Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2019
Experts at AT&Tâs Alien Labs recently discovered an ongoing campaign conducted by StrongPity threat actor that abuses malicious WinBox installers to infect victims. AT&Tâs Alien Labs experts recently discovered an ongoing campaign conducted by StrongPity APT group that abuses malicious WinBox installers to infect victims. The activity of the group was initially uncovered in 2016 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2019
Experts at Intezer discovered a new backdoor, dubbed EvilGnome, that is targeting Linux systems for cyber espionage purpose. Intezer spotted a new piece of Linux malware dubbed EvilGnome because it disguises as a Gnome extension. The researchers attribute the spyware to the Russia-linked and Gamaredon Group. The modules used by EvilGnome are reminiscent of the Windows tools used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2019
One of the latest trends for the attackers is to leverage the ISO files to avoid detection, the technique has also been used in a recent Hawkeye campaign. Introduction As we described in our previous post, one of the latest trends for the attackers is to leverage the ISO files in order to reduce detection chances. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2019
Threat actors used the Extembro DNS-changer Trojan in an adware campaign to prevent users from accessing security-related websites. Security experts at Malwarebytes observed an adware campaign that involved the Extembro DNS-changer Trojan to prevent users from accessing websites of security vendors. “Recently, we uncovered a new DNS-changer called Extenbro that comes with an adware bundler. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2019
Kaspersky researchers revealed that since earlier this year, Russia-linked APT group Turla used new variants of the KopiLuwak Trojan in targeted attacks. Security experts at Kaspersky revealed that the Russia-linked APT group Turla used new variants of the KopiLuwak Trojan in targeted attacks since early 2019. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active since at least 2007 targeting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2019
Some of the crooks behind the Dridex Trojan have split from the gang and released a forked version of the BitPaymer ransomware dubbed DoppelPaymer. Cybercrime gang tracked as TA505 has been active since 2014 and focusing on Retail and Banking industries. The group that is known for the distribution of the Dridex Trojan and the Locky ransomware, has released other pieces of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2019
On July 6, a ransomware attack brought down government computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, finally, the county decided to pay $130,000 ransom. On July 6, a ransomware attack paralyzed the computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, according to County Commission President Dr. Vidya Kora, employees were not able to access to any […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2019
Security experts at Emsisoft released a new decryptor, it could be used for free by victims of the Ims00rry ransomware to decrypt their files. Thanks to the experts at Emsisoft the victims of the Ims00rry ransomware can decrypt their files for free. The Ims00rry ransomware used AES-128 algorithm for the encryption process. Unlike most of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2019
Brazilian users have been targeted by a large number of router attacks aimed at modifying the configuration of their routers for malicious purposes. This year, security experts at Avast have blocked more than 4.6 million cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attempts carried out by crooks to execute commands without the usersâ knowledge. The campaign uncovered by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2019
A new variant of the implements a unique protocol to communicate with Command and Control infrastructure A new variant of the Miori botnet uses a unique protocol to communicate with C&C infrastructure, it implements a protection mechanism to access the login panel. The Miori bot borrows the code from the dreaded Mirai malware. it first […]
