- Emotet malware attacks return after three-month break
March 7, 2023
The Emotet malware operation is again spamming malicious emails as of Tuesday morning after a three-month break, rebuilding its network and infecting devices worldwide. Emotet is a notorious malware distributed through email containing malicious Microsoft Word and Excel document attachments. When users open these documents and macros are enabled, the Emotet DLL will be downloaded and ...
- Germany and Ukraine hit two high-value ransomware targets
March 6, 2023
On 28 February 2023, the German Regional Police (Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-Westfalen) and the Ukrainian National Police (Націона́льна полі́ція Украї́ни), with support from Europol, the Dutch Police (Politie) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, targeted suspected core members of the criminal group responsible for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks with the DoppelPaymer ransomware. Read more… Source: Europol
- DoppelPaymer ransomware suspects cuffed, alleged ringleaders escape
March 6, 2023
German and Ukrainian cops have arrested suspected members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware crew and issued warrants for three other “masterminds” behind the global operation that extorted tens of millions of dollars and may have led to the death of a hospital patient. The criminal gang, also known as Indrik Spider, Double Spider and Grief, used double-extortion ...
- Germany and Ukraine hit two high-value targets
March 6, 2023
With the help of the FBI, German and Ukrainian police last week searched the properties of two suspected “core members” of a global cybercrime gang that has cost US victims tens of millions of dollars, European officials said Monday. German police officers raided a German citizen’s house, while Ukrainian police searched properties in the capital Kyiv ...
- Spike in LokiBot Activity During Final Week of 2022
March 3, 2023
Unit 42 researchers have uncovered a malware distribution campaign that is delivering the LokiBot information stealer via business email compromise (BEC) phishing emails. This malware is designed to steal sensitive information from victims’ systems, such as passwords and banking information, as well as other sensitive data. In this blog, Unit 42 researchers will explain how attackers used ...
- Managed XDR Exposes Spear-Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Industry Using RedLine Stealer
March 2, 2023
Recently, Trend Micro researchers noticed a spike in the number of emails received by one of our customers. After further investigation, they found that three other customers in the hospitality industry were also affected. The researchers observed that most of the emails had subject lines that attempt to catch victims’ attention: “help,” “requesting for assistance,” ...
- US Launches Aggressive National Cybersecurity Strategy
March 2, 2023
The Biden administration is pushing for more comprehensive federal regulations to keep the online realm safer against hackers, including by shifting cybersecurity responsibilities away from consumers to industry and treating ransomware attacks as national security threats. The plan is part of the National Cyber Strategy that the administration released Thursday, outlining long-range goals for how individuals, government ...
- Subdomain Reputation: Detecting Malicious Subdomains of Public Apex Domains
March 2, 2023
Cybercriminals regularly leverage popular dynamic domain name system (DDNS) or web hosting services to store and distribute their content. Threat actors leverage these for command and control (C2), malware distribution and phishing. This abuse has created the need for new detection methods for malicious subdomains. DDNS and web hosting services often allow people to serve content ...
- Leveraging data science to minimize the blast radius of ransomware attacks
March 2, 2023
As ransomware groups continue to build on their arsenal of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), it’s essential for cybersecurity professionals to assess the levels of risk to their organizations using multiple sources of information for a comprehensive outlook on this ever-evolving threat. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) data, for example, can guide defenders in determining ...
- Dish Network confirms network outage was a cybersecurity breach
February 28, 2023
Dish Network, one of the largest television providers in the United States, confirmed on Tuesday that a previously disclosed “network outage” was the result of a cybersecurity breach that affected the company’s internal communications systems and customer-facing support sites. Shares dropped over 6% on the news and a double-downgrade from Bank of America. Read more… Source: CNBC News