malware

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2021
REvil ransomware gang’s servers are mysteriously online again

The leak site of the popular REvil ransomware gang is online again, it is not clear if the group resumed operations or the FBI turned on its servers. Today the servers of the REvil ransomware gang were back online after around two months since their shutdown. The circumstance was immediately noted by many researchers, me […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2021
TrickBot gang developer arrested at the Seoul international airport

A Russian man accused of being a member of the infamous TrickBot gang was arrested while trying to leave South Korea A Russian man accused of being a member of the TrickBot gang was arrested last week at the Seoul international airport. The man has remained stuck in the Asian country since February 2020 due […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2021
Malware found pre-installed in cheap push-button mobile phones sold in Russia

Security researcher ValdikSS found malware preinstalled in four low-budget push-button mobile phones available for sale on Russian e-stores. A Russian security researcher that goes online with the name of ValdikSS has found malware preinstalled in four low-budget push-button mobile phones available for sale on Russian e-stores The expert noticed that several push-button telephones contain unwanted […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2021
Pacific City Bank hit by AVOS Locker Ransomware

Pacific City Bank was hit by AVOS Locker Ransomware operators, the gang claims to have stolen sensitive file from the company and threatens to leak it. Pacific City Bank is an American community bank that focuses on the Korean-American community based in California and offers commercial banking services The bank was hit by AVOS Locker […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 330

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. SEC warns of investment scams related to Hurricane Ida Apple will delay the rollout of new child […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2021
FIN7 group leverages Windows 11 Alpha-Themed docs to drop Javascript payloads

FIN7 cybercrime gang used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor. Anomali Threat Research experts have monitored recent spear-phishing attacks conducted by financially motivated threat actor FIN7. The messages used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents with Visual Basic macros to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2021
Source code for the Babuk is available on a hacking forum

The complete source code for the Babuk ransomware is available for sale on a Russian-speaking hacking forum. A threat actor has leaked the source code for the Babuk ransomware on a Russian-speaking hacking forum. The Babuk Locker operators halted their operations at the end of April after the attack against the Washington, DC police department. Experts believe that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2021
PRIVATELOG, a new malware that leverages Common Log File System (CLFS) to avoid detection

Mandiant researchers spotted a new malware family, dubbed PRIVATELOG, that relies on the Common Log File System (CLFS) to evade detection solutions. FireEye’s Mandiant cybersecurity researchers spotted a new malware family, named PRIVATELOG, that relies on the Common Log File System (CLFS) to hide a second-stage payload in registry transaction files to avoid detection. Common […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2021
Attacks against SolarWinds Serv-U SW were possible due to the lack of ASLR mitigation

SolarWinds did not enable anti-exploit mitigation available since 2006 allowing threat actors to target SolarWinds Serv-U FTP software in July attacks. Software vendor SolarWinds did not enable ASLR anti-exploit mitigation that was available since the launch of Windows Vista in 2006, allowing the attackers to launch targeted attacks in July. Microsoft, which investigated the incidents, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2021
New BrakTooth flaws potentially impact millions of Bluetooth-enabled devices

Security flaws in commercial Bluetooth stacks dubbed BrakTooth can be exploited by threat actors to execute arbitrary code and crash the devices via DoS attacks. A set of 16 security flaws in commercial Bluetooth stacks, collectively tracked as BrakTooth, can be exploited by threat actors to execute arbitrary code and crash the devices via DoS […]