Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2021
Researchers from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that Darkside ransomware gang has made over $90 million from its attacks. Experts from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that the Darkside ransomware gang has earned over $90 million from ransom payments from its victims since October 2020. The researchers examined the Bitcoin wallets used by ransomware gang […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2021
Researchers at Tesorion released a decryptor for Judge ransomware that also decrypts files encrypted by the NoCry ransomware. In January this year, we published a blog post on our analysis of the Judge ransomware. We announced a free decryptor for Judge victims in this blog post, which is available through the NoMoreRansom initiative. Our decryptor has been helping […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2021
Uptycs’ threat research team discovered a new botnet, tracked as Simps botnet, attributed to Keksec group, which is focused on DDOS activities Uptycs’ threat research team has discovered a new Botnet named ‘Simps’ attributed to Keksec group primarily focussed on DDOS activities. We discovered the Simps Botnet binaries downloaded via shell script sample and Remote Code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2021
ESET research shows that Android stalkerware apps are affected by vulnerabilities that further threaten victims. ESET research reveals that common Android stalkerware apps are affected with vulnerabilities that could expose the privacy and security of the victims. Mobile stalkerware, also known as spouseware, is used by a stalker to spy on a victim, it allows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2021
Ireland Health Service Executive (HSE) refuses to pay a $20 million ransom demand after its systems were hit by the Conti ransomware gang. Ireland’s Health Service Executive that was forced to shut down its IT systems on Friday after being targeted with a significant ransomware attack. The Health Service Executive opted to shut down its infrastructure as a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 16, 2021
Hackers abuses Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to filelessly deliver malware on targeted Windows systems, including RAT and password-stealer. Researchers from Anomali observed threat actors abusing Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to filelessly deliver remote access trojans and RedLine Stealer password-stealing malware on targeted Windows systems. “Anomali Threat Research discovered a campaign in which threat actors used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2021
Ireland’s Health Service Executive service shut down its IT systems after they were hit with a “significant ransomware attack.” Another major ransomware attack made the headlines, this time the victim is Ireland’s Health Service Executive that was forced to shut down its IT systems on Friday. After being targeted with a significant ransomware attack the Health Service […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2021
Microsoft warns of a malware-based campaign that targeted organizations in the aerospace and travel sectors in the past months. Microsoft researchers revealed that organizations in the aerospace and travel sectors have been targeted in the past months in a malware-based campaign. Threat actors conducted a spear-phishing campaign using messages that were specifically designed to be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2021
FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert on DarkSide ransomware activity after the disruptive attack on Colonial Pipeline. FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The alert comes after the disruptive attack that hit Colonial Pipeline that caused chaos and disruption. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2021
Malware researchers from Cleafy warn of a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Europe. Malware experts from the Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy have spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. TeaBot malware appeared […]
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