Malware

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2021
Winnti APT continues to target game developers in Russia and abroad

A Chinese Threat actor targeted organizations in Russia and Hong Kong with a previously undocumented backdoor, experts warn. Cybersecurity researchers from Positive Technologies have uncovered a series of attacks conducted by a Chinese threat actor that aimed at organizations in Russia and Hong Kong. Experts attribute the attacks to the China-linked Winnti APT group (aka APT41) […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2021
Operation Spalax, an ongoing malware campaign targeting Colombian entities

Security experts from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax, against Colombian government institutions and private companies. Malware researchers from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax, against Colombian entities exclusively. The attacks aimed at government institutions and private companies, most of them in the energy and metallurgical sectors.  The campaign […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2021
CAPCOM: 390,000 people impacted in the recent ransomware Attack

Capcom revealed that the recent ransomware attack has potentially impacted 390,000 people, an increase of approximately 40,000 people from the previous report. In November, Japanese game developer Capcom admitted to have suffered a cyberattack that is impacting business operations. The company has developed multiple multi-million-selling game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Darkstalkers, Resident Evil, Devil May […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2021
Rogue Android RAT emerges from the darkweb

Experts discovered an Android Remote Access Trojan, dubbed Rogue, that can allow to take over infected devices and steal user data. Rogue is a new mobile RAT discovered by researchers from Check Point while investigating the activity of the darknet threat actors known as Triangulum and HeXaGoN Dev. Both actors are Android malware authors that […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2021
Sunspot, the third malware involved in the SolarWinds supply chain attack

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike announced to have discovered a third malware strain, named Sunspot, directly involved in the SolarWinds supply chain attack. According to a new report published by the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, a third malware, dubbed SUNSPOT, was involved in the recently disclose SolarWinds supply chain attack. SUNSPOT was discovered after the Sunburst/Solorigate backdoor and […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2021
Bitdefender releases free decrypter for Darkside ransomware

Security firm Bitdefender released a tool that allows victims of the Darkside ransomware to recover their files without paying the ransom. Good news for the victims of the Darkside ransomware, they could recover their files for free using a tool that was released by the security firm Bitdefender. The decrypter seems to work for all […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2021
Connecting the dots between SolarWinds and Russia-linked Turla APT

Experts have found some similarities between the Sunburst backdoor used in the SolarWinds supply chain attack and Turla’s backdoor Kazuar. Security experts from Kaspersky have identified multiple similarities between the Sunburst malware used in the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the Kazuar backdoor that has been employed in cyber espionage campaigns conducted by Russia-linked APT group Turla. The discovery […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2021
Source code for malware that targets Qiui Cellmate device was leaked online

The source code for the ChastityLock ransomware that was used in attacks aimed at the users of the Qiui Cellmate adult toy is now publicly available. Recently a family of ransomware was observed targeting the users of the Bluetooth-controlled Qiui Cellmate chastity device.  Qiui Cellmate made the headlines in October when the researchers at Pen Test Partners […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2021
TeamTNT botnet now steals Docker API and AWS credentials

Researchers from Trend Micro discovered that the TeamTNT botnet is now able to steal Docker API logins along with AWS credentials. Researchers from Trend Micro discovered that the TeamTNT botnet was improved and is now able to steal also Docker credentials. The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2021
Ezuri memory loader used in Linux and Windows malware

Multiple threat actors have recently started using the Ezuri memory loader as a loader to executes malware directly into the victims’ memory. According to researchers from AT&T’s Alien Labs, malware authors are choosing the Ezuri memory loader for their malicious codes. The Ezuri memory loader tool allows to load and execute a payload directly into […]