Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2022
Vulnerable Docker Installations Are A Playhouse for Malware Attacks

Uptycs researchers identified ongoing malicious campaigns through our Docker honeypot targeting exposed Docker API. The Uptycs Threat Research team has identified ongoing malicious campaigns through our Docker honeypot targeting exposed Docker API port 2375. The attacks are related to crypto miners and reverse shells on the vulnerable servers using base64-encoded commands in the cmdline, built […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2022
An expert shows how to stop popular ransomware samples via DLL hijacking

A security researcher discovered that samples of Conti, REvil, LockBit ransomware were vulnerable to DLL hijacking. The security researcher John Page aka (hyp3rlinx) discovered that malware from multiple ransomware operations, including Conti, REvil, LockBit, AvosLocker, and Black Basta, are affected by flaws that could be exploited block file encryption. Page shared its findings through its […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2022
The mystery behind the samples of the new REvil ransomware operation

The REvil ransomware gang has resumed its operations, experts found a new encryptor and a new attack infrastructure. The REvil ransomware operation shut down in October 2021, in January the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have shut down the REvil ransomware gang, the group that is behind a long string of attacks against large organizations, such as Kaseya and JBS […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2022
Hackers stole +80M from DeFi platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol

Threat actors exploited a bug in the Fuse protocol used by DeFi platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol and stole more than $80 million. Threat actors stole more than $80 million from the decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol on Saturday. Researchers from smart contract analysis firm Block Sec reported that attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2022
Emotet tests new attack chain in low volume campaigns

Emotet operators are testing new attack techniques in response to Microsoft’s move to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default. The operators of the infamous Emotet botnet are testing new attack techniques in response to Microsoft’s move to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default. The threat actors are adopting the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2022
Bumblebee, a new malware loader used by multiple crimeware threat actors

Threat actors have replaced the BazaLoader and IcedID malware with a new loader called Bumblebee in their campaigns. Cybercriminal groups that were previously using the BazaLoader and IcedID as part of their malware campaigns seem to have adopted a new loader called Bumblebee. The loader appears to be under development and is a highly sophisticated […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2022
Conti ransomware operations surge despite the recent leak

Conti ransomware gang continues to target organizations worldwide despite the massive data leak has shed light on its operations. Researchers from Secureworks state that the Conti ransomware gang, tracked as a Russia-based threat actor Gold Ulrick, continues to operate despite the recent data leak on its internal activities. The group’s activity returned to the levels […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2022
Stormous ransomware gang claims to have hacked Coca-Cola

The Stormous ransomware gang claims to have hacked the multinational beverage corporation Coca-Cola Company. The Stormous ransomware gang announced with a post on its leak site to have hacked the multinational beverage corporation Coca-Cola Company. The extortion group announced to have hacked some servers of the company and stole 161GB. The group recently launched a poll asking members […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2022
North Korea-linked APT37 targets journalists with GOLDBACKDOOR

North Korea-linked APT37 group is targeting journalists that focus on DPRK with a new piece of malware. North Korea-linked APT37 group (aka Ricochet Chollima) has been spotted targeting journalists focusing on DPRK with a new piece of malware. The campaign was discovered by journalists at NK News, an American news site that focuses on North […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2022
BlackCat Ransomware gang breached over 60 orgs worldwide

At least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware, warns a flash report published by the U.S. FBI. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash report that states that at least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) since it started its operations in November. […]