Attackers are targeting high-value servers using a three of hacking tools from NSA arsenal, including DarkPulsar, that were leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacker group. The hackers used the powerful cyber weapons to compromise systems used in aerospace, nuclear energy, R&D, and other industries. According to experts from Kaspersky Lab, threat actors leverage NSA tools DarkPulsar, DanderSpritz and Fuzzbunch […]
The developers of the GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The authors of the infamous GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The crooks decided to release the decryption keys after a Syrian Twitter user published a harrowing message asking […]
The author of the infamous LuminosityLink RAT, Colton Grubbs (21), was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Colton Grubbs, 21, of Stanford, Kentucky, the author of the infamous LuminosityLink RAT, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, In February, the Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) along with the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) disclosed the […]
Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. Today I’d like to share an interesting analysis of a Targeted Attack found and dissected by Yoroi (technical details are available here). The victim was one of the most important leaders in the field of security and defensive military […]
A water utility in the US state of North Carolina suffered a severe ransomware attack in the week after Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast of the U.S. According to the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (aka ONWASA) some internal systems were infected with the Emotet malware, but the regular water service was not impacted. According to ONWASA, […]
Security experts from Palo Alto Networks warn of fake Adobe Flash update hiding a miner that works as legitimate update and really update the software. A fake Adobe Flash update actually was used as a vector for a malicious cryptocurrency miner, the novelty in this last campaign is represented by the tricks used by attackers to stealthily […]
ESET researchers have spotted a new strain of malware tracked as Exaramel that links the dreaded not Petya wiper to the Industroyer ICS malware. A few months ago, researchers from ESET discovered a new piece of malware that further demonstrates the existence of a link between Industroyer and the NotPetya wiper. In June 2017, researchers at antivirus firm ESET […]
A Windows zero-day flaw addressed by Microsoft with its latest Patch Tuesday updates is exploited by an APT group in attacks aimed at entities in the Middle East. The Windows zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-8453 is a privilege escalation flaw that was exploited by an APT group in attacks against entities in the Middle East. The flaw, tracked as […]
Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector. […]
The Canadian restaurant chain Recipe Unlimited that operates over 20 restaurant brands has suffered a major IT outage over the weekend in a “malware outbreak.” The company operates nearly 1,400 restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, Recipe Unlimited has suffered a major malware-based attack that impacted several of its brands. On Monday the company Monday […]