Experts from Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) discovered three new ransomware families: AXLocker, Octocrypt, and Alice Ransomware. Threat intelligence firm Cyble announced the discovery of three new ransomware families named AXLocker, Octocrypt, and Alice Ransomware. The AXLocker ransomware encrypts victims’ files and steals Discord tokens from the infected machine. The analysis of the code […]
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Proof-of-concept exploit code for two actively exploited Microsoft Exchange ProxyNotShell flaws released online. Proof-of-concept exploit code has been released online for two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange, known as ProxyNotShell. The two flaws are: they impact Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019, an authenticated attacker can trigger them to elevate privileges to run PowerShell […]
Every year during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, crooks take advantage of the bad habits of users with fraudulent schema. Researchers at Bitdefender Antispam Lab have analyzed during the last weeks the fraudulent activities associated with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The experts noticed that between October 26 and November 6, the rate of unsolicited […]
Cisco Talos spotted multiple updated versions of LodaRAT that were deployed alongside other malware families, including RedLine and Neshta. Researchers from Cisco Talos have monitored the LodaRAT malware over the course of 2022 and recently discovered multiple updated versions that have been deployed alongside other malware families, including RedLine and Neshta. The versions include new […]
Atlassian addressed this week two critical vulnerabilities impacting its Crowd and Bitbucket products. Atlassian announced the release of security updates to address critical-severity vulnerabilities in its identity management platform, Crowd Server and Data Center, and in the Bitbucket Server and Data Center, a self-managed solution that provides source code collaboration for professional teams. The vulnerability in […]
Hive ransomware operators have extorted over $100 million in ransom payments from over 1,300 companies worldwide as of November 2022. The threat actors behind the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) have extorted $100 million in ransom payments from over 1,300 companies worldwide as of November 2022, reported the U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence authorities. “As of November 2022, […]
A threat actor tracked as WASP is behind an ongoing supply chain attack targeting Python developers with the WASP Stealer. Checkmarx researchers uncovered an ongoing supply chain attack conducted by a threat actor they tracked as WASP that is targeting Python developers. The attackers are using Python packages to distribute a polymorphic malware called W4SP […]
A China-based financially motivated group, tracked as Fangxiao, is behind a large-scale phishing campaign dating back as far as 2019. Researchers from Cyjax reported that a China-based financially motivated group, dubbed Fangxiao, orchestrated a large-scale phishing campaign since 2017. The sophisticated phishing campaign exploits the reputation of international brands and targets businesses in multiple industries, including […]
Public schools in two Michigan counties were forced to halt their activities, including the lessons, after a ransomware attack. Public schools in Jackson and Hillsdale counties, Michigan, reopen after a closure of two days caused by a ransomware attack that hit its systems. The public schools started experiencing a systems outage affecting critical operating […]