CISA warns of Windows and UnRAR flaws exploited in the wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two more flaws to its catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, based on evidence of active exploitation.
Microsoft links Raspberry Robin malware to Evil Corp attacks
Microsoft has discovered that an access broker it tracks as DEV-0206 uses the Raspberry Robin Windows worm to deploy a malware downloader on networks where it also found evidence of malicious activity matching Evil Corp tactics.
LockBit 3.0 introduces the first ransomware bug bounty program
The LockBit ransomware operation has released 'LockBit 3.0,' introducing the first ransomware bug bounty program and leaking new extortion tactics and Zcash cryptocurrency payment options.
Conti ransomware finally shuts down data leak, negotiation sites
The Conti ransomware operation has finally shut down its last public-facing infrastructure, consisting of two Tor servers used to leak data and negotiate with victims, closing the final chapter of the notorious cybercrime brand.
7-zip now supports Windows ‘Mark-of-the-Web’ security feature
7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files.
Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns
The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country's 5G and 4G networks.
US links Thanos and Jigsaw ransomware to 55-year-old doctor
The US Department of Justice today said that Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez (Zagala), a 55-year-old cardiologist with French and Venezuelan citizenship residing in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, created and rented Jigsaw and Thanos ransomware to cybercriminals.
Costa Rica declares national emergency after Conti ransomware attacks
The Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has declared a national emergency following cyber attacks from Conti ransomware group on multiple government bodies. BleepingComputer also observed Conti published most of the 672 GB dump that appears to contain data belonging to the Costa Rican government agencies. The declaration was signed into law by Chaves on Sunday, May 8th, same day as the economist and former Minister of Finance effectively became the country's 49th and current president.
RaidForums hacking forum seized by police, owner arrested
The RaidForums hacker forum, used mainly for trading and selling stolen databases, has been shut down and its domain seized by U.S. law enforcement during Operation TOURNIQUET, an action coordinated by Europol that involved law enforcement agencies in several countries.
Chinese hackers abuse VLC Media Player to launch malware loader
Security researchers have uncovered a long-running malicious campaign from hackers associated with the Chinese government who are using VLC Media Player to launch a custom malware loader.
Hackers breach MailChimp's internal tools to target crypto customers
Email marketing firm MailChimp disclosed on Sunday that they had been hit by hackers who gained access to internal customer support and account management tools to steal audience data and conduct phishing attacks.
QNAP warns severe OpenSSL bug affects most of its NAS devices
Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) maker QNAP warned on Tuesday that most of its NAS devices are impacted by a high severity OpenSSL bug disclosed two weeks ago. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0778, to trigger a denial of service state and remotely crash unpatched devices.
Samsung Electronics confirmed on Monday that its network was breached and the hackers stole confidential information, including source code present in Galaxy smartphones.
Hackers leak 190GB of alleged Samsung data, source code
The Lapsus$ data extortion group leaked today a huge collection of confidential data they claim to be from Samsung Electronics, the South Korean giant consumer electronics company.
Malware now using stolen NVIDIA code signing certificates
Threat actors are using stolen NVIDIA code signing certificates to sign malware to appear trustworthy and allow malicious drivers to be loaded in Windows. This week, NVIDIA confirmed that they suffered a cyberattack that allowed threat actors to steal employee credentials and proprietary data.
Phishing attacks target countries aiding Ukrainian refugees
A spear-phishing campaign likely coordinated by a state-backed threat actor has been targeting European government personnel providing logistics support to Ukrainian refugees.
TrickBot malware operation shuts down, devs move to BazarBackdoor
The TrickBot malware operation has shut down after its core developers move to the Conti ransomware gang to focus development on the stealthy BazarBackdoor and Anchor malware families.
Ukraine links phishing targeting military to Belarusian hackers
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned today of a spearphishing campaign targeting private email accounts belonging to Ukrainian armed forces personnel.
New data-wiping malware used in destructive attacks on Ukraine
Cybersecurity firms have found a new data wiper used in destructive attacks today against Ukrainian networks just as Russia moves troops into regions of Ukraine.
[LEAK] Maze + Egregor + Sekhmet keys along with m0yv (expiro) source code
Hello, Its developer. It was decided to release keys to the public for Egregor, Maze, Sekhmet ransomware families. also there is a little bit harmless source code of polymorphic x86/x64 modular EPO file infector m0yv detected in the wild as Win64/Expiro virus, but it is not expiro actually, but AV engines detect it like this, so no single thing in common with...
Google Project Zero: Vendors are now quicker at fixing zero-days
Google's Project Zero has published a report showing that organizations took less time to address the zero-day vulnerabilities that the team reported last year.
Decade-old Linux ‘wall’ bug helps make fake SUDO prompts, steal passwords
A vulnerability has been discovered in the 'util-linux' library that could allow unprivileged users to put arbitrary text on other users' terminals using the 'wall' command.
Finland confirms APT31 hackers behind 2021 parliament breach
The Finnish Police confirmed on Tuesday that the APT31 hacking group linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) was behind a breach of the country's parliament disclosed in March 2021.
Google: Spyware vendors behind 50% of zero-days exploited in 2023
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google subsidiary Mandiant said they've observed a significant increase in the number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in 2023, many of them linked to spyware vendors and their clients.
Academic researchers developed ZenHammer, the first variant of the Rowhammer DRAM attack that works on CPUs based on recent AMD Zen microarchitecture that map physical addresses on DDR4 and DDR5 memory chips.
Darknet marketplace Nemesis Market seized by German police
The German police have seized infrastructure for the darknet Nemesis Market cybercrime marketplace in Germany and Lithuania, disrupting the site's operation.
Exploit released for Fortinet RCE bug used in attacks, patch now
Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) software, which is now actively exploited in attacks.