Prometheus ransomware’s flaws inspired researchers to try to build a near-universal decryption tool

This blog is part of our live coverage from RSA Conference 2022: Prometheus—a ransomware build based on Thanos that locked up victims’ computers in the summer of 2021—included a major “vulnerability” that led security researchers at IBM to try and build a one-size-fits-all ransomware decryptor th...

GHSA-HP87-P4GW-J4GQ vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities for packages: dynamic-localpv-provisioner, thanos-operator...

GHSA-HP87-P4GW-J4GQ vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities for packages: thanos-operator-fips, thanos-operator, dynamic-localpv-provisioner-fips, dynamic-localpv-provisioner...

CVE-2022-28948 vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities for packages: thanos-operator-fips, thanos-operator, dynamic-localpv-provisioner-fips, dynamic-localpv-provisioner...

CVE-2022-28948 vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities for packages: dynamic-localpv-provisioner, thanos-operator...

Cardiologist moonlighted as successful ransomware developer

The US has charged a 55-year-old French-Venezuelan cardiologist from Venezuela with "attempted computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions". This was revealed in an unsealed complaint in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Moises Luis Zagala Gonzales worked as a ransomware...

U.S. Charges Venezuelan Doctor for Using and Selling Thanos Ransomware

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday accused a 55-year-old cardiologist from Venezuela of being the mastermind behind Thanos ransomware, charging him with the use and sale of the malicious tool and entering into profit sharing arrangements. Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, also known by the monikers...

Trojan-Ransom.Thanos MVID-2022-0607 Code Execution

Discovery / credits: Malvuln John Page aka hyp3rlinx c 2022 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/be60e389a0108b2871dff12dfbb542ac.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Trojan-Ransom.Thanos Vulnerability: Code Execution Description: Thanos looks for and...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.2.4 security and bug fix update

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.2.4 General Availability release images, which fix several bugs and security issues. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a...

Emerging Ransomware Targets Dozens of Businesses Worldwide

An emerging ransomware strain in the threat landscape claims to have breached 30 organizations in just four months since it went operational by riding on the coattails of a notorious ransomware syndicate. First observed in February 2021, "Prometheus" is an offshoot of another well-known ransomwar...

CVE-2021-29370

A UXSS was discovered in the Thanos-Soft Cheetah Browser in Android 1.2.0 due to the inadequate filter of the intent scheme. This resulted in Cross-site scripting on the cheetah browser in any website...

CVE-2021-29370

A UXSS was discovered in the Thanos-Soft Cheetah Browser in Android 1.2.0 due to the inadequate filter of the intent scheme. This resulted in Cross-site scripting on the cheetah browser in any website...

Cross site scripting

A UXSS was discovered in the Thanos-Soft Cheetah Browser in Android 1.2.0 due to the inadequate filter of the intent scheme. This resulted in Cross-site scripting on the cheetah browser in any website...

CVE-2021-29370

A UXSS was discovered in the Thanos-Soft Cheetah Browser in Android 1.2.0 due to the inadequate filter of the intent scheme. This resulted in Cross-site scripting on the cheetah browser in any website...

CVE-2021-29370

CVE-2021-29370 is a UXSS vulnerability in the Thanos-Soft Cheetah Browser (Android 1.2.0) caused by an inadequate filter of the intent scheme, enabling cross-site scripting on any website. Affected component: the browser’s handling of intents; root cause: insufficient input filtering. Documented ...

Hakbit Ransomware Attack Uses GuLoader, Malicious Microsoft Excel Attachments

A ransomware campaign, dubbed Hakbit, is targeting mid-level employees across Austria, Switzerland and Germany with malicious Excel attachments delivered via the popular email provider GMX. The spear-phishing based campaign is low volume and so far targeted the pharmaceutical, legal, financial,...

Thanos Ransomware First to Weaponize RIPlace Tactic

Researchers have uncovered a new ransomware-as-a-service RaaS tool, called Thanos, which they say is increasing in popularity in multiple underground forums. Thanos is the first ransomware family observed that advertises the use of the RIPlace tactic. RIPlace is a Windows file system technique...