malware

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2022
Experts warn of anomalous spyware campaigns targeting industrial firms

Researchers spotted several spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises to steal credentials and conduct financial fraud. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered multiple spyware campaigns that target industrial firms to steal email account credentials and carry out fraudulent activities. Threat actors sent spear-phishing messages from compromised corporate accounts to their contacts, the email carry malicious attachments. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2022
MoonBounce UEFI implant spotted in a targeted APT41 attack

Researchers have spotted China-linked APT41 cyberespionage group using a UEFI implant, dubbed MoonBounce, to maintain persistence. Kaspersky researchers spotted the China-linked APT41 cyberespionage group using a UEFI implant, dubbed MoonBounce, to maintain persistence. At the end of 2021, researchers discovered a UEFI firmware-level compromise by analyzing logs from its Firmware Scanner. Threat actors compromised a single […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2022
FBI links the Diavol ransomware to the TrickBot gang

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officially linked the Diavol ransomware operation to the infamous TrickBot gang. The FBI officially linked the Diavol ransomware operation to the infamous TrickBot gang, the group that is behind the TrickBot banking trojan. “The FBI first learned of Diavol ransomware in October 2021. Diavol is associated with developers from […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2022
New BHUNT Stealer targets cryptocurrency wallets

Researchers spotted a new evasive cryptocurrency stealer named BHUNT that targets a list of wallets and implements multiple data-stealing capabilities. Bitdefender discovered a new evasive cryptocurrency stealer stealer dubbed BHUNT that is able to exfiltrate wallet (Exodus, Electrum, Atomic, Jaxx, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin wallets) contents, passwords stored in the browser, and data from the clipboard. BHUNT is […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2022
CISA warns of potential critical threats following attacks against Ukraine

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned organizations about “potential critical threats” following the recent cyberattacks that hit Ukraine. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an “insights” document that warned organizations about “potential critical threats” following the recent cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine. The document starts from most recent attacks targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2022
Box flaw allowed to bypass MFA and takeover accounts

A vulnerability in the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box allowed threat actors to take over accounts. A vulnerability in the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box allowed attackers to take over accounts without having access to the victim’s phone, Varonis researchers reported. Box develops and markets cloud-based content management, collaboration, and file-sharing tools for businesses. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2022
Is White Rabbit ransomware linked to FIN8 financially motivated group?

A new ransomware gang named White Rabbit appeared in the threat landscape, experts believe it is linked to the FIN8 hacking group. A new ransomware gang called ‘White Rabbit’ launched its operations and according to the experts, it is likely linked to the FIN8 financially motivated group. In December the popular malware researcher Michael Gillespie, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2022
AlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang published data stolen from fashion giant Moncler

Luxury fashion giant Moncler confirmed a data breach after a ransomware attack carried out by the AlphV/BlackCat. Moncler confirmed a data breach after an attack that took place in December. The luxury fashion giant was hit by AlphV/BlackCat ransomware that today published the stolen data on its leak site in the Tor network. In December, malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2022
Experts warn of attacks using a new Linux variant of SFile ransomware

The operators of the SFile ransomware (aka Escal) have developed a Linux version of their malware to expand their operations. SFile ransomware (aka Escal), has been active since 2020, it was observed targeting only Windows systems. Some variants of the ransomware append the English name of the target company to the filenames of the encrypted files. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2022
A new wave of Qlocker ransomware attacks targets QNAP NAS devices

QNAP NAS devices are under attack, experts warn of a new Qlocker ransomware campaign that hit devices worldwide. A new wave of Qlocker ransomware it targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide, the new campaign started on January 6 and it drops ransom notes named !!!READ_ME.txt on infected devices. In May, the Taiwanese vendor QNAP warned its […]