Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2019
A new piece of malware appeared in the threat landscape, dubbed BlackSquid it targets web servers with several exploits to deliver cryptocurrency miners. Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new Monero cryptomining miner, dubbed BlackSquid, that is targeting web servers, network drives, and removable drives. The new piece of malware leverages many exploits […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2019
Microsoft Azure cloud services are being abused by threat actors to host malware and as command and control (C&C) servers. Threat actors look with great interest at cloud services that could be abused for several malicious purposes, like storing malware or implementing command and control servers. Now it seems to be the Microsoft Azure’s turn, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2019
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Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2019
Turla, the Russia-linked cyberespionage group, is weaponizing PowerShell scripts and is using them in attacks against EU diplomats. Turla (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON), the Russia-linked APT group, is using weaponized PowerShell scripts in attacks aimed at EU diplomats. Turla group has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2019
GandCrab first appeared in the threat landscape in early 2018 and continuously evolved over time. Now operators are shutting down their operations. Early 2018, experts at cyber security firm LMNTRIX have discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service dubbed GandCrab. advertised in Russian hacking community on the dark web. The GandCrab was advertised in Russian hacking community, researchers noticed that authors leverage the RIG and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2019
A new cryptojacking campaign was spotted by experts at Trend Micro, crooks are using Shodan to scan for Docker hosts with exposed APIs. Threat actors are using the popular Shodan search engine to find Docker hosts and abuse them in a crypojacking campaign. Attackers leverage self-propagating Docker images infected with Monero miners and scripts that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
Security experts at Intezer have discovered a new Linux malware tracked as âHiddenWaspâ that borrows from Mirai, Azazel malicious codes. HiddenWasp is a new sophisticated Linux malware still undetected by the majority of anti-virus solutions. According to the experts at Intezer, the malware was involved in targeted attacks. Â “Unlike common Linux malware, HiddenWasp is not […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2019
Guardicore Labs uncovered a widespread cryptojacking campaign tracked as Nansh0u and aimed at Windows MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin servers. Security experts at Guardicore Labs uncovered a widespread cryptojacking campaign leveraging a malware dubbed Nansh0u. The malicious code aimed at Windows MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin servers worldwide. According to the experts, the malicious campaign is being carried out […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 29, 2019
Experts at IBM X-Force observed a new campaign involving the HawkEye keylogger in April and May 2019 aimed at business users. Malware attacks leveraging a new variant of the HawkEye keylogger have been observed by experts at Talos. The malware has been under active development since at least 2013 and it is offered for sale […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2019
Experts at PaloAlto Networks spotted a new Shade ransomware campaigns targeting news countries, including in the U.S. and Japan. Researchers observed a new wave of Shade ransomware attacks against targets in several countries, including the US and Japan. Shade is considered one of the most dangerous threats in the cyber crime scenario, it has been active […]
