Malware

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2021
Conti ransomware gang targets Microsoft Exchange servers with ProxyShell exploits

The Conti ransomware operators are targeting Microsoft Exchange servers leveraging recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerability exploits. The Conti ransomware gang is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers leveraging exploits with recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities. ProxyShell is the name of three vulnerabilities that could be chained by an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain code execution on Microsoft Exchange servers. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2021
PRIVATELOG, a new malware that leverages Common Log File System (CLFS) to avoid detection

Mandiant researchers spotted a new malware family, dubbed PRIVATELOG, that relies on the Common Log File System (CLFS) to evade detection solutions. FireEye’s Mandiant cybersecurity researchers spotted a new malware family, named PRIVATELOG, that relies on the Common Log File System (CLFS) to hide a second-stage payload in registry transaction files to avoid detection. Common […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2021
Mozi infections will slightly decrease but it will stay alive for some time to come

The Mozi botnet continues to spread despite the arrest of its alleged author and experts believe that it will run for many other years.  Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware, it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. The Mozi botnet was spotted by security experts from 360 Netlab, at […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2021
Watch out, ransomware attack risk increases on holidays and weekends, FBI and CISA

The FBI and CISA issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn organizations to remain vigilant against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. The FBI and CISA warn organizations to keep high their defenses against ransomware attacks during weekends or holidays. The government agencies have observed an increase in ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2021
LockBit ransomware operators leak 200GB of data belonging to Bangkok Airways

LockBit ransomware operators have breached Bangkok Airways, the airline confirmed it was the victim and discloses a data breach impacting its passengers. Bangkok Airways, a regional airline based in Bangkok, discloses a data breach as a result of a ransomware attack orchestrated by the LockBit ransomware operators. The ransomware gang had posted a message on their leak site […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2021
LockFile Ransomware uses a new intermittent encryption technique

Recently emerged LockFile ransomware family LockFile leverages a novel technique called intermittent encryption to speed up encryption. LockFile ransomware gang started its operations last month, recently it was spotted targeting Microsoft Exchange servers using the recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities. The popular security expert Kevin Beaumont was one of the first researchers to report that the LockFile operators are using the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2021
New variant of Konni RAT used in a campaign that targeted Russia

Researchers from Malwarebytes Labs spotted an ongoing malware campaign that is targeing Russia with the Konni RAT. Security researchers at Malwarebytes Labs have uncovered an ongoing malware campaign that is mainly targeting Russia with the Konni RAT. The KONNI RAT was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017, it has been undetected since 2014 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2021
Phorpiex botnet shuts down and authors put source code for sale

Crooks behind the Phorpiex botnet have shut down their operations and put the source code for sale on the dark web. The criminal organization behind the Phorpiex botnet have shut down their operations and put the source code of the bot for sale on a cybercrime forum in on a dark web. The news was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2021
The FBI issued a flash alert for Hive ransomware operations

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash alert related to the operations of the Hive ransomware gang. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a flash alert on the Hive ransomware attacks that includes technical details and indicators of compromise associated with the operations of the gang. Recently the group hit the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2021
Victims of Ragnarok ransomware can decrypt their files for free

Ragnarok ransomware operators are ceasing their operations and released the master key that can allow their victims to decrypt files for free. The Ragnarok ransomware group has been active since at least January 2020 and hit dozens of organizations worldwide. The news was reported by Bleeping Computer that also noticed that ransomware operators have replaced […]