Background
On April 13, 2022, 360Netlab first disclosed the Fodcha botnet. After our
article was published, Fodcha suffered a crackdown from the relevant
authorities, and its authors quickly responded by leaving "Netlab pls leave me
alone I surrender" in an updated sample.No surprise, Fodcha's authors didn't
really stop updating after the fraudulent surrender, and soon a new version was
released.
In the new version, the authors of Fodcha redesigned the communication protocol
and started to us
One source said that the phone was so heavily compromised that it has now been placed in a locked safe inside a secure Government location.
Dormant Colors, a browser extension campaign, was spotted stealing browser data and hijacking search results and affiliation to thousands of sites.
It was the largest dark-web drug and crime bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchable—until his tech was turned against him.
Leaked data obtained by TechCrunch reveals the notorious network of Android spyware apps tracked locations and recorded calls of Americans.
Ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent and costlier—breaches caused by ransomware grew 41 percent in the last year, the average cost of a destructive attack rising to $5.12 milllion. What’s more, a good chunk of the cyber criminals doing these attacks operate on a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.
EDR or Endpoint Detection and Response refers to an integrated endpoint security solution which continuously monitors end-point user's devices and try to prevent anomalies like Malware, Ransomware by using automated rule based response method.
On August 4, 2022, Twilio identified accounts of employees who were compromised by a social engineering attack. The attacker then gained access to data for a limited number of customers.
Microsoft has discovered recent activity indicating that the Raspberry Robin worm is part of a complex and interconnected malware ecosystem, with links to other malware families and alternate infection methods beyond its original USB drive spread.
Any app with access to Bluetooth could record your conversations with Siri and audio from the iOS keyboard dictation feature when using AirPods or Beats headsets. This would happen without the app requesting microphone access permission and without the app leaving any trace that it was listening to the microphone.
Our blog entry provides a look at an attack involving the LV ransomware on a Jordan-based company from an intrusion analysis standpoint
Mandiant has recently observed DRAGONBRIDGE, an influence campaign we assess with high confidence to be operating in support of the political interests of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), aggressively targeting the United States by seeking to sow division both between the U.S. and its allies and within the U.S. political system itself. Recent narratives include:
Trail of Bits is publicly disclosing CVE-2022-35737, which affects applications that use the SQLite library API. CVE-2022-35737 was introduced in SQLite version 1.0.12 (released on October 17, 2000) and fixed in release 3.39.2 (released on July 21, 2022). CVE-2022-35737 is exploitable on 64-bit systems, and exploitability depends on how the program is compiled; arbitrary code execution is confirmed when the library is compiled without stack canaries, but unconfirmed when stack canaries are present, and denial-of-service is confirmed in all cases.
Bishop Fox covers server-side request forgery (SSRF) and insufficient authorization controls vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira Align, Version 10.107.4.
Apple confirms the active exploitation of CVE-2022-42827, warning in a barebones advisory that the flaw exposes iPhones and iPads to arbitrary code execution attacks.
Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware: • Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. • Require phishing-resistant MFA for as many services as possible. • Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts.
Threat actor RomCom RAT is now targeting Ukrainian military institutions. Known to deploy spoofed versions of popular software Advanced IP Scanner, once exposed, RomCom RAT switched to PDF Filler, another popular application, which indicates the group behind it is actively developing new capabilities.
Over the past few months, I’ve been coordinating the disclosure of a new vulnerability that I’ve found. Today is the disclosure date, so I am excited that I can finally talk about what I’ve been working on! The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2022-37454 and bug reports are available for Python, PHP, PyPy, SHA3 for Ruby, and XKCP.
Two new extortion gangs named 'TommyLeaks' and 'SchoolBoys' are targeting companies worldwide. However, there is a catch — they are both the same ransomware gang.
