Best Practices for Secure Remote Development

Discover the best practices for cybersecurity that developers can implement when working remotely. These will secure your system against security breaches and threats like malware, phishing, data theft, ransomware, and spyware...

Rising Trend of macOS Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ALC is a scareware, pretending to be ransomware, as it doesnt carry out any file encryption on the victims device. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce Labs on LinkedIn...

Ransomware gunning for transport sector's OT systems next

ENISA the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity has reason to believe that ransomware gangs will begin targeting transportation operational technology OT systems in the foreseeable future. This finding is further explored in the agency's 50-page report entitled ENISA Threat Landscape: Transport...

Food giant Dole reveals more about ransomware attack

Fruit and vegetable producer Dole has confirmed attackers behind its February ransomware attack accessed employee data. The company hasn't revealed the number of staff impacted. In an annual report filed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission SEC last week, Dole said: "In February of 2023, ...

CISA to Start Issuing Early-Stage Ransomware Alerts

By Deeba Ahmed According to CISA, this new initiative will be helpful for organizations/institutions in the public health, education, and government sectors. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA to Start Issuing Early-Stage Ransomware Alerts...

India Shut Down Mobile Internet in Punjab Amid Manhunt for Amritpal Singh

Plus: The “Clop” gang's ransomware spree, the DC Health Link breach comes into focus, and more...

Threat Roundup for March 17 to March 24

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between March 17 and March 24. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral...

ALC: Is It a Scareware or a Ransomware?

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ALC is a scareware, pretending to be ransomware, as it doesnt carry out any file encryption on the victims device. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce Labs on LinkedIn...

New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum

By Habiba Rashid Nexus contains a module equipped with encryption capabilities which point towards ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented Out on Russian Hacker Forum...

Nexus: A New Rising Android Banking Trojan Targeting 450 Financial Apps

An emerging Android banking trojan dubbed Nexus has already been adopted by several threat actors to target 450 financial applications and conduct fraud. "Nexus appears to be in its early stages of development," Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy said in a report published this week. "Nexus provid...

Mass Ransomware Attack

A vulnerability in a popular data transfer tool has resulted in a mass ransomware attack: TechCrunch has learned of dozens of organizations that used the affected GoAnywhere file transfer software at the time of the ransomware attack, suggesting more victims are likely to come forward. However,...

Shining Light on Dark Power: Yet Another Ransomware Gang

Shining Light on Dark Power: Yet Another Ransomware Gang By Pham Duy Phuc, Max Kersten and Tomer Shloman · March 23, 2023 Another day, another ransomware gang. The Dark Power ransomware gang is new on the block, and is trying to make a name for itself. This blog dives into the specifics of the...

Prevent Ransomware with Cybersecurity Monitoring

Misconfigured cloud and IT assets open the door to a wide range of cyber risks. Automated, continuous cybersecurity monitoring lets organizations watch accounts and systems for exposures in real time and maintain strong attack surface risk management...

Shining Light on Dark Power: Yet Another Ransomware Gang

Shining Light on Dark Power: Yet Another Ransomware Gang By Pham Duy Phuc and Tomer Shloman · March 23, 2023 This blog was also written by Max Kersten Another day, another ransomware gang. The Dark Power ransomware gang is new on the block, and is trying to make a name for itself. This blog dives...

Ferrari Discloses Ransomware Attack; Refuses to Pay Ransom

By Habiba Rashid Ferrari, the renowned Italian luxury car manufacturer, suffered a cyber incident that compromised the companys client data. According… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ferrari Discloses Ransomware Attack; Refuses to Pay Ransom...

Defeating Triple Extortion Ransomware: The Potent Combo of Ransomware and DDoS Attacks

Protect your organization from triple extortion ransomware – the devastating combination of ransomware and a DDoS attack – with these four steps...

From Ransomware to Cyber Espionage: 55 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Weaponized in 2022

As many as 55 zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild in 2022, with most of the flaws discovered in software from Microsoft, Google, and Apple. While this figure represents a decrease from the year before, when a staggering 81 zero-days were weaponized, it still represents a significa...

From Ransomware to Cyber Espionage: 55 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Weaponized in 2022

As many as 55 zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild in 2022, with most of the flaws discovered in software from Microsoft, Google, and Apple. While this figure represents a decrease from the year before, when a staggering 81 zero-days were weaponized, it still represents a significa...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 13 March to 19 March 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Over the past week, Hive Pro detected the presence of five active threat actors. The first of these is Dark Pink APT, a notorious group with a history of engaging in informati...

Researchers Shed Light on CatB Ransomware's Evasion Techniques

The threat actors behind the CatB ransomware operation have been observed using a technique called DLL search order hijacking to evade detection and launch the payload. CatB, also referred to as CatB99 and Baxtoy, emerged late last year and is said to be an "evolution or direct rebrand" of anothe...