Pierluigi Paganini
August 05, 2021
The Uptycs Threat Research Team recently observed Golang-based worm dropping cryptominer binaries which use the MSR (Model Specific Register) driver.  By UPTYCS THREAT RESEARCH Original research by Siddarth Sharma The Uptycs Threat Research Team recently observed Golang-based worm dropping cryptominer binaries which use the MSR (Model Specific Register) driver to disable hardware prefetchers and increase the speed of the mining […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 05, 2021
ERG SPA, an Italian energy company, reports a minor impact on its operations after the recent ransomware attack conducted by LockBit 2.0 gang. Recently the Italian energy company ERG was hit by the LockBit 2.0 ransomware gang, now the company reported “only a few minor disruptions” for its ICT infrastructure. The company is active in the production of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2021
Researchers found evidence that the DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation. BleepingComputer found evidence that after the clamorous Colonia Pipeline attack, the DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation. The experts analyzed encryption algorithms in a decryptor used by BlackMatter, which is actively attacking corporate entities. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2021
Experts spotted a new strain of Android banking Trojan dubbed Vultur that uses screen recording and keylogging for the capturing of login credentials. ThreatFabric researchers discovered a new Android banking Trojan, tracked as Vultur, that uses screen recording and keylogging to capture login credentials. Vultur was first spotted in late March 2021, it gains full […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2021
The recent attack against Iranâs national railway system was caused by a wiper malware dubbed Meteor and not by a ransomware as initially thought. According to research from Amnpardaz and SentinelOne, the recent attack against Iranâs national railway system was caused by a wiper malware dubbed Meteor and not by ransomware as initially thought. Meteor was a previously undetected strain of malware, but experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2021
The cyber threat landscape change continuously, recently two new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) operations named BlackMatter and Haron made the headlines. Recently, two new ransomware gangs, named BlackMatter and Haron, announced the beginning of the operations. The Haron malware was first described by the South Korean security firm S2W Lab, three day after a first sample of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2021
A new variant of the LockBit 2.0 ransomware is now able to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam and BleepingComputer, along with the malware expert Vitali Kremez reported spotted a new version of the LockBit 2.0 ransomware that encrypts Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Kramez explained that this is the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2021
A China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as PKPLUG, employed a previously undocumented strain of a RAT dubbed THOR in recent attacks. A China-linked cyberespionage group tracked as PKPLUG (aka Mustang Panda and HoneyMyte), which is known for targeting Southeast Asia, exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange Server to deploy a previously undocumented variant of PlugX on compromised systems. Researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2021
BlackMatter ransomware gang, a new threat actor appears in the threat landscape and claims to combine TTPs of Darkside and REvil. BlackMatter is a new ransomware gang that started its activity this week, the cybercriminals group claims to be the successor of Darkside and REvil groups. Lile other ransomware operations, BlackMatter also set up its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2021
Transnet SOC Ltd, a large South African rail, port and pipeline company, announced it was hit by a disruptive cyber attack. South Africaâs logistics company Transnet SOC was hit last week by a disruptive cyberattack that halted its operations at all the portâs terminals. The attack took place on Thursday, 22 July. âPort terminals are operational across the system, with […]
