malware

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2022
New SolarMarker variant upgrades evasion abilities to avoid detection

Researchers disclosed a new variant of the SolarMarker malware that implements new techniques to avoid detection. Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks disclosed a new version of the SolarMarker malware that implements new features to avoid detection. SolarMarker (aka Jupyter, Polazert, and Yellow Cockatoo) is a fileless .NET RAT that implements backdoor capabilities and allows operators to steal […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2022
Experts spotted Industrial Spy, a new stolen data marketplace

A new marketplace named Industrial Spy that focuses on the sale of stolen data appeared in the threat landscape. Malware HunterTeam and Bleeping Computer reported the born of a new marketplace called Industrial Spy that sells stolen data and offers free stolen data to its members. MalwareHunterTeam researchers spotted malware samples [1, 2] that drop the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2022
Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape

Enemybot is a DDoS botnet that targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Researchers from Fortinet discovered a new DDoS botnet, tracked as Enemybot, that has targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. The researchers attribute the botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 361 by Pierluigi Paganini

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 newsletter with the international press subscribe here. U.S. Gov believes North Korea-linked Lazarus APT is behind Ronin Validator cyber heist The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2022
Threat actors target the Ukrainian gov with IcedID malware

Threat actors are targeting Ukrainian government agencies with phishing attacks delivering the IcedID malware. The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) uncovered new phishing campaigns aimed at infecting systems of Ukrainian government agencies with the IcedID malware. IcedID banking trojan first appeared in the threat landscape in 2017, it has capabilities similar to other financial threats […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
ZingoStealer crimeware released for free in the cybercrime ecosystem

A new powerful crimeware called ZingoStealer was released for free by a threat actor known as Haskers Gang. ZingoStealer is a new information-stealer developed by a threat actor known as Haskers Gang who released it for free after they attempted to sell the source code for $500. The threat actors were also offering their own crypter, dubbed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
Analysis of the SunnyDay ransomware

The analysis of a recent sample SunnyDay ransomware revealed some similarities with other ransomware, such as Ever101, Medusa Locker, Curator, and Payment45. Segurança-Informatica published an analysis of a recent sample of SunnyDay ransomware. As a result of the work, some similarities between other ransomware samples such as Ever101, Medusa Locker, Curator, and Payment45 were found.  […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2022
US gov agencies e private firms warn nation-state actors are targeting ICS & SCADA devices

The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors. The Department of Energy (DOE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of offensive capabilities developed by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2022
Microsoft has taken legal and technical action to dismantle the Zloader botnet

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced to have shut down dozens C2 servers used by the infamous ZLoader botnet. Microsoft dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the ZLoader trojan with the help of telecommunications providers around the world and cybersecurity firms. The IT giant obtained a court order that allowed it to sinkhole 65 domains used by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2022
CVE-2021-31805 RCE bug in Apache Struts was finally patched

Apache addressed a critical flaw in Apache Struts RCE that was linked to a previous issue that was not properly fixed. Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. The Apache Software Foundation urges organizations to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-31805, affecting Struts versions ranging 2.0.0 to 2.5.29. […]