Microsoft patch may not work

BlackBerry researchers disclosed that a major U.S.-based multinational automaker had been targeted by the FIN7 hacking group in a spear-phishing attack late last year that sought to facilitate systems compromise with the Anunak malware, BleepingComputer reports.

Reuters reports that mounting Russian online influence campaigns have been deployed to target the upcoming U.S. presidential polls during the past month and a half, with malicious activity expected to further escalate in the coming months.

Attacks exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices, tracked as CVE-2023-48788, have been launched to facilitate the deployment of the ScreenConnect software and Metasploit Powerfun script as part of a new campaign, The Hacker News reports.