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Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2022

Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Enemybot is a DDoS botnet that targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Researchers from Fortinet discovered a new DDoS botnet, tracked as Enemybot, that has targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. The researchers attribute the botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022

Conti Ransomware Gang claims responsibility for the Nordex hack

The Conti ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent attack against Nordex, one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbines. The Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that hit the manufacturer of wind turbines Nordex on March 31, 2022. Nordex Group shut down “IT systems across multiple locations and business units” as […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022

ZingoStealer crimeware released for free in the cybercrime ecosystem

A new powerful crimeware called ZingoStealer was released for free by a threat actor known as Haskers Gang. ZingoStealer is a new information-stealer developed by a threat actor known as Haskers Gang who released it for free after they attempted to sell the source code for $500. The threat actors were also offering their own crypter, dubbed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2022

Microsoft has taken legal and technical action to dismantle the Zloader botnet

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced to have shut down dozens C2 servers used by the infamous ZLoader botnet. Microsoft dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the ZLoader trojan with the help of telecommunications providers around the world and cybersecurity firms. The IT giant obtained a court order that allowed it to sinkhole 65 domains used by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2022

Operation TOURNIQUET: Authorities shut down dark web marketplace RaidForums

The dark web marketplace RaidForums has been shut down and its infrastructure seized as a result of Operation TOURNIQUET. The illegal dark web marketplace RaidForums has been shut down and its infrastructure seized as a result of the international law enforcement Operation TOURNIQUET coordinated by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre. Operation TOURNIQUET was conducted by law […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2022

FFDroider, a new information-stealing malware disguised as Telegram app

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new Windows information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, designed to steal credentials and cookies. Cybersecurity researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz warn of a new information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, that disguises itself as the popular instant messaging app Telegram. The malware was derived to siphon credentials and cookies from infected machines. “Recently, ThreatLabz identified a novel windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2022

NB65 group targets Russia with a modified version of Conti’s ransomware

NB65 hacking group created its ransomware based on the leaked source code of the Conti ransomware and targets Russia. According to BleepingComputer, NB65 hacking group is targeting Russian organizations with ransomware that they have developed using the leaked source code of the Conti ransomware. The NB65 hacking group, since the beginning of the invasion, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2022

SharkBot Banking Trojan spreads through fake AV apps on Google Play

Experts discovered malicious Android apps on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions spreading the SharkBot Trojan. Researchers from the Check Point Research (CPR) team discovered several malicious Android apps on the official Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions that were used to deliver the SharkBot banking Trojan. Sharkbot is an information stealer steals used […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2022

A Ukrainian man is the third FIN7 member sentenced in the United States

A Ukrainian man was sentenced in the US to 5 years in prison for his criminal activity in the cybercrime group FIN7. Denys Iarmak, a Ukrainian national (32), has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. for high-level hacking activity in the cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Carbanak Group and the Navigator Group). The man […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2022

Colibri Loader employs clever persistence mechanism

Recently discovered malware loader Colibri leverages a trivial and efficient persistence mechanism to deploy Windows Vidar data stealer. Malwarebytes researchers observed a new loader, dubbed Colibri, which has been used to deploy a Windows information stealer tracked as Vidar in a recent campaign. The Colibri Loader first appeared in the threat landscape in August 2021 […]

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Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Conti Ransomware Gang claims responsibility for the Nordex hack

ZingoStealer crimeware released for free in the cybercrime ecosystem

Microsoft has taken legal and technical action to dismantle the Zloader botnet

Operation TOURNIQUET: Authorities shut down dark web marketplace RaidForums

FFDroider, a new information-stealing malware disguised as Telegram app

NB65 group targets Russia with a modified version of Conti’s ransomware

SharkBot Banking Trojan spreads through fake AV apps on Google Play

A Ukrainian man is the third FIN7 member sentenced in the United States

Colibri Loader employs clever persistence mechanism

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