Pierluigi Paganini
January 10, 2021
Researchers from Trend Micro discovered that the TeamTNT botnet is now able to steal Docker API logins along with AWS credentials. Researchers from Trend Micro discovered that the TeamTNT botnet was improved and is now able to steal also Docker credentials. The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 08, 2021
Multiple threat actors have recently started using the Ezuri memory loader as a loader to executes malware directly into the victims’ memory. According to researchers from AT&T’s Alien Labs, malware authors are choosing the Ezuri memory loader for their malicious codes. The Ezuri memory loader tool allows to load and execute a payload directly into […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2021
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a security alert warning private sector companies of Egregor ransomware attacks. The US FBI has issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn private organizations of Egregor ransomware attacks. The Egregor ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2020, since then the gang claimed to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2021
The Ryuk ransomware had a disruptive impact on multiple industries around the world, operators already earned more than $150 million. The Ryuk ransomware gang is one of the most prolific criminal operations that caused destruction in multiple industries around the world. According to a joint report published by security firms Advanced-intel and HYAS, Ryuk operators […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2021
Experts spotted the RokRat Trojan being used by North Korea-linked threat actors in attacks aimed at the South Korean government. On December 7 2020 researchers from Malwarebytes uncovered a campaign targeting the South Korean government with a variant of the RokRat RAT. The experts found a malicious document uploaded to Virus Total related to a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
Researchers uncovered a malspam campaign that spreads the QNode remote access Trojan (RAT) using fake Trump’s sex scandal video as bait. Security experts from Trustwave uncovered a malspam campaign that is delivering the QNode remote access Trojan (RAT) using fake Trump’s sex scandal video as bait. The spam messages use the subject “GOOD LOAN OFFER!!” […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2021
Researchers uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected multiplatform RAT named ElectroRAT. Security researchers from Intezer uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected RAT named ElectroRAT. The campaign was uncovered in December, but according to the experts is active since at least January 2020. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2021
Researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes linked a series of ransomware attacks to the China-linked APT27 group. Security researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes investigated a series of ransomware attacks against multiple organizations and linked them to China-linked APT groups. The experts attribute the attacks to the Chinese cyberespionage group APT27 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2021
At-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory discloses a ransomware attack and consequent data breach. Apex Laboratory, Inc. is a clinical laboratory that has been providing home laboratory services to homebound and Nursing Home patients in the NY Metropolitan Area for over 20 years. The at-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory disclosed a ransomware attack, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2021
Experts spotted a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language that is targeting the US and Canadian bank customers. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language that is targeting the US and Canadian bank customers as part of an ongoing campaign that has […]
