Malware

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2022
Unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities

An unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Researchers from Malwarebytes observed an unknown Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group targeting Russian government entities with at least four separate spear-phishing campaigns since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The threat actors behind the attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2022
Russia-linked Fronton botnet could run disinformation campaigns

Researchers warn that the Fronton botnet was used by Russia-linked threat actors for coordinated disinformation campaigns. Fronton is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet that was used by Russia-linked threat actors for coordinated disinformation campaigns. In March 2020, the collective of hacktivists called “Digital Revolution” claimed to have hacked a subcontractor to the Russian FSB. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2022
Cytrox’s Predator spyware used zero-day exploits in 3 campaigns

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) uncovered campaigns targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers discovered three campaigns, between August and October 2021, targeting Android users with five zero-day vulnerabilities. The attacks aimed at installing the surveillance spyware Predator, developed by the North Macedonian firm Cytrox. The five 0-day vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses Log4J to target VMware servers

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT is exploiting the Log4J remote code execution (RCE) in attacks aimed at VMware Horizon servers. North Korea-linked group Lazarus is exploiting the Log4J RCE vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) to compromise VMware Horizon servers. Multiple threat actors are exploiting this flaw since January, in January VMware urged customers to patch critical Log4j security vulnerabilities impacting Internet-exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2022
Russia-linked Sandworm continues to conduct attacks against Ukraine

Security researchers from ESET reported that the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm continues to target Ukraine. Security experts from ESET reported that the Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm continues to launch cyber attacks against entities in Ukraine. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2022
QNAP warns of a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks against its NAS devices

Taiwanese vendor QNAP warned customers of a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks and urges them to install the latest updates. Taiwanese vendor QNAP is asking users to install the latest update on their NAS devices and avoid exposing them on the Internet. The company issued the alert in response to a new wave of DeadBolt […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2022
Conti ransomware is shutting down operations, what will happen now?

The Conti ransomware gang shut down its operation, and some of its administrators announced a branding of the gang. Advanced Intel researcher Yelisey Boguslavskiy announced the that Conti Ransomware gang shuts its infrastructure and some of its administrators announced a rebranding of the popular RaaS operation. The news was reported by BleepingComputer that citing Boguslavskiy confirmed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2022
China-linked Space Pirates APT targets the Russian aerospace industry

A new China-linked cyberespionage group known as ‘Space Pirates’ is targeting enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry. A previously unknown Chinese cyberespionage group, tracked as ‘Space Pirates’, targets enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry with spear-phishing attacks. The group has been active since at least 2017, researchers believe it is linked with other China-linked APT […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2022
Microsoft warns of the rise of cryware targeting hot wallets

Microsoft researchers warn of the rising threat of cryware targeting non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Microsoft warns of the rise of cryware, malicious software used to steal info an dfunds from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Data stolen from this kind of malware includes private keys, seed phrases, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2022
Conti Ransomware gang threatens to overthrow the government of Costa Rica

The Conti ransomware gang is threatening to ‘overthrow’ the new government of Costa Rica after last month’s attack. Last month, the Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica government infrastructure after that the government refused to pay a ransom. “The Costa Rican state will not pay anything to these cybercriminals.” said […]