Tonto Team Uses Anti-Malware File to Launch Attacks on South Korean Institutions
South Korean education, construction, diplomatic, and political institutions are at the receiving end of new attacks perpetrated by a China-aligned threat actor known as the Tonto Team. “Recent cases have revealed that the group is using a file related to anti-malware products to ultimately execute their malicious attacks,” the AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a […]
Magecart threat actor rolls out convincing modal forms
To ensnare new victims, criminals will often devise schemes that attempt to look as realistic as possible. Having said that, it is not every day that we see the fraudulent copy exceed the original piece. While following up on an ongoing Magecart credit card skimmer campaign, we were almost fooled by a payment form that looked so well done […]
Fileless attacks: How attackers evade traditional AV and how to stop them
When you hear about malware, there’s a good chance you think of sketchy executables or files with extensions like .DOCX or .PDF that, once opened, execute malicious code. These are examples of file-based attacks—and while they can be bad, they’re nothing compared to their fileless cousins. As the name suggests, fileless attacks don’t rely on […]
Google Gets Court Order to Take Down CryptBot That Infected Over 670,000 Computers
Google on Wednesday said it obtained a temporary court order in the U.S. to disrupt the distribution of a Windows-based information-stealing malware called CryptBot and “decelerate” its growth. The tech giant’s Mike Trinh and Pierre-Marc Bureau said the efforts are part of steps it takes to “not only hold criminal operators of malware accountable, but also those who profit […]
Paperbug Attack: New Politically-Motivated Surveillance Campaign in Tajikistan
A little-known Russian-speaking cyber-espionage group has been linked to a new politically-motivated surveillance campaign targeting high-ranking government officials, telecom services, and public service infrastructures in Tajikistan. The intrusion set, dubbed Paperbug by Swiss cybersecurity company PRODAFT, has been attributed to a threat actor known as Nomadic Octopus (aka DustSquad). “The
LimeRAT Malware Analysis: Extracting the Config
Remote Access Trojans (RATs) have taken the third leading position in ANY. RUN’s Q1 2023 report on the most prevalent malware types, making it highly probable that your organization may face this threat. Though LimeRAT might not be the most well-known RAT family, its versatility is what sets it apart. Capable of carrying out a broad spectrum […]
RTM Locker’s First Linux Ransomware Strain Targeting NAS and ESXi Hosts
The threat actors behind RTM Locker have developed a ransomware strain that’s capable of targeting Linux machines, marking the group’s first foray into the open source operating system. “Its locker ransomware infects Linux, NAS, and ESXi hosts and appears to be inspired by Babuk ransomware’s leaked source code,” Uptycs said in a new report published Wednesday. “It uses a […]
Microsoft Confirms PaperCut Servers Used to Deliver LockBit and Cl0p Ransomware
Microsoft has confirmed that the active exploitation of PaperCut servers is linked to attacks designed to deliver Cl0p and LockBit ransomware families. The tech giant’s threat intelligence team is attributing a subset of the intrusions to a financially motivated actor it tracks under the name Lace Tempest (formerly DEV-0950), which overlaps with other hacking groups like FIN11, TA505, and […]
Update your PaperCut application servers now: Exploits in the wild
PaperCut, maker of print management solutions, has urged product users to update as soon as possible. A security vulnerability which exploits unpatched servers has been seen in the wild, with serious ramifications for any organisation impacted. Two specific vulnerabilities are at the heart of this alert, and are ranked with severity scores of 9.8 (critical) and […]
APC warns about critical vulnerabilities in online UPS monitoring software
In a security notification, APC has warned home and corporate users about critical vulnerabilities in the software used to monitor and control their UPS systems online. APC, which started as the American Power Conversion in 1981, today is a part of Schneider Electric™. APC is an industry leader in physical infrastructure and software solutions, and […]