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Necro Malware Attacks Google Play Store, Again. Infects 11 Million Devices
A new variant of Necro malware loader was found on 11 million Android devices through Google Play in infected SDK supply chain attacks. The re-appearance of Necro malware is a sign of persistent flaws in popular app stores like Google. …
Cybersecurity News: DragonForce ransomware, Salt Typhoon hits ISPs, ChatGPT SpAIware
In today’s cybersecurity news… DragonForce uses ransomware’s greatest hits Researchers at Group-IB disclosed that this threat group’s toolset includes a customized Conti variant and leaked Lockbit ransomware. Dragonforce operates a […] The post Cybersecurity News: DragonForce ransomware, Salt Typhoon hits…
Octo2 Android Malware Attacking To Steal Banking Credentials
The original threat actor behind the Octo malware family has released a new variant, Octo2, with enhanced stability for remote action capabilities to facilitate Device Takeover attacks. This new variant targets European countries and employs sophisticated obfuscation techniques, including the…
RansomHub Ransomware Using Multiple Techniques To Disable EDR And Antivirus
The RansomHub ransomware group tracked as Water Bakunawa, employs targeted spear-phishing to exploit the Zerologon vulnerability, allowing them to gain unauthorized access to networks, affecting various industries and critical infrastructure sectors, demanding ransom payments for data release. The group’s recent…
Researchers Backdoored Azure Automation Account Packages And Runtime Environments
Runtime environments offer a flexible way to customize Automation Account Runbooks with specific packages. While base system-generated environments can’t be directly modified, they can be indirectly changed by adding packages to the old experience and then switching to the new…
TWELVE Threat Attacks Windows To Encrypt Then Deleting Victims’ Data
The threat actor, formed in 2023, specializes in ransomware attacks targeting Russian government organizations. It encrypts and deletes victim data, exfiltrates sensitive information, and aims to inflict maximum damage on critical assets. The threat actor likely scans IP address ranges…
Google Warns Of North Korean IT Workers Have Infiltrated The U.S. Workforce
North Korean IT workers, disguised as non-North Koreans, infiltrate various industries to generate revenue for their regime, evading sanctions and funding WMD programs by exploiting privileged access to enable cyber intrusions. Facilitators, often non-North Koreans, assist these workers by laundering…
Beware Of Fake Verify You Are A Human Request That Delivers Malware
Researchers observed two distinct instances where users were inadvertently led to malicious websites after conducting Google searches for video streaming services. These victims were redirected to malicious URLs that employed a deceptive tactic while attempting to access sports or movie…
New Mallox Ransomware Linux Variant Attacking Enterprise Linux Servers
Kryptina RaaS, a free and open-source RaaS platform for Linux, initially struggled to attract attention. Still, after a Mallox affiliate’s staging server was leaked in May 2024, Kryptina’s modified version, branded Mallox v1.0, gained prominence. The research examines the data…
BBTok Targeting Brazil: Deobfuscating the .NET Loader with dnlib and PowerShell
We break down the full infection chain of the Brazilian-targeted threat BBTok and demonstrate how to deobfuscate the loader DLL using PowerShell, Python, and dnlib. This article has been indexed from Security Blog G Data Software AG Read the original…
Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms
Gartner® names Microsoft a Leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms—a reflection, we believe, of our continued progress in helping organizations protect their endpoints against even the most sophisticated attacks, while driving continued efficiency for security operations center teams. The post Microsoft…
New MIT protocol protects sensitive data during cloud-based computation
Deep-learning models have found applications across various industries, from healthcare diagnostics to financial forecasting. However, their high computational demands often require powerful cloud-based servers. This dependency on cloud computing raises notable security concerns, particularly in sensitive sectors like healthcare. Hospitals,…
Navigating the NIS2 Directive: Key insights for cybersecurity compliance and how Sekoia.io can help
To read the French version the article, click here. The European Union (EU) adopted a fundamental directive at the end of 2022 aimed at protecting critical sectors of the European economy from cyber threats. Directive (EU) 2022/2555, better known as…
TeamTNT Hackers Attacking VPS Servers Running CentOS
TeamTNT is targeting CentOS VPS clouds with SSH brute force attacks. It has uploaded a malicious script that disables security, deletes logs, and modifies system files to kill existing miners, remove Docker containers, and redirect DNS to Google servers. The…
UK government’s bank data sharing plan slammed as ‘financial snoopers’ charter’
Access to account info needed to tackle benefit fraud, latest bill claims Privacy campaigners are criticizing UK proposals to force banks to share data from the accounts of government benefit claimants, saying the ploy amounts to “a financial snoopers’ charter…
Threat landscape for industrial automation systems, Q2 2024
In this report, we share statistics on threats to industrial control systems in Q2 2024, including statistics by region, industry, malware and other threat types. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Threat landscape for industrial…
Malicious Ads Hide Infostealer in League of Legends ‘Download’
Bitdefender is warning League of Legends fans not to fall for a phishing campaign designed to spread Lumma Stealer malware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Malicious Ads Hide Infostealer in League of Legends ‘Download’
Open Source C3 Frameworks Used In Red Teaming Assessments Vulnerable To RCE Attacks
C2 frameworks, crucial for post-exploitation operations, offer open-source alternatives to Cobalt Strike. They streamline the management of compromised systems, enable efficient collaboration, and evade detection by providing customizable behaviors. It is a toolset attackers use to control and manage compromised…
Microsoft Warns Of Vanilla Tempest Hackers Attacking Healthcare Sector
Microsoft has identified a new attack vector employed by the financially motivated threat actor Vanilla Tempest. This actor has been observed leveraging the INC ransomware to target healthcare organizations within the United States. Specifically, Vanilla Tempest is exploiting vulnerabilities in…