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Latrodectus Malware Loader Emerges as IcedID’s Successor in Phishing Campaigns
Cybersecurity researchers have observed a spike in email phishing campaigns starting early March 2024 that delivers Latrodectus, a nascent malware loader believed to be the successor to the IcedID malware. “These campaigns typically involve a recognizable infection chain involving oversized JavaScript files that utilize WMI’s ability to invoke msiexec.exe and install a remotely-hosted MSI
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Chinese Nationals Arrested for Laundering $73 Million in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered at least $73 million from victims through shell companies. The individuals, Daren Li, 41, and Yicheng Zhang, 38, were arrested in Atlanta and Los Angeles on April 12 and May 16, respectively. The foreign…
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Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Targeting Over 1,500 Banks Worldwide
The threat actors behind the Windows-based Grandoreiro banking trojan have returned in a global campaign since March 2024 following a law enforcement takedown in January. The large-scale phishing attacks, likely facilitated by other cybercriminals via a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, target over 1,500 banks across the world, spanning more than 60 countries in Central and South
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Column: Oregon’s women’s tackle football team looks to move the chains
The Oregon Ravens are a semi-pro full-contact women’s American football team that is part of the Women’s National Football Conference, founded in 2018 by Odessa “OJ” Jenkins. An entrepreneur by trade and a retired member of the women’s U.S. tackle football national team, Jenkins said she saw a business opportunity in the sport that she…
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ZoomInfo puts nearly half its new Vancouver HQ up for sublease
The company had originally planned to occupy the entire space.
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PacifiCorp faces new ‘mass complaint’ totaling $3B in Oregon wildfire case
It follows on the heels of a filing last month that listed 1,000 plaintiffs seeking a total of $30 billion.
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Gregory Gourdet’s Kann bar Sousòl adds a happy hour
One of the city’s hottest bars has added its first happy hour program. Sousòl, the libation section of Gregory Gourdet’s highly regarded Kann restaurant, now has a happy hour Wednesday through Saturday and 9 p.m. until closing. The spot is billed as a “pan-Caribbean, subterranean cocktail bar.” Much of the menu is informed by Gourdet’s…
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Oregon alcohol tax task force meeting draws heated debate
The Task Force on Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services heard from industry reps on Thursday.
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Kinsing Hacker Group Exploits More Flaws to Expand Botnet for Cryptojacking
The cryptojacking group known as Kinsing has demonstrated its ability to continuously evolve and adapt, proving to be a persistent threat by swiftly integrating newly disclosed vulnerabilities to exploit arsenal and expand its botnet. The findings come from cloud security firm Aqua, which described the threat actor as actively orchestrating illicit cryptocurrency mining
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New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs
A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights – a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and where the most serious threats actually reside. The new report, Navigating the Paths of Risk: The State of Exposure Management in 2024, is based on hundreds of thousands of attack path assessments conducted by…
