XorDdos: DDoS malware targets Linux systems
Over the past six months, Microsoft has observed a spike in cyberactivity of 254% from XorDdos, a trojan targeting Linux-based cloud systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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Homemade DCRat can open “backdoors on a budget”
Researchers from Blackberry have discovered a redesigned remote access trojan DCRat that a lone cyber criminal is now offering as a homemade tool for opening “backdoors on a budget.”
Emotet botnet reemerges with new threat behaviors
Researchers from Proofpoint have observed the reemergence of Emotet botnet that has exhibited new behaviors in using new attack techniques.
FBI: BlackCat ransomware has compromised 60 entities worldwide
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released new information on BlackCat (also known as ALPHV) ransomware as a service (RaaS), that has compromised at least 60 entities worldwide as of March 2022.
Denonia malware targets AWS Lambda
A first of its kind malware dubbed Denonia has been targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lambda, an event-driven, serverless computing platform.
Threat actors exploit Spring4Shell to weaponize and execute Mirai botnet
Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted threat actors exploiting the Spring4Shell vulnerability CVE-2022-22965 to weaponize and execute Mirai botnet.
Deep Panda APT group launches new attacks against Log4Shell vulnerability to install Fire Chili rootkits
In the past month, researchers from FortiLabs have detected a new cyber campaign involving Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group Deep Panda that has exploited the Log4Shell (log4j) vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 on vulnerable VMware Horizon servers to install digitally signed Fire Chili rootkits.
FBI: AvosLocker Ransomware targets victims in critical infrastructure sectors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a report of cybercriminals using AvosLocker ransomware to target 52 entities across critical infrastructure sectors. The report includes the latest indicators of compromise (IoC) on the ransomware threat.
FBI alert: RagnarLocker Ransomware targeted 52 entities
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a report of cybercriminals using RagnarLocker ransomware to target 52 entities across critical infrastructure sectors. The report includes the latest updates on indicators of compromise (IoC) on the ransomware threat.
IsaacWiper: another disk wiping malware targets Ukraine systems
Following on the footsteps of other destructive disk-wiping malware attacks, ESET researchers have also discovered a second wiper malware dubbed IsaacWiper targeting governmental networks in Ukraine.