Accenture Confirms LockBit Ransomware Attack
LockBit offered Accenture's purported databases and made a requisite jab at its purportedly sad security. Accenture says it recovered just fine from backups. [...]
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Kaseya’s ‘Master Key’ to REvil Attack Leaked Online
The decryptor is of little use to other companies hit in the spate of attacks unleashed before the notorious ransomware group went dark, researchers said. [...]
eCh0raix Ransomware Variant Targets QNAP, Synology NAS Devices
Some bad actors are honing tools to go after small fry: This variant was refined to target not one, but two vendors’ devices that are common in SOHO setups. [...]
Chaos Malware Walks Line Between Ransomware and Wiper
The dangerous malware has been rapidly developed since June and could be released into the wild soon. [...]
Auth Bypass Bug Exploited, Affecting Millions of Routers
A mere three days after disclosure, cyberattackers are hijacking home routers from 20 vendors & ISPs to add them to a Mirai-variant botnet used for carrying out DDoS attacks. [...]
Android Malware ‘FlyTrap’ Hijacks Facebook Accounts
Coupon codes for Netlifx or Google AdWords? Voting for the best football team? Beware: Malicious apps offering such come-ons could inflict a new trojan. [...]
Golang Cryptomining Worm Offers 15% Speed Boost
The latest variants of the Monero-mining malware exploit known web server bugs and add efficiency to the mining process. [...]
Angry Affiliate Leaks Conti Ransomware Gang Playbook
The data includes IP addresses for Cobalt Strike C2 servers as well as an archive including numerous tools and training materials for the group, revealing how it performs attacks. [...]
Black Hat: Charming Kitten Leaves More Paw Prints
IBM X-Force detailed the custom-made "LittleLooter" data stealer and 4+ hours of ITG18 operator training videos revealed by an opsec goof. [...]
We COVID-Clicked on Garbage, Report Finds: Podcast
Were we work-from-home clicking zombies? Steganography attacks snagged three out of eight recipients. Nasty CAPTCHAs suckered 50 times more clicks during 2020. [...]
Iranian APT Lures Defense Contractor in Catfishing-Malware Scam
Fake aerobics-instructor profile delivers malware in a supply-chain attack attempt from TA456. [...]
Ransomware Volumes Hit Record Highs as 2021 Wears On
The second quarter of the year saw the highest volumes of ransomware attacks ever, with Ryuk leading the way. [...]
Raccoon Stealer Bundles Malware, Propagates Via Google SEO
An update to the stealer-as-a-service platform hides in pirated software, pilfers crypto-coins and installs a software dropper for downloads of more malware. [...]
With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Scammers have been caught using a clever sleight of hand to impersonate the website for the Brave browser and using it in Google ads to push malware that takes control of browsers and steals sensitive data. The attack worked by registering the domain xn--brav-yva[.]com …
NSA Warns Public Networks are Hacker Hotbeds
Agency warns attackers targeting teleworkers to steal corporate data. [...]
Novel Meteor Wiper Used in Attack that Crippled Iranian Train System
A July 9th attack disrupted service and taunted Iran’s leadership with hacked screens directing customers to call the phone of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei with complaints. [...]
CISA’s Top 30 Bugs: One’s Old Enough to Buy Beer
There are patches or remediations for all of them, but they're still being picked apart. Why should attackers stop if the flaws remain unpatched, as so many do? [...]
Israeli Government Agencies Visit NSO Group Offices
Authorities opened an investigation into the secretive Israeli security firm. [...]
BlackMatter & Haron: Evil Ransomware Newborns or Rebirths
They’re either new or old REvil & DarkSide wine in new bottles. Both have a taste for deep-pocketed targets and DarkSide-esque virtue-signaling. [...]
Podcast: Why Securing Active Directory Is a Nightmare
Researchers preview work to be presented at Black Hat on how AD “misconfiguration debt” lays out a dizzying array of attack paths, such as in PetitPotam. [...]
Hiding Malware in ML Models
Interesting research: “EvilModel: Hiding Malware Inside of Neural Network Models”. Abstract: Delivering malware covertly and detection-evadingly is critical to advanced malware campaigns. In this paper, we present a method that delivers malware covertly and detection-evadingly through neural network models. Neural network models are poorly explainable and have a good …
Podcast: IoT Piranhas Are Swarming Industrial Controls
Enormous botnets of IoT devices are going after decades-old legacy systems that are rife in systems that control crucial infrastructure. [...]
Babuk Ransomware Gang Ransomed, New Forum Stuffed With Porn
A comment spammer flooded Babuk’s new ransomware forum with gay orgy porn GIFs and demanded $5K in bitcoin. [...]
Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages
Sprechen Sie Rust? Polyglot malware authors are increasingly using obscure programming languages to evade detection. [...]
Officials who are US allies among targets of NSO malware, says WhatsApp chief
Will Cathcart claims government officials around the world among 1,400 WhatsApp users targeted in 2019 Senior government officials around the world – including individuals in high national security positions who are “allies of the US” – were targeted by governments with NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1 …
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