Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

” The activity of the group was detailed in a report published by Kaspersky in 2015, but in the last five years, the group drastically changed its modus operandi to go silent. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Naikon, hacking). ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Initially a stealthy trojan horse program delivered via email and used to steal passwords, Trickbot evolved into “a highly modular malware suite that provides the Trickbot Group with the ability to conduct a variety of illegal cyber activities, including ransomware attacks,” the Treasury Department said. The Forbes.ru

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

For the past seven years, a malware-based proxy service known as “ Faceless ” has sold anonymity to countless cybercriminals. The proxy lookup page inside the malware-based anonymity service Faceless. Image: spur.us. as a media sharing device on a local network that was somehow exposed to the Internet.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 22, 2018

Kaspersky Labs is reporting on a new piece of sophisticated malware: We observed many web landing pages that mimic the sites of mobile operators and which are used to spread the Android implants. These domains have been registered by the attackers since 2015. It seems to be Italian. BoingBoing post.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2020

Three hacking forums Nulled.ch, Sinfulsite.com, and suxx.to have been hacked and their databases have been leaked online. Researchers from intelligence firm Cyble made the headlines again, this time they have discovered online the databases of three hacking forums. The databases appear to have been leaking in May 2020.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT , a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. Several former customers of his took to Hackforums[.]net

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

File encryption 2013 – 2015. Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation. RaaS rollout 2015 – 2018. Crypt0L0cker, and TorrentLocker.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Alleged Russian threat actors have been targeting cryptocurrency users in Eastern Europe with Enigma info-stealing malware. A malware campaign conducted by alleged Russian threat actors has been targeting users in Eastern European in the crypto industry. ” continues the report. Stolen data are exfiltrated through Telegram.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to his key roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was a leader of two prolific malware groups that infected thousands of computers with malicious software. Since May 2019, Penchukov had a prominent role in the Zeus operation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have spotted new variants of the GravityRAT malware that now can be also used to infect Android and macOS devices. GravityRAT is a malware strain known for checking the CPU temperature of Windows computers to avoid being executed in sandboxes and virtual machines. SecurityAffairs – hacking, GravityRAT ).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

North Korea-linked cyberespionage group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware dubbed EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability last year.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A threat actor is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers in the attempt to access them to install a new crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. A group of hackers is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers with the intent to compromise them and install crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. Mining process.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Two Romanians arrested for running three malware services. Two Romanians have been arrested for running two malware crypter services called CyberSeal and DataProtector, and the CyberScan malware testing service. DataProtector was launched in 2015, while CyberScan was launched in 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Microsoft warned of a recently uncovered piece of malware, tracked as Anubis that was designed to steal information from infected systems. This week, Microsoft warned of a recently uncovered piece of malware, tracked as Anubis, that was distributed in the wild to steal information from infected systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 17, 2021

And information is out that the campaign could have started by a hacking group dubbed Ferocious Kitten that has been active since 2015 and was conducting spying through a highly sophisticated malware named MarkiRAT. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2019

Security experts at FortiGuard uncovered a new malware campaign aimed at delivering the StealthWorker brute-force malware. The malicious code was first discovered by Malwarebytes at the end of February and tracked by malware researchers at Cybaze -Yoroi ZLab as GoBrut. SecurityAffairs – StealthWorker , hacking).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Fortunately, hacks are mostly random. If you take basic security measures like a web application firewall and malware scanner, defacements can be avoided. Hacks sometimes destroy site content, sometimes by accident, and backups are vital in recovering that damage. Preventing A Website Defacement. Dealing With A Defacement.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." They're getting into the network, they're installing malware, maybe additional malware, as well.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

German investigators believe that Kozachek is a member of the Russia-linked APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear), which is the same group that hacked the German Bundestag in 2015. Kozachek hacked the computed of the NATO think tank in 2017 and installed a keylogger to spy on the organization. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT28).

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

The Ke3chang hacking group added a new malware dubbed Ketrum to its arsenal, it borrows portions of code and features from older backdoors. ” The Intezer’s report includes Indicators of compromised (IOCs) and additional details regarding the new Ketrum malware. SecurityAffairs – Ke3chang, hacking).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam have spotted a new piece of remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ‘Abaddon’ that is likely the first malware using the Discord platform as command and control. The Abaddon malware connects to the Discord command and control server to check for new commands to execute. "Abaddon"

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

Who is hacking the hackers? Experts from Cybereason a mysterious hackers group is targeting other hackers by spreading tainted hacking tools. Experts from security firm Cybereason warn of a mysterious group of hackers that are distributing trojanized hacking tools on an almost daily basis for the past years.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has uploaded five new North Korean malware samples to VirusTotal. The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has shared five new malware samples attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT , it has uploaded the malicious code to VirusTotal. SecurityAffairs – North Korea, hacking).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Russian-linked cyberespionage group Turla employed a new malware toolset, named Crutch, in targeted attacks aimed at high-profile targets. The Crutch framework was employed in attacks since 2015 to siphon sensitive data and transfer them to Dropbox accounts controlled by the Russian hacking group. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach, its websites SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com were hacked last month. The attackers may have gained access to some users’ login credentials after deploying malware on both websites. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Experts pointed out that the malware is being actively developed. The malware can quickly adopt one-day vulnerabilities (within days of a published proof of concept).” SecurityAffairs – hacking, EnemyBot). The Enemybot botnet borrows the code from the Gafgyt bot and re-used some codes from the infamous Mirai botnet.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2020

For the third time in a few weeks, the FBI has issued an alert about supply chain attacks carried out by nation-state actors using the Kwampirs malware. The FBI has issued an alert about supply chain attacks using the Kwampirs malware as part of a hacking campaign carried out on a global scale by state-sponsored hackers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Payment solutions giant Edenred disclosed a malware incident that affected some of its computing systems, it immediately started an investigation. The Payment solutions giant Edenred announced that some of its computing systems have been infected with malware, the company is currently investigating the incident. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

The FBI and NSA issue joint alert related to new Linux malware dubbed Drovorub that has been used by the Russia-linked APT28 group. The FBI and NSA have published a joint security alert containing technical details about a new piece of Linux malware, tracked as Drovorub , allegedly employed by Russia-linked the APT28 group.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Russian hacker who created and used Neverquest banking malware has finally been sentenced to 4 years in prison by a US District Court. The Russian hacker was suspected of being the author of the Neverquest malware , aka Vawtrak malware, and the person who administrated the control infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Shlayer Mac malware is back, the Mac threat is now spreading through new black SEO operations. Researchers spotted a new version of the Shlayer Mac malware that is spreading via poisoned Google search results. The malware can be used to download other malicious payloads, including malware or adware. up to 10.14.3.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

ESET researchers discovered a new piece of malware dubbed CDRThief targets a specific Voice over IP system to steal call data records (CDR). The VoIP platform Linknat VOS2009 and VOS3000 targeted by the malware is used by two China-produced softswitches (software switches). ” reads the analysis published by ESET.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

Crooks are using a new phishing technique to trick victims into accepting the installation of a security certificate update and deliver malware. We have already observed threat actors distributing malware masqueraded by legitimate software updates. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Malware authors are implementing the capability to check if their malicious code is running in the Any.Run malware analysis service. Vxers are implementing the capability to check if their malware is running in the Any.Run interactive online malware sandbox to prevent them from being analyzed by experts. ’ and exit.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The REvil ransomware operators made the headlines again, this time the gang claims to have hacked the Gaming Partners International (GPI). “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group has used a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA, to target entities worldwide. The MATA malware framework could target Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. The malware framework implements a wide range of features that allow attackers to fully control the infected systems.

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