Pierluigi Paganini
October 02, 2022
Another US defense contractor suffered a data breach, the BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked NJVC. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the IT firm NJVC, which supports the federal government and the United States Department of Defense. The company supports intelligence, defense, and geospatial organizations. The company has more than 1,200 employees in locations worldwide. BlackCat added NJVC to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2022
A cyberespionage group, tracked as Witchetty, used steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team observed a threat actor, tracked as Witchetty, using steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. The group used the backdoor in attacks against Middle Eastern governments. The cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2022
Researchers from Mandiant have discovered a novel malware persistence technique within VMware ESXi Hypervisors. Mandiant detailed a novel technique used by malware authors to achieve administrative access within VMware ESXi Hypervisors and take over vCenter servers and virtual machines for Windows and Linux to perform the following actions: The highly targeted and evasive nature of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2022
The Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit has been cracked and now is available in the underground hacking and cybercrime communities. Threat actors have cracked the Brute Ratel C4 (BRC4) post-exploitation toolkit and leaked it for free in the cybercrime underground. The availability of the cracked version of the tool was first reported by the cybersecurity researcher Will […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2022
A new multifunctional Go-based malware dubbed Chaos is targeting both Windows and Linux systems, experts warn. Researchers from Black Lotus Labs at Lumen Technologies, recently uncovered a multifunctional Go-based malware that was developed to target devices based on multiple architectures, including Windows and Linux. The malicious code was developed to target a broad range of devices, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2022
The Russia-linked APT28 group is using mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to distribute malware. The Russia-linked APT28 employed a technique relying on mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to deploy malware, researchers from Cluster25 reported. Cluster25 researchers were analyzing a lure PowerPoint document used to deliver a variant of Graphite malware, which is known to be used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2022
The recently born Bl00Dy Ransomware gang has started using the recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks in the wild. The Bl00Dy Ransomware gang is the first group that started using the recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks in the wild. Last week, an alleged disgruntled developer leaked the builder for the latest encryptor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting macOS Users searching for jobs in the cryptocurrency industry. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group continues to target macOS with a malware campaign using job opportunities as a lure. The attackers aimed at stealing credentials for the victims’ wallets. Last week, SentinelOne researchers discovered a decoy documents advertising positions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2022
Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of defense giant Elbit Systems, disclosed a data breach after Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked it. In late June, the Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Elbit Systems of America, the extortion group added the name of the company to its Tor leak site. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2022
The recently discovered Erbium information-stealer is being distributed as fake cracks and cheats for popular video games. Threat actors behind the new ‘Erbium’ information-stealing malware are distributing it as fake cracks and cheats for popular video games to steal victims’ credentials and cryptocurrency wallets. The Erbium info-stealing malware was first spotted by researchers at threat […]
Cyber Crime / November 15, 2024
