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Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign
A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed SneakyChef has been linked to an espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) with SugarGh0st malware since at least August 2023. “SneakyChef uses lures that are scanned documents of government agencies, most of which are related to various countries’ Ministries
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Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing campaign that has been identified as targeting people in Pakistan using a custom backdoor. Dubbed PHANTOM#SPIKE by Securonix, the unknown threat actors behind the activity have leveraged military-related phishing documents to activate the infection sequence. “While there are many methods used today to deploy malware, the…
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How to Use Tines’s SOC Automation Capability Matrix
Created by John Tuckner and the team at automation and AI-powered workflow platform Tines, the SOC Automation Capability Matrix (SOC ACM) is a set of techniques designed to help security operations teams understand their automation capabilities and respond more effectively to incidents. A customizable, vendor-agnostic tool featuring lists of automation opportunities, it’s
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Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads
A malvertising campaign is leveraging trojanized installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams to drop a backdoor called Oyster (aka Broomstick and CleanUpLoader). That’s according to findings from Rapid7, which identified lookalike websites hosting the malicious payloads that users are redirected to after searching for them on search engines like Google…
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SolarWinds Serv-U Vulnerability Under Active Attack – Patch Immediately
A recently patched high-severity flaw impacting SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer software is being actively exploited by malicious actors in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28995 (CVSS score: 8.6), concerns a directory transversal bug that could allow attackers to read sensitive files on the host machine. Affecting all versions of the software prior to and…
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Nike’s layoffs could have an outsized effect on other industries, economist says
According to ECONorthwest’s senior economist, Nike’s recent layoffs could have ripple effects on Portland’s regional economy, specifically because of the current economic climate.
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Travel Portland’s Jeff Miller will retire from key tourism role
Jeff Miller has become inextricably linked to Portland’s tourism scene.
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Nike extends U.S. employees’ paid parental leave benefit to 16 weeks
“New parents are some of the hardest working athletes around, and when you’re a new parent on our team, we want to make sure you have the time you need to care for your family,” Nike’s post said.
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Dr. Dave Sanders, ZoomCare founder, debuts a hybrid AI-human doctor startup
One thing hasn’t changed: Sanders has huge ambitions about remaking American health care.
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James Beard wins spotlight Portland’s resurgent restaurant; Let’s celebrate
The James Beard Award wins highlight what most Portlanders already know, the Rose City is a great place to eat.
