap toward automation and intelligence, a parallel, shadowy world of cyber threats surges ahead. A recent...
Hackers are continuously upping their game, and the latest twist in the ransomware saga comes from a group known as Akira. In 2024, Akira ransomware has accounted for approximately 15% of cybersecurity incidents, leveraging an ingenious—and unsettling—tactic: using unsecured IoT devices like...
There’s a certain poetic irony in the fact that OAuth 2.0—a framework specifically engineered to keep our digital lives safe from password theft—is now being bent and twisted by Russian hackers to hijack entire Microsoft 365 accounts. If that isn’t progress in the field of offensive...
In a recent development, Russian threat actors identified as UTA0352 and UTA0355 have been targeting Ukraine-linked nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by exploiting the OAuth protocol to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts.
The Mechanics of the Attack
The attackers initiated their campaign with...