‘Agent Smith’ is a new malware discovered by Check Point researchers that replaces legit Android Apps with malicious ones that infected 25 Million devices worldwide. Researchers at Check Point recently discovered a new variant of Android malware, dubbed Agent Smith, that has already infected roughly 25 million devices. The malware is disguised as a Google […]
Malware researchers at two security firms Intezer and Anomali have discovered a new piece of ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Experts at security firms Intezer and Anomali have separately discovered a new piece of ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. NAS servers are a privileged target for hackers because they normally store […]
Malware researchers from Kaspersky have discovered new and improved versions of the infamous FinFisher spyware used to infect both Android and iOS devices. Experts at Kaspersky have discovered a new improved variant of the FinFisher spyware used to spy on both iOS and Android users in 20 countries. According to the experts, the new versions […]
The malware samples shared by USCYBERCOM last week were first detected in December 2016 in attacks attributed to Iran-linked APT33. Last week the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) uploaded to VirusTotal a malware used by Iran-linked APT33 group in attacks in Dec 2016 and Jan 2017. Now experts at Kaspersky confirmed that the malware was […]
Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team discovered a fileless malware campaign that was spreading the information stealing Astaroth Trojan. Experts at the Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team discovered a fileless malware campaign that is delivering the information stealing Astaroth Trojan. The malware is able to log the users’ keystrokes, collect information through hooking, access clipboard content, and monitor […]
Government computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, were shut down after a cyber attack hit them on July 6. Experts believe it was a ransomware attack. On July 6, a cyber attack brought down government computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana. At the time of writing, there were only a few details about […]
Experts observed an increase of the malware spreading using less-known archive types as dropper,in particular ISO image.Delphi wrapper makes analysis harder Introduction In the last period, we observed an increase of the malware spreading using less-known archive types as an initial dropper, in particular, ISO image. The spread of threats exploiting ISO image to hide […]
Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. The SilentTrinity malware can take control over an infected computer, […]
Eurofins Scientific, the UK’s biggest provider of forensic services, has paid a ransom to demand to recover its data after a ransomware attack. Eurofins Scientific, the UK’s largest police forensics lab contractor, announced to have paid a ransom to crooks to recover its data after a ransomware had been encrypted them. The company is based […]
Experts at F5 Networks discovered a cryptomining campaign that is delivering a new piece of the Golang malware that targets Linux-based servers. F5 experts uncovered a cryptominer campaign that is delivering a new strain of Golang malware that targets Linux-based servers. The campaign began around June 10 and already infected several thousand machines. The malicious […]