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Threat Roundup for September 16 to September 23
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 16 and Sept. 23. 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...
Iranian State Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against the Government of Albania
Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to provide information on recent cyber operations against the Government of Albania in July and September. This advisory provides a timelin...
A first look at the builder for LockBit 3.0 Black
A few months after the LockBit gang released version 3.0 of its ransomware, LockBit 3.0 Black, the builder for it has been leaked by what seems to be a disgruntled developer. LockBit has been by far the most widely used ransomware in 2022 and the appearance of the builder could make things worse...
How to Prevent Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) Attacks
Explore key insights on how ransomware as a service RaaS operators work and how to prevent ransomware attacks...
Iranian State Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against the Government of Albania
CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, Iranian State Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against the Government of Albania, detailing malicious cyber operations that included ransomware and disk wiper, rendering websites and services...
New Windows 11 security features are designed for hybrid work
Attackers are constantly evolving, becoming increasingly sophisticated and destructive—the median time for an attacker to access your private data if you fall victim to a phishing email is 1 hour, 12 minutes.1 Microsoft tracks more than 35 ransomware families and more than 250 unique nation-state...
New Windows 11 security features are designed for hybrid work
Attackers are constantly evolving, becoming increasingly sophisticated and destructive—the median time for an attacker to access your private data if you fall victim to a phishing email is 1 hour, 12 minutes.1 Microsoft tracks more than 35 ransomware families and more than 250 unique nation-state...
The Risk of Ransomware Supply Chain Attacks
Over the years, ransomware has become a major threat and it can put supply chains in deep trouble...
QNAP Photo Station DeadBolt Ransomware (QSA-22-24)
The version of Photo Station running on the remote QNAP NAS is affected by a vulnerability. An externally controlled reference to a resource vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Photo Station. If exploited, This could allow an attacker to modify system files. Note that Nessu...
No More Ransom Offers Free Decryptor to LockerGoga Ransomware Victims
By Deeba Ahmed LockerGoga ransomware has been targeting industrial organizations since around 2019. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: No More Ransom Offers Free Decryptor to LockerGoga Ransomware Victims...
Emotet Botnet Started Distributing Quantum and BlackCat Ransomware
The Emotet malware is now being leveraged by ransomware-as-a-service RaaS groups, including Quantum and BlackCat, after Conti's official retirement from the threat landscape this year. Emotet started off as a banking trojan in 2014, but updates added to it over time have transformed the malware...
Europol and Bitdefender Release Free Decryptor for LockerGoga Ransomware
A decryptor for the LockerGoga ransomware has been made available by Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender in collaboration with Europol, the No More Ransom project, and Zurich law enforcement authorities. Identified in January 2019, LockerGoga drew headlines for its attacks against the Norwegi...
Multiple Iranian actors have launched attacks against the Albanian government
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Threat actors acting on behalf of the Iranian government launched a devastating attack that knocked the Albanian governments websites and public services down. Each stage of the attack was carried out by...
US Border Agents May Have a Copy of Your Text Messages
Plus: An AI artist exposes surveillance of Instagram users, the US charges Iranians over a ransomware campaign, and more...
Threat Roundup for September 9 to September 16
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 9 and Sept. 16. 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 characteristic...
Monti ransomware infiltrates networks via the well-known Log4Shell
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Monti ransomware infiltrated the clients internet-facing VMware Horizon virtualization system by exploiting the well-known "Log4Shell" vulnerability, a.k.a. CVE-2021-44228. Furthermore, the threat...
US Charges 3 Iranian Hackers Over Ransomware Attacks
By Deeba Ahmed All the indicted Iranian nationals are supposedly residing in Iran, which is why their extradition to the USA is not possible unless they travel to a country that has an extradition agreement with the USA. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Charges 3 Irania...
Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 15, 2022) — Teachers have to be IT admins now, too
By Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Public schools in the United States already rely on our teachers for so much — they have to be educators, occasional parental figures, nurses, safety officers, law enforcement and much more. Slowly, they’re having to...
U.S. Charges 3 Iranian Hackers and Sanctions Several Others Over Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC on Wednesday announced sweeping sanctions against ten individuals and two entities backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC for their involvement in ransomware attacks at least since October 2020. The agency said...
Lorenz Ransomware Exploit Mitel VoIP Systems to Breach Business Networks
The operators behind the Lornenz ransomware operation have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in Mitel MiVoice Connect to obtain a foothold into target environments for follow-on malicious activities. "Initial malicious activity originated from a Mitel appliance sitting...