Malware

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2025
A ransomware attack forced New York Blood Center to reschedule appointments

The New York Blood Center faced a ransomware attack on Sunday, forcing the healthcare organization to reschedule appointments. The New York Blood Center suffered a ransomware attack on Sunday, causing appointment rescheduling. The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is a community, nonprofit blood bank based in New York City. The community was established in 1964 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2025
Aquabot variant v3 targets Mitel SIP phones

A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot targets vulnerable Mitel SIP phones to recruit them into a DDoS botnet. Akamai researchers spotted a new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot that is targeting vulnerable Mitel SIP phones. Aquabot is a Mirai-based botnet designed for DDoS attacks. Named after the “Aqua” filename, it was first […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2025
Ransomware attack on ENGlobal compromised personal information

ENGlobal reported to the SEC that personal information was compromised in a ransomware attack that took place in November 2024. ENGlobal disclosed a ransomware attack that occurred in November, in a SEC filing the company confirmed that threat actors gained access to personal information. On November 25, ENGlobal experienced a ransomware attack and took certain systems offline […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
Apple fixed the first actively exploited zero-day of 2025

Apple addressed the first zero-day vulnerability of 2025, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild aimed at iPhone users. Apple released security updates to address 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. “A malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
GamaCopy targets Russia mimicking Russia-linked Gamaredon APT

New threat actor GamaCopy mimics Russia-linked Gamaredon APT in attacks on Russian-speaking targets. The Knownsec 404 Advanced Threat Intelligence team recently analyzed attacks on Russian-speaking targets using military-themed bait, 7z SFX for payloads, and UltraVNC, mimicking Gamaredon’s TTPs. The researchers linked the activity to the APT Core Werewolf (aka Awaken Likho, PseudoGamaredon), it mimics Gamaredon […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
ESXi ransomware attacks use SSH tunnels to avoid detection

Threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia warn that threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Ransomware groups are exploiting unmonitored ESXi appliances to persist and access corporate networks. They use “living-off-the-land” techniques, leveraging […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 30

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Gmail For Exfiltration: Malicious npm Packages Target Solana Private Keys and Drain Victims’ Wallets       Threat Bulletin: Weaponized Software Targets Chinese-Speaking Organizations  Mass Campaign of Murdoc Botnet Mirai: A New Variant of Corona Mirai   Sophos MDR […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2025
J-magic malware campaign targets Juniper routers

Threat actors are targeting Juniper routers with a custom backdoor in a campaign called code-named “J-magic,” attackers are exploiting a Magic Packet flaw. Lumen Technologies researchers reported that the J-magic campaign targets Juniper routers with a custom backdoor using a passive agent based on the cd00r variant (an open-source backdoor by fx). It activates upon detecting […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2025
Two ransomware groups abuse Microsoft’s Office 365 platform to gain access to target organizations

Two ransomware groups exploiting Microsoft 365 services and default settings to target internal enterprise users. Sophos researchers started investigating two distinct clusters of activity, tracked as STAC5143 and STAC5777, in response to customer ransomware attacks in November and December 2024. Threat actors used their own Microsoft 365 tenants and exploited a default Teams setting allowing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2025
New Mirai botnet variant Murdoc Botnet targets AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers

Researchers warn of a campaign exploiting AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to create a Mirai botnet variant called Murdoc Botnet. Murdoc Botnet is a new Mirai botnet variant that targets vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers, the Qualys Threat Research Unit reported. The botnet has been active since at least […]