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The US Government has offered a $5m reward for information that leads to the disruption of financial mechanisms of persons engaged in a fake IT worker scheme targeting US firms that support the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).  The conspirators, some of whom were ordered by their superiors to earn at least $10,000 per month, generated at least $88m throughout a six-year conspiracy from 2017 to 2023. Those involved in the scheme supplemented their…

Threat actors’ abuse of legitimate Microsoft tools rose by 51% in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023, according to Sophos’ latest Active Adversary Report. The researchers observed 187 unique Microsoft Living Off the Land Binaries (LOLbins) used by threat actors in 190 cyber incidents analyzed in H1 2024. Over a third of them (64) appeared just once in the Sophos dataset. LOLbins are abused-but-legitimate binaries already present on the machine or commonly downloaded…

Modern application development has evolved dramatically. Gone are the days when a couple of developers, a few machines, and some pizza were enough to launch an app. As the industry grew, DevOps revolutionized collaboration, and Docker popularized containerization, simplifying workflows and accelerating delivery.  Later, DevSecOps brought security into the mix. Fast forward to today, and the demand for software has never been greater, with more than 750 million cloud-native apps expected by 2025. This explosion…

Software engineering is a dynamic, high-pressure field where development teams encounter a variety of challenges every day. As software development projects become increasingly complex, engineers must maintain high-quality code, meet time constraints, collaborate effectively, and prevent security vulnerabilities. At the same time, development teams can be held back by inefficiencies that can hinder productivity and speed. Let’s explore some of the most common software engineering challenges and how Docker’s tools streamline the inner loop of…

Ransomware claims reached an all-time high in November 2024, with Corvus Insurance reporting 632 victims claimed on ransomware groups’ data leak sites (DLS). More than double the monthly average of 307 victims, the November count exceeds the previous peak of 527 victims recorded in May 2024. According to a December 11 report by Corvus, these record numbers can be attributed to heightened activity by several ransomware groups, especially RansomHub and Akira. Since its emergence in…