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Research is the systematic study of technologies, systems, attack methods, vulnerabilities, and defensive techniques to establish evidence and produce new findings. In information security, it includes work such as discovering flaws in software or protocols, analyzing malware and attacker behavior, testing cryptographic designs, and evaluating security controls. News under this tag may describe a proof of concept, a measurement study, or a proposed technique rather than a confirmed real-world attack.
For practitioners, research can change how risks are prioritized and mitigated. A demonstrated vulnerability may require vulnerability-management teams to verify affected assets, apply fixes, or add compensating controls; responsible disclosure gives developers time to assess and remediate before technical details enable exploitation. Research involving live systems, personal data, or offensive tooling also raises privacy, authorization, dual-use, and ethical concerns. Sound findings should state their assumptions, scope, limitations, and reproducibility, since laboratory results do not automatically show that an attack is practical in every environment.
Researchers have discovered multiple npm packages named after NodeJS libraries that even pack a Windows executable that resembles NodeJS but instead drops a sinister trojan. [...]
Researchers have discovered multiple npm packages named after NodeJS libraries that even pack a Windows executable that resembles NodeJS but instead drops a sinister trojan. [...]
Kaspersky researchers said sections of the CloudWizard code were identical to CommonMagic
Turkorat-poisoned packages sat in the npm development library for months, researchers say.
The rising geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan in recent months have sparked a noticeable uptick in cyber attacks on the East Asian island country
Lemon Group's Guerrilla malware model an example of how threat actors are monetizing compromised Android devices, researchers say.
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed previously undocumented attack infrastructure used by the prolific state-sponsored group SideWinder to strike entities located in Pakistan and China
An overview of the Lemon Group’s use of preinfected mobile devices, and how this scheme is potentially being developed and expanded to other internet of things (IoT) devices. This research was presented in full at the Black Hat Asia 2023 Conference in Singapore in May 2023.
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing attacks and malware delivery. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing attacks and malware delivery. [...]
Researchers infiltrate a ransomware operation and discover slick services behind Qilin's Rust-based malware variant.
The Chinese nation-state actor known as Mustang Panda has been linked to a new set of sophisticated and targeted attacks aimed at European foreign affairs entities since January 2023
Researchers found 11 vulnerabilities in products from three industrial cellular router vendors that attackers can exploit through various vectors, bypassing all security layers.
Actor is using leaked Babuk code to target firms
PMFault – from the researchers that brought you Plundervolt and Voltpillager Presenting at Black Hat Asia 2023, an infosec researcher detailed how remote updates can be exploited to modify voltage on a Supermicro motherboard and remotely brick machines.…
Microsoft blocking 'net scripts sparked 'monumental shift' in attacks Microsoft's decision to block internet-sourced macros by default last year is forcing attackers to find new and creative ways to compromise systems and deliver malware, according to threat researchers at Proofpoint.…
Government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors located in South and Southeast Asia have come under the radar of a new hacking group as part of a highly-targeted campaign that commenced in mid-2022 and continued into the first quarter of 2023