Unmasking Lumma Stealer: Analyzing Deceptive Tactics with Fake CAPTCHA

Summary Lumma Stealer is an information-stealing malware available through a Malware-as-a-Service MaaS. It specializes in stealing sensitive data such as passwords, browser information, and cryptocurrency wallet details. The attacker has advanced its tactics, moving from traditional phishing to...

Volt Typhoon: A Cyber Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Summary: State-sponsored cyber actors from the People’s Republic of China, known as Volt Typhoon, are actively targeting critical infrastructure in the United States, employing sophisticated tactics like pre-compromise reconnaissance and living off-the-land techniques. Threat Level - Red | Attack...

CACTUS Ransomware Emerges as New Threat Targeting Large Enterprises

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary CACTUS is a new strain of ransomware that targets large commercial entities using a variety of tools and tactics to distribute the ransomware binary and maintain persistence within the environment while...

Chinese Hacker Group Earth Longzhi Resurfaces with Advanced Malware Tactics

A Chinese state-sponsored hacking outfit has resurfaced with a new campaign targeting government, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing entities based in Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Fiji after more than six months of no activity. Trend Micro attributed the intrusion set to a cyber...

‘Tropic Trooper’ Reemerges to Target Transportation Outfits

They’ve been an active threat group since 2011, but a recent uptick in activity from Earth Centaur – previously known as Tropic Trooper – aimed specifically at transportation and government agencies is setting off alarm bells among experts. Trend Micro researchers have been tracking Tropic...

Are hackers gonna hack anymore? Not if we keep reusing passwords

Enterprises have a password problem, and it’s one that is making the work of hackers a lot easier. From credential stuffing to brute force and password spraying attacks, modern hackers don’t have to do much hacking in order to compromise internal corporate networks. Instead, they log in using wea...

Creating a Cyber Panic Room to Fight Off Invasions

Genghis Khan was a mastermind. A terrifyingly brilliant military strategist who altered the course of world history. He used fear to paralyze his enemies. “In one apocryphal account circulated to create anxiety among the enemy, the Mongols supposedly promised to retreat from a besieged city if th...

Excerpts from Modern Bank Heists – Data Gathering

Carbon Black recently published a report on how to gather data to improve the security posture of your enterprise. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, helps enterprises address their endpoint security challenges, check out our weekly Cb Defense Live Demo...