Germany-located users are falling victim to a new malware campaign designed to spread a custom-built PowerShell remote access trojan (RAT). Adversaries set up a decoy site to trick people into taking the bait in a phony newsflash that claims to offer previously unpublished information regarding the situation in Ukraine. Victims are urged to download a […]
Microsoft has recently uncovered yet another piece of malware leveraged by the infamous NOBELIUM APT group since spring 2021. The new threat, dubbed FoggyWeb, acts as a post-exploitation backdoor able to exfiltrate information from Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers. Malware has been used in targeted attacks against multiple organizations globally while staying unnoticed […]
Israeli spyware firm Candiru supplied zero-day exploits to the nation-baked actors globally, Microsoft and Citizen Lab revealed. According to the analysis, Candiru leveraged previously unknown zero-day bugs in Windows and Chrome to power its high-end spyware dubbed DevilsTongue. Although DevilsTongue was marketed as a “mercenary software” facilitating surveillance operations for government agencies, it was identified […]
WildPressure ATP group, known for its repeating attacks against the oil and gas sector in the Middle East, has recently upgraded its malicious toolkit with a new version of Milum Trojan. The enhancements made to the strain allow adversaries to compromise macOS devices alongside traditional Windows systems. According to security experts, the Trojan is able […]
Hundreds of companies have been recently exposed to a massive supply chain attack on the software company Kaseya. A zero-day bug in Kaseya’s VSA software was nefariously leveraged by the REvil gang to infect 30 managed service providers (MSPs) and multiple their customers with ransomware. Although the vendor has been aware of the vulnerability since […]
Security researchers from FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a new FormBook variant being delivered in a massive phishing campaign. Particularly, adversaries target users with malware-laced Microsoft PowerPoint documents disguised as a follow-up to the recent purchase order. Those who fell for the bait of scammers got their devices infected with a notorious data-stealing malware. New FormBook […]
Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a long-lasting cyber espionage operation launched by a Chinese nation-backed actor to target government and military institutions across Vietnam. The hacker group, known as Cycldek, APT27, GoblinPanda, and LuckyMouse, relied on a brand-new and highly evasive remote access Trojan to reach its malicious goal. The RAT, called FoundCore, […]
Cybersecurity analysts have detected a sophisticated malware sample that attacks Apple users in the wild. The joint research from Red Canary, Malwarebytes, and VMWare Carbon Black details that approximately 30,000 hosts across 153 countries have been compromised by the new threat dubbed Silver Sparrow. The topmost infection rates were spotted in the United States, Canada, […]
Data theft malware continues to get the ride of popularity among financially-motivated hackers. Increased interest boosts the development of new sophisticated strains promoted on the underground market. Obviously, the cheapest and simultaneously functional offerings grab attention first. This is where Oski stealer comes to the spotlight as highly dangerous and relatively low-priced malware. Oski Stealer […]
The in-depth inspection of the SolarWinds breach revealed the fourth piece of malicious software connected to this historical incident. According to the infosec experts, the new threat, dubbed Raindrop, is a Cobalt Strike downloader. It was applied in the post-compromise phase of attack to enhance lateral movement across a selected number of targeted networks. Raindrop […]