Overflowing Water Tank Linked to Russian Cyber Attack

A water tank in Texas overflowed after a cyber attack in January, and a new report is linking the incident to hackers backed by the Russian government. On Jan. 18, city officials in Muleshoe were alerted to an overflowing water Read More …

The Fall of LabHost: Law Enforcement Shuts Down Phishing Service Provider

In late 2021, LabHost (AKA LabRat) emerged as a new PhaaS platform, growing over time to eventually offer dozens of phishing pages targeting banks, high-profile organizations, and other service providers located around the world, but most notably in Canada, the Read More …

DuneQuixote campaign targets Middle Eastern entities with “CR4T” malware

In February 2024, Kaspersky researchers discovered a new malware campaign targeting government entities in the Middle East. They dubbed it “DuneQuixote”; and their investigation uncovered over 30 DuneQuixote dropper samples actively employed in the campaign. These droppers, which exist in Read More …

#StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware summary

Since March 2023, Akira ransomware has impacted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia. In April 2023, following an initial focus on Windows systems, Akira threat actors deployed a Linux variant targeting Read More …

How secret rise of zero-day brokers is causing worldwide security risks

Zero-day hackers exploit security vulnerabilities in software that the developers of that software are often completely oblivious about. Imagine scrolling through your social media feed when a notification pops up, seemingly from a trusted friend. It contains a funny meme Read More …

Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say younger people who grew up Read More …

US 911 emergency call line outage resolved in some areas

Emergency services on the 911 telephone call line were restored late on Wednesday in parts of the United States, officials said, following a widespread outage across all of South Dakota and in parts of Nebraska, Nevada and Texas. Officials in Read More …

SoumniBot: the new Android banker’s unique techniques

The creators of widespread malware programs often employ various tools that hinder code detection and analysis, and Android malware is no exception. As an example of this, droppers, such as Badpack and Hqwar, designed for stealthily delivering Trojan bankers or Read More …

Attackers exploiting new critical OpenMetadata vulnerabilities on Kubernetes clusters

Attackers are constantly seeking new vulnerabilities to compromise Kubernetes environments. Microsoft recently uncovered an attack that exploits new critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptomining activity. OpenMetadata is an open-source platform designed Read More …