malware

Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2022
The missed link between Ransom Cartel and REvil ransomware gangs

Researchers at Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 linked the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation to the REvil ransomware operations. Researchers at Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 have linked the relatively new Ransom Cartel ransomware operation with the notorious REvil cybercrime gang. The REvil group was one of the most active ransomware gangs in the first half […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2022
New UEFI rootkit Black Lotus offered for sale at $5,000

Black Lotus is a new, powerful Windows UEFI rootkit advertised on underground criminal forums, researcher warns. Cybersecurity researcher Scott Scheferman reported that a new Windows UEFI rootkit, dubbed Black Lotus, is advertised on underground criminal forums. The powerful malware is offered for sale at $5,000, with $200 payments per new updates. The researcher warns that […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2022
Japanese tech firm Oomiya hit by LockBit 3.0. Multiple supply chains potentially impacted

The IT infrastructure of the Japanese tech company Oomiya was infected with the LockBit 3.0 ransomware. One of the affiliates for the LockBit 3.0 RaaS hit the Japanese tech company Oomiya. Oomiya is focused on designing and manufacturing microelectronics and facility system equipment. The business of Omiya Kasei is divided into four major areas, manufacturing and designing […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2022
Mysterious Prestige ransomware targets organizations in Ukraine and Poland

Microsoft warns that new Prestige ransomware is targeting transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland. Microsoft reported that new Prestige ransomware is being used in attacks aimed at transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland. The Prestige ransomware first appeared in the threat landscape on October 11 in attacks occurring within an hour […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2022
New PHP Version of Ducktail info-stealer hijacks Facebook Business accounts

Experts spotted a PHP version of an information-stealing malware called Ducktail spread as cracked installers for legitimate apps and games. Zscaler researchers discovered a PHP version of an information-stealing malware tracked as Ducktail. The malicious code is distributed as free/cracked application installers for a variety of applications including games, Microsoft Office applications, Telegram, and others.   Ducktail has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2022
Indian power generation giant Tata Power hit by a cyber attack

Tata Power Company Limited, India’s largest power generation company, announced it was hit by a cyberattack. Tata Power on Friday announced that was hit by a cyber attack. Threat actors hit the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the company. The company confirmed that the security breach impacted “some of its IT systems.” “The Tata Power Company […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2022
WIP19, a new Chinese APT targets IT Service Providers and Telcos

Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as WIP19, is targeting telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. SentinelOne researchers uncovered a new threat cluster, tracked as WIP19, which has been targeting telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. The experts believe the group operated for cyber espionage purposes and is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2022
China-linked Budworm APT returns to target a US entity

The Budworm espionage group resurfaced targeting a U.S.-based organization for the first time, Symantec Threat Hunter team reported. The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27, Bronze Union, Emissary Panda, Lucky Mouse, TG-3390, and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2022
Cloudflare blocked a 2.5 Tbps DDoS attack aimed at the Minecraft server

Cloudflare mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Wynncraft, one of the largest Minecraft servers. Cloudflare announced it has mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Wynncraft, one of the largest Minecraft servers. The Cloudflare DDoS threat report 2022 Q3 states that multi-terabit massive DDoS attacks have become increasingly frequent. In Q3, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2022
The discovery of Alchimist C2 tool, revealed a new attack framework to target Windows, macOS, and Linux systems

Experts discovered a new attack framework, including a C2 tool dubbed Alchimist, used in attacks against Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered a new, previously undocumented attack framework that included a C2 dubbed Alchimist. The framework is likely being used in attacks aimed at Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The experts […]