Malware

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2020
Ransomware en masse on the wane: top threats inside web-phishing in H1 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. Singapore, 09/18/2020 — Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, evidenced the transformation of the threat portfolio over the first half of 2020. It came as no […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2020
Maze ransomware uses Ragnar Locker virtual machine technique

The Maze ransomware operators now use a virtual machine to encrypt a computer, a tactic previously adopted by the Ragnar Locker malware. The Maze ransomware operators have adopted a new tactic to evade detection, their malware now encrypts a computer from within a virtual machine. This technique was first adopted by Ragnar Locker gang in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2020
Major Duesseldorf hospital infected with ransomware, patient died for consequences

A major hospital in Duesseldorf was hit by a cyber attack, a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be hijacked to another city. The news is shocking, German authorities revealed that a cyber attack hit a major hospital in Duesseldorf, the Duesseldorf University Clinic, and a woman who needed urgent admission […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2020
SunCrypt ransomware operators leak data of University Hospital New Jersey

University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) has suffered a ransomware attack, SunCrypt ransomware operators also leaked the data they have stolen. Systems at the University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) were encrypted with the SunCrypt ransomware, threat actors also stolen documents from the institution and leaked it online. The incident took place in September. The UHNJ is […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2020
Source code of Cerberus banking Trojan leaked on underground forums

The source code of the infamous Cerberus banking Trojan has been released for free on underground hacking forums following a failed auction.  The author of the Cerberus banking Trojan has released the source code of the malware on underground hacking forums following a failed auction.  In July, the authors of the notorious Cerberus Android banking trojan auctioned […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2020
US CISA report shares details on web shells used by Iranian hackers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a malware analysis report (MAR) that includes technical details about web shells employed by Iranian hackers. A web shell is a code, often written in typical web development programming languages (e.g., ASP, PHP, JSP), that attackers implant on web servers to gain remote access and code […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2020
Thousands of Magento stores hacked in a few days in largest-ever skimming campaign

Thousands of Magento online stores have been hacked over the past few days as part of the largest ever skimming campaign. Security experts from cybersecurity firm Sansec reported that nearly 2,000 Magento online stores have been hacked over the past few days as part of the largest ever Magecart-style campaign. Most of the hacked sites […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2020
CIRWA Project tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

Researchers from Temple University have been tracking ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure all over the world. A team of researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia has presented a project named CIRWA (repository of critical infrastructure ransomware attacks) that aims at tracking ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure worldwide. The project was launched in September 2019 and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2020
Bank of Seychelles hit by a ransomware attack

The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) was hit by a ransomware attack disclose the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS). The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) disclosed via a press statement that the Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) was hit by a ransomware attack. DBS is a joint venture by the Seychelles government and some shareholders including […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2020
MalĂ smoke gang could infect your PC while you watch porn sites

A cybercrime group named MalĂ smoke has been targeting porn sites over the past months with malicious ads redirecting users to exploit kits. A cybercrime group named MalĂ smoke has been targeting porn sites over the past months, it is placing malicious ads on adult-themed websites to redirect users to exploit kits and deliver malware. According to […]