Malware

Mysterious DarkUniverse APT remained undetected for 8 yearsMysterious DarkUniverse APT remained undetected for 8 years

Mysterious DarkUniverse APT remained undetected for 8 years

Kaspersky discovered a previously unknown APT group, tracked as DarkUniverse, by analyzing Shadow Brokers' "Lost in Translation" data dump. In…

6 years ago
Ransomware attack impacted government services in the territory of Nunavut, CanadaRansomware attack impacted government services in the territory of Nunavut, Canada

Ransomware attack impacted government services in the territory of Nunavut, Canada

A ransomware attack disrupted IT operations in the territory of Nunavut (Canada), all government services requiring access to electronic data…

6 years ago
Everis and Spain’s radio network Cadena SER hit by ransomwareEveris and Spain’s radio network Cadena SER hit by ransomware

Everis and Spain’s radio network Cadena SER hit by ransomware

NTT DATA-owned firm Everis​ is one of Spain's largest managed service providers (MSP), it has suffered a ransomware attack, and…

6 years ago
QSnatch malware already infected thousands of QNAP NAS devicesQSnatch malware already infected thousands of QNAP NAS devices

QSnatch malware already infected thousands of QNAP NAS devices

Security experts warn of a new piece of malware dubbed QSnatch that already infected thousands of QNAP NAS devices worldwide.…

6 years ago
Exclusive – Analysis of the sample that hit the Kudankulam Nuclear Power PlantExclusive – Analysis of the sample that hit the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Exclusive – Analysis of the sample that hit the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Expert Marco Ramilli and his team analyzed the sample that infected systems at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, it is…

6 years ago
New Gafgyt botnet targets Gaming ServersNew Gafgyt botnet targets Gaming Servers

New Gafgyt botnet targets Gaming Servers

Palo Alto Networks discovered a new version of Gafgyt botnet composed of Home & Small Office Wireless routers used to…

6 years ago
Security Affairs newsletter Round 238Security Affairs newsletter Round 238

Security Affairs newsletter Round 238

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let…

6 years ago
First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the WildFirst Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

Experts have spotted the first mass-hacking campaign exploiting the BlueKeep exploit, crooks leverage the exploit to install a cryptocurrency miner.…

6 years ago
CVE-2019-2114 flaw allows hackers to plant malware on Android devices via NFC beamingCVE-2019-2114 flaw allows hackers to plant malware on Android devices via NFC beaming

CVE-2019-2114 flaw allows hackers to plant malware on Android devices via NFC beaming

A vulnerability affecting devices running Andoid 8 (Oreo) or later, tracked as CVE-2019-2114, could be exploited by hackers to infect…

6 years ago
CVE-2019-13720 flaw in Chrome exploited in Operation WizardOpium attacksCVE-2019-13720 flaw in Chrome exploited in Operation WizardOpium attacks

CVE-2019-13720 flaw in Chrome exploited in Operation WizardOpium attacks

One of the two flaws in Chrome addressed by Google, CVE-2019-13720, was exploited in a campaign that experts attribute to…

6 years ago