Malware

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2021
Is BazarLoader malware linked to Trickbot operators?

Experts warn of malware campaigns delivering the BazarLoader malware abusing popular collaboration tools like Slack and BaseCamp. Since January, researchers observed malware campaigns delivering the BazarLoader malware abusing popular collaboration tools like Slack and BaseCamp. The campaigns aimed at employees of large organizations, the messages attempt to trick the victims that they contain important information […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2021
Mirai code re-use in Gafgyt

Uptycs’ threat research team recently detected several variants of the Linux-based botnet malware family, “Gafgyt,”some of them re-used Mirai code.  Uptycs’ threat research team recently detected several variants of the Linux-based botnet malware family, “Gafgyt”, via threat intelligence systems and our in-house osquery-based sandbox. Upon analysis, we identified several codes, techniques and implementations of Gafgyt, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2021
FBI silently removed web shells planted on Microsoft Exchange servers in the US

FBI log into web shells that hackers installed on Microsoft Exchange email servers across the US and removed the malicious code used by threat actors. A US judge granted the FBI the power to log into web shells that were injected by nation-state hackers on Microsoft Exchange servers across the US and remove the malware, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2021
Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices

More than 500,000 Huawei users have been infected with the Joker malware after downloading apps from the company’s official Android store. More than 500,000 Huawei users were infected with the Joker malware after they have downloaded tainted apps from the company’s official Android store. The fight to the Joker malware (aka Bread) begun in September […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2021
Hackers compromised APKPure client to distribute infected Apps

APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores, was the victim of a supply chain attack, threat actors compromised client version 3.17.18 to deliver malware. Multiple security experts discovered threat actors tampered with the APKPure client version 3.17.18 of the popular alternative third-party Android app store. APKPure is available only on devices that use Google […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2021
Crooks abuse website contact forms to deliver IcedID malware

Microsoft researchers spotted a malware campaign abusing contact forms on legitimate websites to deliver the IcedID malware. Security experts from Microsoft have uncovered a malware campaign abusing contact forms on legitimate websites to deliver the IcedID malware. Threat actors behind the operation are using contact forms published on websites to deliver malicious links to enterprises […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2021
New Cring ransomware deployed targeting unpatched Fortinet VPN devices

Attackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2018-13379 flaw in Fortinet VPN to deploy the Cring ransomware to organizations in the industrial sector. Threat actors are actively exploiting the CVE-2018-13379 vulnerability in Fortinet VPNs to deploy a new piece of ransomware, tracked as Cring ransomware (also known as Crypt3r, Vjiszy1lo, Ghost, Phantom), to organizations in the industrial sector. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2021
33.4% of ICS computers hit by a cyber attack in H2 2020

H2 2020 – Kaspersky observed an increase in ransomware attacks on industrial control system (ICS) systems in developed countries. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has published the Industrial Control System Threat Landscape report for H2 2020 which is based on statistical data collected by the distributed antivirus Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).  The data analyzed by the experts were received […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2021
Malware attack on Applus blocked vehicle inspections in some US states

A malware attack against vehicle inspection services provider Applus Technologies paralyzed preventing vehicle inspections in eight US states. Applus Technologies is a worldwide leader in the testing, inspection and certification sector, the company was recently hit by a malware cyberattack that impacted vehicle inspections in eight states, including Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Utah, and Wisconsin. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2021
Activision warns of Call of Duty Cheat tool used to deliver RAT

The popular video game publisher Activision is warning gamers that threat actors are actively disguising a remote-access trojan (RAT) in Duty Cheat cheat tool. Activision, the company behind Call of Duty: Warzone and Guitar Hero series, is warning gamers that a threat actor is advertising cheat tools that deliver remote-access trojan (RAT). The company reported that […]