Spanish MSSP Targeted by BitPaymer Ransomware

ARCHIVED STORY Spanish MSSP Targeted by BitPaymer Ransomware By ATR Operational Intelligence Team · November 08, 2019 Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez Initial Discovery This week the news hit that several companies in Spain were hit by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks themselves are not new...

You've Been Served…with Subpoena-Themed Phishing Emails

A phishing campaign claiming to deliver emailed subpoenas is targeting insurance and retail companies. According to researchers, the phishing emails are spoofing the UK Ministry of Justice, aiming to capitalize on scare tactics to convince targets to click on an embedded link to “learn more about...

Here are the most popular robocall scams and how to avoid them

We recently examined how robocall scams are a serious threat to privacy, alongside the astonishing rate at which their volume continues to increase. Forty-three billion calls in 2019 with an average of 131 calls per person in the US alone is not something to be sniffed at. No matter how careful y...

A Web-Driven World Needs Better Web Security

Web interfaces are everywhere. From social media sites to online shopping portals to your CRM, the humble web interface is now used to access much of the online world. So, it isn’t difficult to see why web applications are a prime target for cybercriminals. Because they’re used by customers and...

Pwn2Own Expands Into Industrial Control Systems Hacking

Industrial control systems ICS used to manage critical infrastructure and manufacturing will be the main target in next year’s popular Pwn2Own’s annual hacking competition. Over the past few years, Pwn2Own – a hacking contest that draws in white-hat hackers looking for fame and fortune through...

LOWKEY: Hunting for the Missing Volume Serial ID

In August 2019, FireEye released the “Double Dragon” report on our newest graduated threat group: APT41. A China-nexus dual espionage and financially-focused group, APT41 targets industries such as gaming, healthcare, high-tech, higher education, telecommunications, and travel services. This blog...

CVE-2019-16884

runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfslinux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory...

CryptonDie - A Ransomware Developed For Study Purposes

CryptonDie is a ransomware developed for study purposes. Options --key key used to encrypt and decrypt files, default is random stringrecommended --dir Home directory for the attack, default is / --encrypt Encrypt all files --decrypt Decrypt all files --verbose Active verbose mode, default is Fal...

Arbitrary File Read

github.com/opencontainers/runc is vulnerable to arbitrary file read. The vulnerability exists as the AppAmor restrictions can be bypassed due to incorrect mount targets check, allowing a malicious Docker image to be mounted over a /proc directory...

CVE-2019-16884

runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfslinux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory...

CVE-2019-16884

runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfslinux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory...

Design/Logic Flaw

runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfslinux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory...

CVE-2019-16884

runc through 1.0.0-rc8, as used in Docker through 19.03.2-ce and other products, allows AppArmor restriction bypass because libcontainer/rootfslinux.go incorrectly checks mount targets, and thus a malicious Docker image can mount over a /proc directory...

EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : gcc (EulerOS-SA-2019-1825)

According to the versions of the gcc packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - The gcc package contains the GNU Compiler Collection version 4.8.You'll need this package in order to compile C code. - Security fixes: -...

The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)

Update 2019-09-04: A new wave of sextortion emails purporting to have originated from a group of hackers called ChaosCC—a play on the legitimate European white hat hacking community, Chaos Computer Club CCC—has recently caught the attention of the security world. Below is a sample email we captur...

Russian Hacking Group Targeting Banks Worldwide With Evolving Tactics

Silence APT, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group, known for targeting financial organizations primarily in former Soviet states and neighboring countries is now aggressively targeting banks in more than 30 countries across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Active since at least September 2016...

Linux Kernel < 4.4.0/ < 4.8.0 (Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 / Linux Mint 17/18 / Zorin) Local Privilege

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits // A proof-of-concept local root exploit for CVE-2017-1000112. // Includes KASLR and SMEP bypasses. No SMAP bypass. // Tested on: // - Ubuntu trusty 4.4.0 kernels // - Ubuntu xenial 4.4.0 and 4.8.0 kernels // - Linux Mint rosa 4.4.0 kernels //...

Tackling the Collaboration Conundrum

It’s 8 a.m. and you’ve just polished off a full cup of dark-roast coffee to jump-start your day. After booting up your PC, you instinctively open up Outlook, along with Slack or Teams or TeamViewer. While chatting with a co-worker, you recall that you need to send administrative credentials to he...

Turla APT Returns with New Malware, Anti-Censorship Angle

The Turla APT has revamped its arsenal in 2019, creating new weapons and tools for targeting government entities. It’s now using booby-trapped anti-internet censorship software as an initial infection vector, suggesting Turla is going after dissident or other civil-society targets. The...

Powerful FinSpy Spyware Found Targeting iOS and Android Users in Myanmar

One of the most powerful, infamous, and advanced piece of government-grade commercial surveillance spyware dubbed FinSpy —also known as FinFisher —has been discovered in the wild targeting users in Myanmar. Created by German company Gamma International, FinSpy is spying software that can target...