Malware

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2023
Ragnar Locker gang leaks data stolen from the Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang added Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital to the list of victims on its Tor leak site The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack on Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital. The cybercrime group claims to have stolen 1 TB of data from the hospital and threatens to leak it. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2023
Zero-days fixed by Apple were used to deliver NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware

Citizen Lab reported that the actively exploited zero-days fixed by Apple are being used in Pegasus spyware attacks Researchers at Citizen Lab reported that the actively exploited zero-day flaws (CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061) fixed by Apple are being used to infect devices with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.  According to the researchers, the two vulnerabilities were chained […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2023
A malvertising campaign is delivering a new version of the macOS Atomic Stealer

Researchers spotted a new malvertising campaign targeting Mac users with a new version of the macOS stealer Atomic Stealer. Malwarebytes researchers have observed a new malvertising campaign distributing an updated version of the popular Atomic Stealer (AMOS) for Mac. The Atomic Stealer first appeared in the threat landscape in April 2023. In April Cyble Research […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2023
LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM)

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM). The LockBit ransomware group continues to be one of the most active extortion gangs in the threat landscape. This week the gang claimed to have hacked the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM). The Commission des services Ă©lectriques […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2023
Talos wars of customizations of the open-source info stealer SapphireStealer

Cisco reported that multiple threat actors are customizing the SapphireStealer information stealer after the leak of its source code. Cisco Talos researchers reported that multiple threat actors have created their own version of the SapphireStealer after that the source code of the stealer was released on GitHub. SapphireStealer is an open-source information stealer written in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2023
UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler

WannaCry and NotPetya, probably two most damaging cyberattacks in recent history, were both only made possible because of EternalBlue. Here is how the NSA-developed cyber monster works, and how you should defend against it. What is the EternalBlue vulnerability? EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2023
Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key Group ransomware

Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key Group ransomware that allows victims to recover their data without paying a ransom. Threat intelligence firm EclecticIQ released a free decryption tool for the Key Group ransomware (aka keygroup777) that allows victims to recover their data without paying a ransom. The Key Group ransomware gang has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2023
North Korea-linked APT Labyrinth Chollima behind PyPI supply chain attacks

ReversingLabs researchers linked the VMConnect campaign to the North Korea-linked APT group Labyrinth Chollima. ReversingLabs researchers believe that the North Korea-linked APT group Labyrinth Chollima is behind the VMConnect campaign. Threat actors uploaded a series of malicious packages to the PyPI (Python Package Index) repository, including a rogue package posing as the VMware vSphere connector […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2023
Russia-linked hackers target Ukrainian military with Infamous Chisel Android malware

Russia-linked threat actors have been targeting Android devices of the Ukrainian military with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre and international partners reported that Russia-linked threat actors are using a new malware to target the Ukrainian military Government experts attribute the attack to the Russian military intelligence service the GRU. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2023
Akira Ransomware gang targets Cisco ASA without Multi-Factor Authentication

Experts warn of ongoing credential stuffing and brute-force attacks targeting Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) SSL VPNs. Cisco is aware of attacks conducted by Akira ransomware threat actors targeting Cisco ASA VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication. “Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that […]