The LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen confidential data belonging to SpaceX from the systems of Maximum Industries. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen confidential data of SpaceX after they hacked the systems of production company Maximum Industries. Maximum Industries is a full-service, piece-part production, and contract manufacturing facility. The ransomware gang […]
Microsoft warns of large-scale phishing attacks orchestrated with an open-source adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kit available in the cybercrime ecosystem Adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kits are becoming an essential technology in the cybercrime ecosystem that is used by multiple threat actors to launch phishing attacks. AiTM phishing allows threat actors to circumvent multifactor authentication (MFA) through reverse-proxy functionality. […]
Cyber security researcher Luca Mella analyzed the Makop ransomware employed in a recent intrusion. Executive summary Introduction The Makop ransomware operators started their infamous criminal business in 2020 leveraging a new variant of the notorious Phobos ransomware. During the last years, the gang maintained a solid presence in the criminal underground even if they did […]
A recently discovered Golang-based botnet, dubbed GoBruteforcer, is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 recently discovered a Golang-based botnet, tracked as GoBruteforcer, which is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services. In order to compromise a target system, the samples require […]
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Acronis downplays the severity of the recent security breach explaining that only a single customer’s account was compromised. The CISO of Acronis downplayed a recent intrusion, revealing that only one customer was impacted. This week a threat actor, who goes online with the moniker “kernelware”, claimed the theft of data from technology firm Acronis and […]
A new version of the Prometei botnet has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022, experts warn. Cisco Talos researchers reported that the Prometei botnet has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The crypto-mining botnet has a modular structure and employs multiple techniques to infect systems and evade detection. The Prometei botnet […]
An international law enforcement operation seized the infrastructure associated with the NetWire RAT and resulted in the arrest of its administrator. A coordinated international law enforcement operation resulted in the seizure of the infrastructure associated with the NetWire RAT, the police also arrested its administrator. Law enforcement seized the website www.worldwiredlabs[.]com and its alleged administrator, […]
AT&T is warning some of its customers that some of their information was exposed after the hack of a third-party vendor’s system. AT&T is notifying millions of customers that some of their information was exposed after a third-party vendor was hacked. CPNI is information related to the telecommunications services purchased by the customers, including the […]
A threat actor tracked as 8220 Gang has been spotted using a new crypter called ScrubCrypt in cryptojacking campaigns. Fortinet researchers observed the mining group 8220 Gang using a new crypter called ScrubCrypt in cryptojacking attacks. “Between January and February 2023, FortiGuard Labs observed a payload targeting an exploitable Oracle Weblogic Server in a specific […]