malware

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2022
YoWhatsApp, unofficial WhatsApp Android app spreads the Triada Trojan

Kaspersky researchers warn of a recently discovered malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod dubbed YoWhatsApp. Kaspersky researchers discovered an unofficial WhatsApp Android application named ‘YoWhatsApp’ that steals access keys for users’ accounts. Mod apps are advertised as unofficial versions of legitimate apps that have features that the official one does not supports. YoWhatsApp is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2022
LockBit affiliates compromise Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy ransomware

Lockbit ransomware affiliates are compromising Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy their ransomware, experts warn. South-Korean cybersecurity firm AhnLab reported that Lockbit ransomware affiliates are distributing their malware via compromised Microsoft Exchange servers. In July 2022, two servers operated by a customer of the security firm were infected with LockBit 3.0 ransomware.  Threat actors initially deployed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2022
Experts analyzed the evolution of the Emotet supply chain

Threat actors behind the Emotet bot are continually improving their tactics, techniques, and procedures to avoid detection. VMware researchers have analyzed the supply chain behind the Emotet malware reporting that its operators are continually shifting their tactics, techniques, and procedures to avoid detection. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2022
Everest gang demands $200K for data stolen from South Africa state-owned electricity company ESKOM

Everest ransomware operators claimed to have hacked South Africa state-owned company ESKOM Hld SOC Ltd. In March 2022, the Everest ransomware operators published a notice announcing the sale of “South Africa Electricity company’s root access” for $125,000. Eskom transforms inputs from the natural environment – coal, nuclear, fuel, diesel, water, and wind – into more […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2022
CommonSpirit hospital chains hit by ransomware, patients are facing problems

CommonSpirit, one of the largest hospital chains in the US, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted its operations. Common Spirit, one of the largest hospital chains in the US, this week suffered a ransomware cyberattack that caused severe inconvenience to the facilities and to patients The alleged security breach led to delayed surgeries, hold-ups in […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2022
LilithBot Malware, a new MaaS offered by the Eternity Group

Researchers linked the threat actor behind the Eternity malware-as-a-service (MaaS) to a new malware strain called LilithBot. Zscaler researchers linked a recently discovered sample of a new malware called LilithBot to the Eternity group (aka EternityTeam; Eternity Project). The Eternity group operates a homonymous malware-as-a-service (MaaS), it is linked to the Russian “Jester Group,” which is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2022
Cisco fixed two high-severity bugs in Communications, Networking Products

Cisco fixed high-severity flaws in some of its networking and communications products, including Enterprise NFV, Expressway and TelePresence. Cisco announced it has addressed high-severity vulnerabilities affecting some of its networking and communications products, including Enterprise NFV, Expressway and TelePresence. “Multiple vulnerabilities in the API and in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series Software […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2022
Avast releases a free decryptor for some Hades ransomware variants

Avast released a free decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware tracked as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ . Avast has released a decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware known as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ which can allow the victims of these ransomware strains to recover their files without paying the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2022
New Maggie malware already infected over 250 Microsoft SQL servers

Hundreds of Microsoft SQL servers all over the world have been infected with a new piece of malware tracked as Maggie. Security researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer from the DCSO CyTec have spotted a new piece of malware, named Maggie, that has already infected over 250 Microsoft SQL servers worldwide. Most of the infected instances […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2022
Lazarus APT employed an exploit in a Dell firmware driver in recent attacks

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, ESET researchers warn. The discovery was made by ESET researchers while […]