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Email Campaign Spreads StrRAT Fake-Ransomware RAT
An email campaign is delivering a Java-based remote access trojan RAT that can not only steal credentials and take control of systems, but also presents as fake ransomware, Microsoft researchers have discovered. The Microsoft Security Intelligence MSI team has outlined details of a “massive email...
Why FIDO2 Is the Answer to Better Security
A groundbreaking increase in security incidents is affecting governments around the world. In light of this, the United States issued a formal order to implement a robust set of security measures designed to improve the security of federal systems. In his most recent executive order, President...
Microsoft Warns of Data Stealing Malware That Pretends to Be Ransomware
Microsoft on Thursday warned of a "massive email campaign" that's pushing a Java-based STRRAT malware to steal confidential data from infected systems while disguising itself as a ransomware infection. "This RAT is infamous for its ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension...
Phorpiex morphs: How a longstanding botnet persists and thrives in the current threat environment
Phorpiex, an enduring botnet known for extortion campaigns and for using old-fashioned worms that spread via removable USB drives and instant messaging apps, began diversifying its infrastructure in recent years to become more resilient and to deliver more dangerous payloads. Today, the Phorphiex...
Phorpiex morphs: How a longstanding botnet persists and thrives in the current threat environment
Phorpiex, an enduring botnet known for extortion campaigns and for using old-fashioned worms that spread via removable USB drives and instant messaging apps, began diversifying its infrastructure in recent years to become more resilient and to deliver more dangerous payloads. Today, the Phorphiex...
How Does Ransomware Actually Spread?
We all know the damage ransomware can do - but how does ransomware actually spread? Our blog shows you how - and how it can be stopped...
2021 Attacker Dwell Time Trends and Best Defenses
Cyberattacks have shifted from the usual smash-and-grab type of heists to stealthier campaigns where hackers silently camp out on networks for long periods, stealing anything they can get their hands on. Called attacker dwell time, this is part of an adversarial approach that has become even more...
Microsoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of Phish
Threat actors are cashing in on the rapid shift to cloud-based business services during the pandemic, by hiding behind ubiquitous, trusted services from Microsoft and Google to make their email phishing scams look legit. And it’s working. In fact, in the first three months of 2021 alone,...
DarkSide Ransomware Gang Extorted $90 Million from Several Victims in 9 Months
DarkSide, the hacker group behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack earlier this month, received $90 million in bitcoin payments following a nine-month ransomware spree, making it one of the most profitable cybercrime groups. "In total, just over $90 million in bitcoin ransom payments were...
Update to CISA-FBI Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on DarkSide Ransomware
CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have updated Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA21-131A: DarkSide Ransomware: Best Practices for Preventing Disruption from Ransomware Attacks, originally released May 11, 2021. This update provides a downloadable STIX file of indicators of compromise...
Why Web Application Security Is Important
By Owais Sultan Internet security is complex but its importance is undeniable, especially when ransomware, DDoS attacks, and online identity theft are common. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Why Web Application Security Is Important...
Adding a Russian Keyboard to Protect against Ransomware
A lot of Russian malware -- the malware that targeted the Colonial Pipeline, for example -- wont install on computers with a Cyrillic keyboard installed. Brian Krebs wonders if this could be a useful defense: In Russia, for example, authorities there generally will not initiate a cybercrime...
Unsuccessful Conti Ransomware Attack Still Packs Costly Punch
Ireland’s department of health services continues to grapple with a ransomware attack that occurred last week by the Conti gang. Officials state the attack will cost tens of millions to repair, even though attackers were not successful in their attempt to encrypt systems on Ireland’s Department o...
Nextcloud: Ransomware protection is missing extentions take 2
As requested in https://hackerone.com/reports/1195568 Impact So not spam ;...
Ransomware’s Dangerous New Trick: Double-Encrypting Your Data
Even when you pay for a decryption key, your files may still be locked up by another strain of malware...
DarkSide Hits Toshiba; XSS Forum Bans Ransomware
For a ransomware gang whose servers were purportedly commandeered last week, DarkSide has had a server-fueled weekend, with a reported hit on Toshiba Business. Late on Thursday night came a post to the “Exploit” underground forum that looked, at least, to be from DarkSide. It described how the...
Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate
In a Twitter discussion last week on ransomware attacks, KrebsOnSecurity noted that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors: They simply will not install on a Microsoft Windows computer that already has one of many types o...
A week in security (May 10 – 16)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we watched and reported on the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack as developments of its story unfolded. This attack triggered the White House to refine a planned Executive Order on cybersecurity. We also profiled DarkSide, the ransomware responsible for the...
U.S. Pipeline Ransomware Attackers Go Dark After Servers and Bitcoin Are Seized
Just as Colonial Pipeline restored all of its systems to operational status in the wake of a crippling ransomware incident a week ago, DarkSide, the cybercrime syndicate behind the attack, claimed it lost control of its infrastructure, citing a law enforcement seizure. All the dark web sites...
