Threat Round up for February 10 to February 17

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Feb. 10 and Feb. 17. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

TrickBot gang members sanctioned after pandemic ransomware attacks

In a collaborative partnership, officials in the United States and the United Kingdom unmasked and imposed financial sanctions against seven members of the notorious Russian gang TrickBot alias "TrickLoader", a mainstream banking Trojan turned malware-as-a-service MaaS platform for other criminal...

Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain

By Habiba Rashid The Trickbot botnet was dismantled in 2019, but its use by ransomware gangs evolved over the years. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain...

Talos Takes 128: Year in Review - Ransomware and Commodity Loaders Edition

Were back with the final year in review focused episode. This time the focus is on the ever broadening ransomware landscape and the commodity malware loaders that often support it. Ill be joined by one of the researchers from the year in review report, Aliza Johnson to talk about what we saw on t...

U.K. and U.S. Sanction 7 Russians for TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti Ransomware Attacks

In a first-of-its-kind coordinated action, the U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday levied sanctions against seven Russian nationals for their affiliation to the TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti cybercrime operation. The individuals designated under sanctions are Vitaly Kovalev aka Alex Konor, Bentley,...

U.K. and U.S. Sanction 7 Russians for TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti Ransomware Attacks

In a first-of-its-kind coordinated action, the U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday levied sanctions against seven Russian nationals for their affiliation to the TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti cybercrime operation. The individuals designated under sanctions are Vitaly Kovalev aka Alex Konor, Bentley,...

Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers...

U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating "Trickbot," a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. The U.S...

Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Linked to Ryuk Ransomware

A Russian national on February 7, 2023, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges and for attempting to conceal the source of funds obtained in connection with Ryuk ransomware attacks. Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, 30, was arrested in Amsterdam in November 2021 before he was extradited...

Researchers Uncover Packer Used by Several Malware to Evade Detection for 6 Years

A shellcode-based packer dubbed TrickGate has been successfully operating without attracting notice for over six years, while enabling threat actors to deploy a wide range of malware such as TrickBot, Emotet, AZORult, Agent Tesla, FormBook, Cerber, Maze, and REvil over the years. "TrickGate manag...

New Ursnif Variant Likely Shifting Focus to Ransomware and Data Theft

The Ursnif malware has become the latest malware to shed its roots as a banking trojan to revamp itself into a generic backdoor capable of delivering next-stage payloads, joining the likes of Emotet, Qakbot, and TrickBot. "This is a significant shift from the malware's original purpose to enable...

New Report Uncovers Emotet's Delivery and Evasion Techniques Used in Recent Attacks

Threat actors associated with the notorious Emotet malware are continually shifting their tactics and command-and-control C2 infrastructure to escape detection, according to new research from VMware. Emotet is the work of a threat actor tracked as Mummy Spider aka TA542, emerging in June 2014 as ...

Threat Roundup for September 23 to September 30

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. 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...

A week in security (August 22 - August 28)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Cryptojackers growing in numbers and sophistication CISA wants you to patch these actively exploited vulnerabilities before September 8 Reddit users crowdsourcing explicit images and identities Criminals socially engineer their way to bank details with fake arrest...

Exploits and TrickBot disrupt manufacturing operations

September 2021 saw a huge spike of exploit detections against the manufacturing industry, with a distributed spread between California, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. This is combined with heavy detections of unseen malware, identified through our AI engine, spiking in May as well as September 2021...

2021 Top Malware Strains

Summary Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Malware: • Patch all systems and prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities. • Enforce multifactor authentication MFA. • Secure Remote Desktop Protocol RDP and other risky services. • Make offline backups of your data. • Provi...

Attackers waited until holidays to hit US government

The government industry in the United States dealt with heavy hitting breaches against local, federal, and state government networks, primarily during the first quarter of 2021. Our telemetry revealed a small spike in a generic backdoor detection, known as Backdoor.Agent, during March of 2021,...

Hackers Using Bumblebee Loader to Compromise Active Directory Services

The malware loader known as Bumblebee is being increasingly co-opted by threat actors associated with BazarLoader, TrickBot, and IcedID in their campaigns to breach target networks for post-exploitation activities. "Bumblebee operators conduct intensive reconnaissance activities and redirect the...

Threat Roundup for August 5 to August 12

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 5 and Aug. 12. 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 characteristics,...

U.S. Government Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Conti Ransomware Gang

The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced a $10 million reward for information related to five individuals associated with the Conti ransomware group. The reward offer is also notable for the fact that it marks the first time the face of a Conti associate, known as "Target," has been...