Malware

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2022
The Los Angeles Unified School District hit by a ransomware attack

One of the US largest School districts, the Los Angeles Unified School District, suffered a ransomware attack during the weekend. The Los Angeles Unified School District is one of the largest school distinct in the US, it was hit by a ransomware attack during the Labor Day weekend. The security breach took place a few […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2022
A new Android malware used to spy on the Uyghur Community

Experts spotted new Android spyware that was used by China-linked threat actors to spy on the Uyghur community in China. Researchers from Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) started their investigation after MalwareHunterTeam experts shared information about a new Android malware used to spy on the Uyghur community. The malware disguised as a book titled “The China […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2022
Experts discovered TeslaGun Panel used by TA505 to manage its ServHelper Backdoor

Researchers discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, named TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime gang known as TA505. Researchers from cybersecurity firm PRODAFT have discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, tracked as TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime group known as TA505. Russian TA505 hacking group, aka Evil Corp, has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2022
QNAP warns new Deadbolt ransomware attacks exploiting zero-day

QNAP warns customers of ongoing DeadBolt ransomware attacks that are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. QNAP warns customers of an ongoing wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks, threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. The attacks started on Saturday meantime the Taiwanese vendor has addressed the vulnerability. “QNAP Systems, Inc. today […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2022
A new SharkBot variant bypassed Google Play checks again

Experts spotted an upgraded version of the SharkBot malware that was uploaded to the official Google Play Store. Fox IT researchers have spotted an upgraded version of a SharkBot dropper that was uploaded to the official Google Play Store. While previous variants of the dropper relied on Accessibility permissions to automatically install the Sharkbot malware, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2022
Alleged Iranian threat actors leak the code of their CodeRAT malware

The author of the remote access trojan (RAT) CodeRAT has leaked the source code of its malware on GitHub. The development team behind the remote access trojan (RAT) CodeRAT has leaked the source code of its malware on GitHub after the SafeBreach Labs researchers recently analyzed a new targeted attack aimed at Farsi-speaking code developers. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. Crooks steal data from other cybercriminals

The information-stealing malware Prynt Stealer contains a backdoor that allows stealing the data it has infiltrated from victims. Zscaler researchers discovered Telegram channel-based backdoor in the information stealing malware, Prynt Stealer, which allows to secretly steal a copy of the data exfiltrated from the victims. “Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers have uncovered the Prynt Stealer builder, also […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
Another Ransomware For Linux Likely In Development

Uptycs researchers recently spotted a new Linux ransomware that appears to be under active development. The Uptycs Threat Research team recently observed an Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) ransomware which encrypts the files inside Linux systems based on the given folder path. We observed that the dropped README note matches exactly with the DarkAngels ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
Experts link Raspberry Robin Malware to Evil Corp cybercrime gang

Researchers attribute the Raspberry Robin malware to the Russian cybercrime group known as Evil Corp group. IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2022
Researchers analyzed a new JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors

Researchers from Cyble analyzed a new, highly evasive JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors. Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs started its investigation after seeing a post on Twitter a new JavaScript skimmer developed by the Magecart threat group used to target Magento e-commerce websites. In Magecart attacks against Magento e-stores, attackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities […]