Iran-Linked 'Newbie' Hackers Spread Dharma Ransomware Via RDP Ports

A group of ‘script kiddies’ tied to Iran are targeting companies worldwide with internet-facing Remote Desktop Protocol RDP ports and weak credentials in order to infect them with Dharma ransomware. The Dharma malware also known as Crysis has been distributed as a ransomware-as-a-service RaaS mod...

MacOS Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Community on Slack, Discord

Hackers using MacOS malware are targeting cryptocurrency investors that use both the Slack and Discord chat platforms. The malware, dubbed OSX.Dummy, uses an unsophisticated infection method, but those who are successfully attacked open their systems up to remote arbitrary code execution. “If the...

Ranscam Ransomware Deletes Files Outright

Researchers have observed ransomware so sophisticated over the last few months that we’ve seen a variant tease researchers with strings of hidden code and another composed entirely of JavaScript. But not every attacker is technically proficient; researchers are suggesting the ones behind a new...

MyDoom DDoS Attacks Likely Work of Unsophisticated Attackers

The ongoing DDoS attacks that have been targeting a series of U.S. government sites as well as some commercial sites is likely not the work of any government organization and is being executed by an old piece of malware that is designed to ruin files on infected PCs rather than steal data, expert...