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Sep 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Human Rights

Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023.

“Sighting this group’s [Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures] in critical governmental entities in the Middle East, particularly those related to human rights studies, marks a new strategic move for them,” Kaspersky security researcher Sherif Magdy said.

The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it detected the activity in June 2024 upon discovering a new version of the China Chopper web Shell, a tool shared by many Chinese-speaking threat actors for remote access to compromised servers, on a public web server hosting an open-source content management system…

Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York City billboard targeting the Gulf state’s rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads — all elements of a sprawling influence operation vilifying the country as it mediates between Israel and Hamas.

The murky operation, which began late last year and spans multiple countries, is the largest ever to target the wealthy emirate, disinformation researchers say, as the nine-month war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group rages on.

The campaigns, many using Islamophobic and anti-immigrant tropes, involve an anti-Qatar ad that featured at a U.S. gathering of political conservatives attended by…

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UK’s CDDO seeks workforce strategy lead

The UK Cabinet Office is looking to hire a head of workforce strategy and transformation to work within its Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO). 

The CDDO leads the government’s digital and data function and exists to help state departments achieve digital transformation across their operations and services. 

The new head of workforce strategy and transformation will earn a base salary of between £64,700 (US$82,568) and £69,200 (US$88,324), and is expected to be stationed in Bristol or Manchester. The role represents what the government called “the primary interface between the…

WordPress websites are under attack! FakeUpdates malware exploits vulnerabilities and injects malicious code. LockBit3 dominates the world of ransomware. Web server flaws leave organizations exposed. Experts advocate strong security and zero tolerance for cyber threats.

As of March 2024, approximately 835 million websites are utilizing the WordPress Content Management System (CMS). This vast presence makes WordPress an extremely lucrative target for cybercriminals.

To highlight the ongoing threats to WordPress, according to the February 2024 Global Threat Index released by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., this week, researchers have uncovered a fresh wave of cyber threats including malware attacks aimed at WordPress websites.

The campaign, identified as

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