Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2022
Ongoing Raspberry Robin campaign leverages compromised QNAP devices

Cybereason researchers are warning of a wave of attacks spreading the wormable Windows malware Raspberry Robin. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The malicious code uses Windows Installer to reach out to QNAP-associated domains and download a malicious DLL. The malware uses […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2022
Evolution of the LockBit Ransomware operation relies on new techniques

Experts documented the evolution of the LockBit ransomware that leverages multiple techniques to infect targets and evade detection. The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Team published the Cybereason Threat Analysis Reports that investigates the threat landscape and provides recommendations to mitigate their attacks. The researchers focused on the evolution of the Lockbit ransomware, they detailed two infections occurring […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2022
Russian Cybercrime Trickbot Group is systematically attacking Ukraine

The operators behind the TrickBot malware are systematically targeting Ukraine since the beginning of the war in February 2022. IBM researchers collected evidence indicating that the Russia-based cybercriminal Trickbot group (aka Wizard Spider, DEV-0193, ITG23) has been systematically attacking Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of the country. Since February, the Conti ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2022
New Checkmate ransomware target QNAP NAS devices

Taiwanese vendor QNAP wars of a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Checkmate, that is targeting its NAS devices. The Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning of a new family of ransomware targeting its NAS devices using weak passwords. Threat actors are targeting devices exposed online with the SMB service enabled, they perform brute-force attacks against accounts […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2022
Large-scale cryptomining campaign is targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository

Researchers uncovered a large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository. Checkmarx researchers spotted a new large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign, tracked as CuteBoi, that is targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository. Threat actors behind the campaign published 1,283 malicious modules in the repository and used over 1,000 different user accounts. The researchers uncovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2022
North Korea-linked APTs use Maui Ransomware to target the Healthcare industry

US authorities have issued a joint advisory warning of North Korea-linked APTs using Maui ransomware in attacks against the Healthcare sector. The FBI, CISA, and the U.S. Treasury Department issued a joint advisory that warn of North-Korea-linked threat actors using Maui ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations in the Healthcare sector. “The Federal Bureau of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2022
Marriott International suffered a new data breach, attackers stole 20GB of data

Hotel chain Marriott International suffered a new data breach, a threat actor has stolen 20GB from the company. Hotel chain Marriott International confirmed it has suffered a new data breach after a threat actor stole 20GB of files from one of its properties. The attacker compromised the network at the BWI Airport Marriott Maryland  (BWIA), […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2022
Cyberattacks against law enforcement are on the rise

Experts observed an increase in malicious activity targeting law enforcement agencies at the beginning of Q2 2022. Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 companies worldwide, has registered an increase in malicious activity targeting law enforcement agencies at the beginning of Q2 2022. Threat actors are hacking email and other accounts which belong […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2022
New Hive ransomware variant is written in Rust and use improved encryption method

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The operators of the Hive ransomware upgraded their malware by migrating the malware to the Rust language and implementing a more sophisticated encryption method, Microsoft researchers warn. “The upgrades in the latest variant are effectively […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2022
Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested 9 men behind phishing attacks on Ukrainians attempting to capitalize on the ongoing conflict

The Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested nine members of a cybercriminal gang that has stolen 100 million hryvnias via phishing attacks. The Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested nine members of a cybercriminal organization that stole 100 million hryvnias via phishing attacks. The crooks created more than 400 phishing sites for obtaining the banking data of […]