Category: Malware

January 5, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new piece of malware targeting Windows devices, so be on the lookout. Experts from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs claim to have found a previously undetected version of a remote access trojan called Bandook. This malware was […]

January 4, 2024

A weak password exposed by infostealer malware is being blamed after a massive outage at Orange Spain disrupted around half of its network’s traffic. The network provider is Spain’s second most popular and on Wednesday evening confirmed its RIPE account […]

January 2, 2024

Security researchers say info-stealing malware can still access victims’ compromised Google accounts even after passwords have been changed. A zero-day exploit of Google account security was first teased by a cybercriminal known as “PRISMA” in October 2023, boasting that the […]

December 28, 2023

The same cybercrime crew broke into two high-profile Las Vegas casino networks over the summer, infected both with ransomware, and stole data belonging to tens of thousands of customers from the mega-resort chains. But despite the similar characters and plots, […]

December 27, 2023

Hackers are now using an old form of banking malware to launch damaging ransomware attacks, new research has claimed. In their latest Monthly Threat Pulse, cybersecurity experts from NCC Group broke down how a well-known banking malware called Carbanak returned […]

December 26, 2023

The cybersecurity firm NCC Group reported that in November the banking malware Carbanak was observed in ransomware attacks. The Carbanak gang was first discovered by Kaspersky Lab in 2015, the group has stolen at least $300 million from 100 financial […]

December 26, 2023

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December 22, 2023

When AlphV/BlackCat’s website went dark this month, it was like Chrimbo came early for cybersecurity defenders, some of whom seemingly believed law enforcement had busted one of the most menacing cyber criminal crews. The excitement lasted just five days, though, […]

December 19, 2023

Multiple sources are confirming the resurgence of Qakbot malware mere months after the FBI and other law enforcement agencies shuttered the Windows botnet. Microsoft Threat Intelligence reckons a new Qakbot phishing campaign is active as of December 11 but attack […]

December 18, 2023

Cryptocurrency-based crime has metastasized into many forms. Because of the ease with which cryptocurrency ignores borders and enables multinational crime rings to quickly obtain and launder funds, and because of widespread confusion about how cryptocurrency functions, a wide range of […]

December 15, 2023

The Kraft Heinz Company says its systems are all up and running as usual as it probes claims that some of its data was stolen by ransomware crooks. This is undoubtedly good news for baked bean and ketchup fans fearing […]

December 15, 2023

Incident responders say they’ve found a new type of multi-platform malware abusing the New Kind of Network (NKN) protocol. Dubbed “NKAbuse” by the researchers, the Go-based backdoor offers criminal attackers a range of possibilities, including being able to DDoS or […]

December 14, 2023

Karakurt, a particularly nasty extortion gang that uses “extensive harassment” to pressure victims into handing over millions of dollars in ransom payments after compromising their IT infrastructure, pose a “significant challenge” for network defenders, we’re told. This is largely because […]

December 11, 2023

Research into Lazarus Group’s attacks using Log4Shell has revealed novel malware strains written in an atypical programming language. DLang is among the newer breed of memory-safe languages being endorsed by Western security agencies over the past few years, the same […]

December 8, 2023

Human trafficking for the purposes of populating cyber scam call centers is expanding beyond southeast Asia, where the crime was previously isolated. Interpol revealed this week that an ongoing investigation has discovered evidence of abuse emanating from South America and […]

December 4, 2023

Iran-affiliated attackers CyberAv3ngers continue to exploit vulnerable Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs), US and Israeli authorities have said in a joint cybersecurity advisory. CyberAv3ngers targeting Unitronics PLCs CISA has recently confirmed that Iran-affiliated attackers took over a Unitronics Vision Series […]

November 30, 2023

The Black Basta ransomware group has reportedly generated upwards of $100 million in revenue since it started operations in April 2022. Joint research from Corvus Insurance and blockchain analysis company Elliptic estimates the crew has scooped up at least $107 […]

November 29, 2023

Japan’s Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reported a cyber incident. Chief cabinet secretary Matsuno mentioned the incident in his morning briefing, telling reporters the agency suspected a breach, possibly to its Active Directory implementation, so conducted further research and found […]

November 20, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group says it’s behind the highly disruptive October cyberattack on the British Library, leaking a snippet of stolen data in the process. A low-res image shared to its leak site appears to show a handful of passport […]

November 16, 2023

Rackspace’s costs from last year’s ransomware infection continue to mount: the cloud hosting biz told America’s financial watchdog, the SEC, its total expenses to date regarding that cyberattack have reached $12 million – so far. The extortionware raid on the […]