Warning: Fake GitHub Repos Delivering Malware as PoCs
By Waqas According to researchers, these fake accounts on GitHub and Twitter are spreading malware that infects both Windows- and Linux-based systems. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Warning: Fake GitHub Repos Delivering Malware as PoCs
From Cryptojacking to DDoS Attacks: Diicot Expands Tactics with Cayosin Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered previously undocumented payloads associated with a Romanian threat actor named Diicot, revealing its potential for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “The Diicot name is significant, as it’s also the name of the Romanian organized crime and anti-terrorism policing unit,” Cado Security said in a technical report. “In addition,
MOVEit discloses THIRD critical vulnerability
In chess, the threefold repetition rule states that a player may claim a draw if the same position occurs three times during the game. Whether this means that customers of the popular file transfer utility MOVEit Transfer can ask for their money back remains to be seen, but we do hope it signals the end […]
Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub
Researchers from VulnCheck have observed a campaign using real security researchers as bait for malware. The campaign goes to some lengths to appear genuine, using fake profiles, downloads, websites, and bogus GitHub profiles, to paint a convincing picture of security professionals offering up exploit code for popular programs. The campaign included a network of fictitious […]
5 Classic Games to Play in 2023
By Owais Sultan Let’s step into the time machine, fellow gamers because we’re about to embark on a thrilling journey down… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Classic Games to Play in 2023
ChamelDoH: New Linux Backdoor Utilizing DNS-over-HTTPS Tunneling for Covert CnC
The threat actor known as ChamelGang has been observed using a previously undocumented implant to backdoor Linux systems, marking a new expansion of the threat actor’s capabilities. The malware, dubbed ChamelDoH by Stairwell, is a C++-based tool for communicating via DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) tunneling. ChamelGang was first outed by Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies in September 2021,
Activities in the Cybercrime Underground Require a New Approach to Cybersecurity
As Threat Actors Continuously Adapt their TTPs in Today’s Threat Landscape, So Must You Earlier this year, threat researchers at Cybersixgill released the annual report, The State of the Cybercrime Underground. The research stems from an analysis of Cybersixgill’s collected intelligence items throughout 2022, gathered from the deep, dark and clear web. The report examines the continuous
20-Year-Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unveiled charges against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in deploying LockBit ransomware to targets in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Africa. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of Chechen Republic has been accused of perpetrating at least five attacks between August 2020 and March 2023. He was […]
Third Flaw Uncovered in MOVEit Transfer App Amidst Cl0p Ransomware Mass Attack
Progress Software on Thursday disclosed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application, as the Cl0p cybercrime gang deployed extortion tactics against affected companies. The new flaw, which is yet to be assigned a CVE identifier, also concerns an SQL injection vulnerability that “could lead to escalated privileges and potential unauthorized access to the environment.” The
LockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the cybersecurity authorities of Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and New Zealand (CERT NZ, NCSC-NZ) have all published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory about LockBit. To help organizations understand and defend against this global threat and its large number of […]