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New Cyber Platform Lab 1 Decodes Dark Web Data to Uncover Hidden Supply Chain Breaches
2022 was the year when inflation hit world economies, except in one corner of the global marketplace – stolen data. Ransomware payments fell by over 40% in 2022 compared to 2021. More organisations chose not to pay ransom demands, according to findings by blockchain firm Chainalysis. Nonetheless,...
Researchers Shed Light on CatB Ransomware's Evasion Techniques
The threat actors behind the CatB ransomware operation have been observed using a technique called DLL search order hijacking to evade detection and launch the payload. CatB, also referred to as CatB99 and Baxtoy, emerged late last year and is said to be an "evolution or direct rebrand" of anothe...
Researchers Shed Light on CatB Ransomware's Evasion Techniques
The threat actors behind the CatB ransomware operation have been observed using a technique called DLL search order hijacking to evade detection and launch the payload. CatB, also referred to as CatB99 and Baxtoy, emerged late last year and is said to be an "evolution or direct rebrand" of anothe...
Emotet Rises Again: Evades Macro Security via OneNote Attachments
The notorious Emotet malware, in its return after a short hiatus, is now being distributed via Microsoft OneNote email attachments in an attempt to bypass macro-based security restrictions and compromise systems. Emotet, linked to a threat actor tracked as Gold Crestwood, Mummy Spider, or TA542,...
Emotet Rises Again: Evades Macro Security via OneNote Attachments
The notorious Emotet malware, in its return after a short hiatus, is now being distributed via Microsoft OneNote email attachments in an attempt to bypass macro-based security restrictions and compromise systems. Emotet, linked to a threat actor tracked as Gold Crestwood, Mummy Spider, or TA542,...
Chinese Hackers Exploit Fortinet Zero-Day Flaw for Cyber Espionage Attack
The zero-day exploitation of a now-patched medium-severity security flaw in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system has been linked to a suspected Chinese hacking group. American cybersecurity company Mandiant, which made the attribution, said the activity cluster is part of a broader campaign...
Chinese Hackers Exploit Fortinet Zero-Day Flaw for Cyber Espionage Attack
The zero-day exploitation of a now-patched medium-severity security flaw in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system has been linked to a suspected Chinese hacking group. American cybersecurity company Mandiant, which made the attribution, said the activity cluster is part of a broader campaign...
Pompompurin Unmasked: Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York
U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested a 21-year-old New York man in connection with running the infamous BreachForums hacking forum under the online alias "Pompompurin." The development, first reported by Bloomberg Law, comes after News 12 Westchester, earlier this week, said that federa...
Pompompurin Unmasked: Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York
U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested a 21-year-old New York man in connection with running the infamous BreachForums hacking forum under the online alias "Pompompurin." The development, first reported by Bloomberg Law, comes after News 12 Westchester, earlier this week, said that federa...
LockBit 3.0 Ransomware: Inside the Cyberthreat That's Costing Millions
U.S. government agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing the indicators of compromise IoCs and tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs associated with the notorious LockBit 3.0 ransomware. "The LockBit 3.0 ransomware operations function as a Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS...
LockBit 3.0 Ransomware: Inside the Cyberthreat That's Costing Millions
U.S. government agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing the indicators of compromise IoCs and tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs associated with the notorious LockBit 3.0 ransomware. "The LockBit 3.0 ransomware operations function as a Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS...
FakeCalls Vishing Malware Targets South Korean Users via Popular Financial Apps
An Android voice phishing aka vishing malware campaign known as FakeCalls has reared its head once again to target South Korean users under the guise of over 20 popular financial apps. "FakeCalls malware possesses the functionality of a Swiss army knife, able not only to conduct its primary aim b...
FakeCalls Vishing Malware Targets South Korean Users via Popular Financial Apps
An Android voice phishing aka vishing malware campaign known as FakeCalls has reared its head once again to target South Korean users under the guise of over 20 popular financial apps. "FakeCalls malware possesses the functionality of a Swiss army knife, able not only to conduct its primary aim b...
New GoLang-Based HinataBot Exploiting Router and Server Flaws for DDoS Attacks
A new Golang-based botnet dubbed HinataBot has been observed to leverage known flaws to compromise routers and servers and use them to stage distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. "The malware binaries appear to have been named by the malware author after a character from the popular anime...
New GoLang-Based HinataBot Exploiting Router and Server Flaws for DDoS Attacks
A new Golang-based botnet dubbed HinataBot has been observed to leverage known flaws to compromise routers and servers and use them to stage distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. "The malware binaries appear to have been named by the malware author after a character from the popular anime...
A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats
In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes of data, the browser is now the most important work interface. The browser connects employees to managed resources, devices to the web, and the on-prem environment to the cloud one. Ye...
A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats
In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes of data, the browser is now the most important work interface. The browser connects employees to managed resources, devices to the web, and the on-prem environment to the cloud one. Ye...
Lookalike Telegram and WhatsApp Websites Distributing Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware
Copycat websites for instant messaging apps like Telegram and WhatApp are being used to distribute trojanized versions and infect Android and Windows users with cryptocurrency clipper malware. "All of them are after victims' cryptocurrency funds, with several targeting cryptocurrency wallets," ES...
Lookalike Telegram and WhatsApp Websites Distributing Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware
Copycat websites for instant messaging apps like Telegram and WhatApp are being used to distribute trojanized versions and infect Android and Windows users with cryptocurrency clipper malware. "All of them are after victims' cryptocurrency funds, with several targeting cryptocurrency wallets," ES...
Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
The advanced persistent threat known as Winter Vivern has been linked to campaigns targeting government officials in India, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the Vatican since 2021. The activity targeted Polish government agencies, the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italy Ministry of Foreign...
Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
The advanced persistent threat known as Winter Vivern has been linked to campaigns targeting government officials in India, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the Vatican since 2021. The activity targeted Polish government agencies, the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italy Ministry of Foreign...
Google Uncovers 18 Severe Security Vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos Chips
Google is calling attention to a set of severe security flaws in Samsung's Exynos chips, some of which could be exploited remotely to completely compromise a phone without requiring any user interaction. The 18 zero-day vulnerabilities affect a wide range of Android smartphones from Samsung, Vivo...
Google Uncovers 18 Severe Security Vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos Chips
Google is calling attention to a set of severe security flaws in Samsung's Exynos chips, some of which could be exploited remotely to completely compromise a phone without requiring any user interaction. The 18 zero-day vulnerabilities affect a wide range of Android smartphones from Samsung, Vivo...
Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection
Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware that's designed to load Cobalt Strike onto infected machines. Dubbed SILKLOADER by Finnish cybersecurity company WithSecure, the malware leverages DLL...
Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection
Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware that's designed to load Cobalt Strike onto infected machines. Dubbed SILKLOADER by Finnish cybersecurity company WithSecure, the malware leverages DLL...
Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration
The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero cryptocurrency on compromised systems. That's according to Cado Security, which found the sample after Sysdig detailed a sophisticated attack known as SCARLETEEL aime...
Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration
The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero cryptocurrency on compromised systems. That's according to Cado Security, which found the sample after Sysdig detailed a sophisticated attack known as SCARLETEEL aime...
Authorities Shut Down ChipMixer Platform Tied to Crypto Laundering Scheme
A coalition of law enforcement agencies across Europe and the U.S. announced the takedown of ChipMixer, an unlicensed cryptocurrency mixer that began its operations in August 2017. "The ChipMixer software blocked the blockchain trail of the funds, making it attractive for cybercriminals looking t...
Authorities Shut Down ChipMixer Platform Tied to Crypto Laundering Scheme
A coalition of law enforcement agencies across Europe and the U.S. announced the takedown of ChipMixer, an unlicensed cryptocurrency mixer that began its operations in August 2017. "The ChipMixer software blocked the blockchain trail of the funds, making it attractive for cybercriminals looking t...
What's Wrong with Manufacturing?
In last year's edition of the Security Navigator we noted that the Manufacturing Industry appeared to be totally over-represented in our dataset of Cyber Extortion victims. Neither the number of businesses nor their average revenue particularly stood out to explain this. Manufacturing was also th...
What's Wrong with Manufacturing?
In last year's edition of the Security Navigator we noted that the Manufacturing Industry appeared to be totally over-represented in our dataset of Cyber Extortion victims. Neither the number of businesses nor their average revenue particularly stood out to explain this. Manufacturing was also th...
Multiple Hacker Groups Exploit 3-Year-Old Vulnerability to Breach U.S. Federal Agency
Multiple threat actors, including a nation-state group, exploited a critical three-year-old security flaw in Progress Telerik to break into an unnamed federal entity in the U.S. The disclosure comes from a joint advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, Federal...
Multiple Hacker Groups Exploit 3-Year-Old Vulnerability to Breach U.S. Federal Agency
Multiple threat actors, including a nation-state group, exploited a critical three-year-old security flaw in Progress Telerik to break into an unnamed federal entity in the U.S. The disclosure comes from a joint advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, Federal...
CISA Issues Urgent Warning: Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on March 15 added a security vulnerability impacting Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The critical flaw in question is CVE-2023-26360 CVSS score: 8.6, which...
CISA Issues Urgent Warning: Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on March 15 added a security vulnerability impacting Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The critical flaw in question is CVE-2023-26360 CVSS score: 8.6, which...
YoroTrooper Stealing Credentials and Information from Government and Energy Organizations
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed YoroTrooper has been targeting government, energy, and international organizations across Europe as part of a cyber espionage campaign that has been active since at least June 2022. "Information stolen from successful compromises include credentials...
YoroTrooper Stealing Credentials and Information from Government and Energy Organizations
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed YoroTrooper has been targeting government, energy, and international organizations across Europe as part of a cyber espionage campaign that has been active since at least June 2022. "Information stolen from successful compromises include credentials...
New Cryptojacking Operation Targeting Kubernetes Clusters for Dero Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the first-ever illicit cryptocurrency mining campaign used to mint Dero since the start of February 2023. "The novel Dero cryptojacking operation concentrates on locating Kubernetes clusters with anonymous access enabled on a Kubernetes API and listening ...
New Cryptojacking Operation Targeting Kubernetes Clusters for Dero Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the first-ever illicit cryptocurrency mining campaign used to mint Dero since the start of February 2023. "The novel Dero cryptojacking operation concentrates on locating Kubernetes clusters with anonymous access enabled on a Kubernetes API and listening ...
The Different Methods and Stages of Penetration Testing
The stakes could not be higher for cyber defenders. With the vast amounts of sensitive information, intellectual property, and financial data at risk, the consequences of a data breach can be devastating. According to a report released by Ponemon institute, the cost of data breaches has reached a...
The Different Methods and Stages of Penetration Testing
The stakes could not be higher for cyber defenders. With the vast amounts of sensitive information, intellectual property, and financial data at risk, the consequences of a data breach can be devastating. According to a report released by Ponemon institute, the cost of data breaches has reached a...
Tick APT Targeted High-Value Customers of East Asian Data-Loss Prevention Company
A cyberespionage actor known as Tick has been attributed with high confidence to a compromise of an East Asian data-loss prevention DLP company that caters to government and military entities. "The attackers compromised the DLP company's internal update servers to deliver malware inside the...
Tick APT Targeted High-Value Customers of East Asian Data-Loss Prevention Company
A cyberespionage actor known as Tick has been attributed with high confidence to a compromise of an East Asian data-loss prevention DLP company that caters to government and military entities. "The attackers compromised the DLP company's internal update servers to deliver malware inside the...
Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 80 New Security Flaws — Two Under Active Attack
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for March 2023 is rolling out with remediations for a set of 80 security flaws, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Eight of the 80 bugs are rated Critical, 71 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. The updates are in...
Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 80 New Security Flaws — Two Under Active Attack
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for March 2023 is rolling out with remediations for a set of 80 security flaws, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Eight of the 80 bugs are rated Critical, 71 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. The updates are in...
GoBruteforcer: New Golang-Based Malware Breaches Web Servers Via Brute-Force Attacks
A new Golang-based malware dubbed GoBruteforcer has been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices into a botnet. "GoBruteforcer chose a Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIDR block for scanning the network during the attack, and it targeted all I...
GoBruteforcer: New Golang-Based Malware Breaches Web Servers via Brute-Force Attacks
A new Golang-based malware dubbed GoBruteforcer has been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices into a botnet. "GoBruteforcer chose a Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIDR block for scanning the network during the attack, and it targeted all I...
The Prolificacy of LockBit Ransomware
Today, the LockBit ransomware is the most active and successful cybercrime organization in the world. Attributed to a Russian Threat Actor, LockBit has stepped out from the shadows of the Conti ransomware group, who were disbanded in early 2022. LockBit ransomware was first discovered in Septembe...
The Prolificacy of LockBit Ransomware
Today, the LockBit ransomware is the most active and successful cybercrime organization in the world. Attributed to a Russian Threat Actor, LockBit has stepped out from the shadows of the Conti ransomware group, who were disbanded in early 2022. LockBit ransomware was first discovered in Septembe...
Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Use of Phishing Kits to Send Millions of Emails Daily
An open source adversary-in-the-middle AiTM phishing kit has found a number of takers in the cybercrime world for its ability to orchestrate attacks at scale. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team is tracking the threat actor behind the development of the kit under its emerging moniker DEV-1101...