PureCrypter Malware Targets Governments Through Discord

By Deeba Ahmed The PureCrypter malware is targeting government entities in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PureCrypter Malware Targets Governments Through Discord...

Deceptive Discord Campaign Targets Government Entities with PureCrypter Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Government entities in the Asia-Pacific and North American regions have been targeted by a threat actor using the PureCrypter malware downloader. This particular malware has been used to distribute vario...

PureCrypter Malware Targets Government Entities in Asia-Pacific and North America

Government entities in Asia-Pacific and North America are being targeted by an unknown threat actor with an off-the-shelf malware downloader known as PureCrypter to deliver an array of information stealers and ransomware. "The PureCrypter campaign uses the domain of a compromised non-profit...

PureCrypter Malware Targets Government Entities in Asia-Pacific and North America

Government entities in Asia-Pacific and North America are being targeted by an unknown threat actor with an off-the-shelf malware downloader known as PureCrypter to deliver an array of information stealers and ransomware. "The PureCrypter campaign uses the domain of a compromised non-profit...

Researchers Link SideWinder Group to Dozens of Targeted Attacks in Multiple Countries

The prolific SideWinder group has been attributed as the nation-state actor behind attempted attacks against 61 entities in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka between June and November 2021. Targets included government, military, law enforcement, banks, and other organizations,...

Dark Pink APT Group Targets Governments and Military in APAC Region

Government and military organizations in the Asia-Pacific region are being targeted by a previously unknown advanced persistent threat APT actor, per latest research conducted by Albert Priego of Group-IB The Singapore-headquartered company, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said it's...

Hackers using USB drives to spread malware in ongoing attack

By Habiba Rashid Currently, hackers are targeting public and private entities in Southeast Asia, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and the U.S., with a focus on the Philippines. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers using USB drives to spread malware in ongoing attack...

Hundreds of Microsoft SQL servers found to be backdoored

Researchers at DCSO CyTec recently found a backdoor that specifically targets Microsoft SQL servers. The malware acts as an Extended Stored Procedure, which is a special type of extension used by Microsoft SQL servers. After scanning approximately 600,000 servers worldwide, they found 285 servers...

New DDoS Malware ‘Chaos’ Hits Linux and Windows Devices

By Deeba Ahmed Most devices infected by Chaos malware are located in Europe, particularly Italy but infections were also observed in Asia Pacific, South America, and North America. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New DDoS Malware Chaos Hits Linux and Windows Devices...

Imperva Boosts Connectivity with New PoP in Manila

We are delighted to announce the addition of a new Imperva Point of Presence PoP in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of our new data center in Manila, Philippines. The new location brings our total number of PoPs in Asia to 15, significantly boosting our presence in the region and providi...

Get to Know Anne An

Meet Anne An Senior Security Researcher By Trellix · August 25, 2022 This blog was written by Michael Alicea At Trellix, we celebrate and champion our people. I’ve been hearing a lot recently about one of my colleagues, Anne An. My sources tell me she is a highly technical and “intuitive”...

Get to Know Anne An

Meet Anne An Senior Security Researcher By Michael Alicea · August 25, 2022 At Trellix, we celebrate and champion our people. I’ve been hearing a lot recently about one of my colleagues, Anne An. My sources tell me she is a highly technical and “intuitive” researcher embedded on our frontlines as...

A Decade-Long Chinese Espionage Campaign Targets Southeast Asia and Australia

A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat APT actor dubbed Aoqin Dragon has been linked to a string of espionage-oriented attacks aimed at government, education, and telecom entities chiefly in Southeast Asia and Australia dating as far back as 2013. "Aoqin Dragon seek...

Cyber Risk Index (2H’ 2021): An Assessment for Security Leaders

We take a look at our latest Cyber Risk Index CRI findings across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin/South America, to help security leaders better understand, communicate, and address their enterprise’s cyber risk...

Cyber Risk Index (2H’ 2021): An Assessment for Security Leaders

We take a look at our latest Cyber Risk Index CRI findings across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin/South America, to help security leaders better understand, communicate, and address their enterprise’s cyber risk...

TOTOLink multiple router authentication bypass vulnerability

TOTOLink, a brand of mid-range and high-end wireless routers in the Asia Pacific region, has an authentication bypass vulnerability in several routers that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the target device with root privileges...

The Everyday Impacts of Diversity and Inclusion at Akamai

To me, Diversity & Inclusion means a new way of thinking and engaging with society. It seems to be one of the most popular phrases that every person sees on the internet every day. I have been appointed as an ambassador of D&I for Akamai’s Asia-Pacific Japan region, and have been learning the...

Microsoft Fended Off a Record 2.4 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Azure Customers

Microsoft on Monday revealed that its Azure cloud platform mitigated a 2.4 Tbps distributed denial-of-service DDoS attack in the last week of August targeting an unnamed customer in Europe, surpassing a 2.3 Tbps attack stopped by Amazon Web Services in February 2020. "This is 140 percent higher...

Ransomware Group FIN12 Aggressively Going After Healthcare Targets

An "aggressive" financially motivated threat actor has been identified as linked to a string of RYUK ransomware attacks since October 2018, while maintaining close partnerships with TrickBot-affiliated threat actors and using a publicly available arsenal of tools such as Cobalt Strike Beacon...

Cloudflare mitigated one of the largest DDoS attack involving 17.2 million rps

Web infrastructure and website security company Cloudflare on Thursday disclosed that it mitigated the largest ever volumetric distributed denial of service DDoS attack recorded to date. The attack, launched via a Mirai botnet, is said to have targeted an unnamed customer in the financial industr...