China-linked Hafnium APT group started using a new piece of new malware to gain persistence on compromised Windows systems. The China-backed Hafnium cyberespionage group is likely behind a piece of a new malware, dubbed Tarrask, that’s used to maintain persistence on compromised Windows systems, reported Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) experts. HAFNIUM primarily targets entities […]
Experts discovered malicious Android apps on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions spreading the SharkBot Trojan. Researchers from the Check Point Research (CPR) team discovered several malicious Android apps on the official Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions that were used to deliver the SharkBot banking Trojan. Sharkbot is an information stealer steals used […]
Experts warn of a Mirai-based botnet exploiting the recently discovered Spring4Shell vulnerability in attacks in the wild. Trend Micro Threat Research reported that the recently discovered Spring4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2022-22965) is actively exploited by a Mirai-based botnet. Researchers from Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 first reported the exploitation of the Spring4Shell by a Mirai-based botnet in early April. […]
Microsoft obtained a court order to take over seven domains used by the Russia-linked APT28 group to target Ukraine. Microsoft on Thursday announced it has obtained a court order to take over seven domains used by Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 in attacks against Ukraine. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has been active since at least 2007 […]
Hamas-linked threat actors conducted an elaborate campaign aimed at high-profile Israeli individuals employed in sensitive sectors. Researchers from Cybereason observed a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign conducted by APT-C-23 group campaigns targeting Israeli high-profile targets working for sensitive defense, law enforcement, and emergency services organizations. The threat actors use sophisticated social engineering techniques to infect Windows and Android […]
Recently discovered malware loader Colibri leverages a trivial and efficient persistence mechanism to deploy Windows Vidar data stealer. Malwarebytes researchers observed a new loader, dubbed Colibri, which has been used to deploy a Windows information stealer tracked as Vidar in a recent campaign. The Colibri Loader first appeared in the threat landscape in August 2021 […]
The U.S. government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The U.S. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. “The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet […]
The U.S. CISA added the recently disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability Spring4Shell to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the recently disclosed CVE-2022-22965 (aka Spring4Shell, CVSS score: 9.8) flaw in the Spring Framework, along with three other issues, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) […]
Cyble researchers discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) named Borat capable of conducting DDoS and ransomware attacks. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered a new RAT, named Borat, that enables operators to gain full access and remote control of an infected system. Unlike other RATs, the Borat RAT provides Ransomware and DDOS services […]
The China-linked hacking group Deep Panda is targeting VMware Horizon servers with the Log4Shell exploit to install a new Fire Chili rootkit. Researchers from Fortinet have observed the Chinese APT group Deep Panda exploiting a Log4Shell exploit to compromise VMware Horizon servers and deploy previously undetected Fire Chili rootkit. The experts observed opportunistic attacks against organizations […]