The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers from the infamous BlackCat ransomware gang also known as ALPHV have claimed to have stolen 80GB of data from Reddit. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 12 June to 18 June 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, the fact that there were a total of seven attacks executed, taking advantage of twenty different vulnerabilities in...

Understanding and Mitigating the MOVEit Incidents

Over the last several weeks, attackers have taken advantage of vulnerabilities in MOVEit, a popular file transfer application developed by Progress. Cyber attackers have successfully performed ransomware and exfiltrated data by uploading web shells into vulnerable MOVEit instances deployed...

Black Cat ransomware group wants $4.5m from Reddit or will leak stolen files

The ramifications of a Reddit breach which occurred back in February are now being felt, with the attackers threatening to leak the stolen data. The February attack, billed as a "sophisticated phishing campaign" by Reddit, involved an attempt to swipe credentials and two-factor authentication...

New Mystic Stealer Malware Targets 40 Web Browsers and 70 Browser Extensions

A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. First advertised on April 25, 2023, for $150 per month, the malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, Steam, and Telegram, and employs...

US dangles $10 million reward for information about Cl0p ransomware gang

The US Department of States national security rewards program, Rewards for Justice RFJ, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information linking the Cl0p ransomware gang, or any other malicious cyber actors targeting US critical infrastructure, to a foreign government. Advisory from...

A week in security (June 12 - 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: MOVEit discloses THIRD critical vulnerability Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub LockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights Microsoft fixes six critical vulnerabilities in June Patch Tuesday Update Chrome now! Google fix...

A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine

Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists...

Clop Hacking Rampage Hits US Agencies and Exposes Data of Millions

The ransomware gang Clop exploited a vulnerability in a file transfer service. The flaw is now patched, but the damage is still coming into focus...

Active exploitation of the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability — CVE-2023-34362 — by Clop ransomware group

Cisco Talos is monitoring recent reports of exploitation attempts against CVE-2023-34362, a SQL injection zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer MFT solution that has been actively targeted since late May 2023. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code executi...

MOVEit discloses THIRD critical vulnerability

In chess, the threefold repetition rule states that a player may claim a draw if the same position occurs three times during the game. Whether this means that customers of the popular file transfer utility MOVEit Transfer can ask for their money back remains to be seen, but we do hope it signals...

20-Year-Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday unveiled charges against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in deploying LockBit ransomware to targets in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Africa. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of Chechen Republic has been accused of perpetrating at least...

20-Year-Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday unveiled charges against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in deploying LockBit ransomware to targets in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Africa. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of Chechen Republic has been accused of perpetrating at least...

What You Need To Know About MOVEit

The MOVEit Vulnerabilities and Latest Exploits. Impact On Governmental Agencies And Large Organizations Governmental agencies and large organizations around the world are being hit by ransomware attacks exploiting several vulnerabilities in MOVEit, a widely used file transfer solution. The...

Third Flaw Uncovered in MOVEit Transfer App Amidst Cl0p Ransomware Mass Attack

Progress Software on Thursday disclosed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application, as the Cl0p cybercrime gang deployed extortion tactics against affected companies. The new flaw, which is being tracked as CVE-2023-35708, also concerns an SQL injection vulnerability that...

Anonymous Sudan, MOVEit, and Cl0p

There are three concurrent events of significant concern: 1. An Anonymous Sudan group chat on Telegram has revealed imminent threats from Russia to the US financial system, specifically targeting the SWIFT network. The motive behind this attack is disruption. By attacking SWIFT and inducing...

Ransomware Hackers and Scammers Utilizing Cloud Mining to Launder Cryptocurrency

Ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers have joined nation-state actors in abusing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, new findings reveal. "Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as it provides a means to acquir...

Ransomware Hackers and Scammers Utilizing Cloud Mining to Launder Cryptocurrency

Ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers have joined nation-state actors in abusing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, new findings reveal. "Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as it provides a means to acquir...

LockBit Ransomware Evolving Tactics and Pervasive Impact in 2023

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary LockBit ransomware is a highly impactful Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS variant that targets critical sectors globally. Since 2020, victims in the US alone have paid around $91 million in ransom payments...

Understanding Malware-as-a-Service

Money is the root of all evil, including cybercrime. Thus, it was inevitable that malware creators would one day begin not only to distribute malicious programs themselves, but also to sell them to less technically proficient attackers, thereby lowering the threshold for entering the cybercrimina...