Ransomware making big money through "big game hunting"

Ransomware generates big money for the groups behind it, with new research confirming some of the scale of the problem. Chainalysis, a blockchain research firm, looked at data from monitored cryptocurrency wallets, concluding that around $449 million has been taken from victims in the last six...

ZeusCloud - Open Source Cloud Security

ZeusCloud is an open source cloud security platform. Discover, prioritize, and remediate your risks in the cloud. Build an asset inventory of your AWS accounts. Discover attack paths based on public exposure, IAM, vulnerabilities, and more. Prioritize findings with graphical context. Remediate...

Malwarebytes stops 100% of Advanced Threats in latest AV-Test assessment

AV-TEST, a leading independent tester of cybersecurity solutions, has just given Malwarebytes two Advanced awards for the ability of our consumer and business products to protect against the latest attack techniques. Lets take a deeper dive into the test and the results. Advanced Threat Protectio...

From Malvertising to Ransomware: A ThreatDown webinar recap

Our recent webinar From Malvertising to Ransomware highlight the clear connection between malvertising--the practice of embedding malicious code within legitimate online advertisements--and the epidemic of ransomware attacks affecting businesses globally. Presented by Mark Stockley, security...

Ransomware review: July 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, "known attacks" are those where the victim did not pay a ransom. This provides the best overall picture of...

Ransomware Extortion Skyrockets in 2023, Reaching $449.1 Million and Counting

Ransomware has emerged as the only cryptocurrency-based crime to grow in 2023, with cybercriminals extorting nearly $175.8 million more than they did a year ago, according to findings from Chainalysis. "Ransomware attackers are on pace for their second-biggest year ever, having extorted at least...

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again

Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse...

How to secure your business before going on vacation

For many, the summer months should be a time of peace: Maybe taking some vacation, maybe strolling across warm, soft sands as sapphire waves lap up against your feet, maybe even spending time with family that you like. But for determined cybercriminals, these periods of near-universal rest and...

Storm-0978 attacks reveal financial and espionage motives

Microsoft has identified a phishing campaign conducted by the threat actor tracked as Storm-0978 targeting defense and government entities in Europe and North America. The campaign involved the abuse of CVE-2023-36884, which included a remote code execution vulnerability exploited before disclosu...

Storm-0978 attacks reveal financial and espionage motives

Microsoft has identified a phishing campaign conducted by the threat actor tracked as Storm-0978 targeting defense and government entities in Europe and North America. The campaign involved the abuse of CVE-2023-36884, which included a remote code execution vulnerability exploited before disclosu...

Beware of Big Head Ransomware: Spreading Through Fake Windows Updates

A developing piece of ransomware called Big Head is being distributed as part of a malvertising campaign that takes the form of bogus Microsoft Windows updates and Word installers. Big Head was first documented by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs last month, when it discovered multiple variants of the...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 3 July to 9 July 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForceLabs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, the fact that there were a total of eight attacks executed, a zero-day vulnerability in the WordPress Plugin, and thre...

Unveiling New Big Head Ransomware Variants and Their Stealthy Tactics

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The emergence of Big Head ransomware and its variants suggests a shared source, distributed through deceptive Windows update and Word installer disguises. The threat actor engages via email and Telegram,...

PT-2023-3474

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office and Windows versions affected versions not specified Description This issue is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office and Windows systems. It stems from flaws in how input data is processed,...

Warning issued over increased activity of TrueBot malware

In a joint advisory, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC, and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security CCCS have warned about newly identified TrueBot malware variants use...

A week in security (July 3 - 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: How kids pay the price for ransomware attacks on education Solar monitoring systems exposed: Secure your devices Warning issued over vulnerability in cardiac device monitoring software Update Android now! Google patches three actively exploited zero-days Malicious ...

PT-2023-32956 · Undefined · Undefined

ParsedReport CompletenessHigh 10-07-2023 The five-day job: A BlackByte ransomware intrusion case study https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/07/06/the-five-day-job-a-blackbyte-ransomware-intrusion-case-study Report completeness: High Actors/Campaigns: Volt typhoon motivation: cyber...

Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands

Plus: A French bill would allow spying via phone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port gets hit with ransomware...

How kids pay the price for ransomware attacks on education

Modern ransomware attacks are as much about stealing data and threatening to leak it as they are about encrypting data. Which means that when a school or hospital is attacked, it's often students' and patients' data that's leaked if the ransom demand isn't met. We have to wonder how greedy any...

Another Critical Unauthenticated SQLi Flaw Discovered in MOVEit Transfer Software

Progress Software has announced the discovery and patching of a critical SQL injection vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, popular software used for secure file transfer. In addition, Progress Software has patched two other high-severity vulnerabilities. The identified SQL injection vulnerability,...