- Updates on ThiefQuest, the Quickly-Evolving macOS Malware
July 17, 2020
Right as July of this year began, we noticed an emerging malware dubbed by most as ThiefQuest (also known as EvilQuest), a threat that targets macOS devices, encrypts files, and installs keyloggers in affected systems. It has been found in pirated versions of macOS shared on popular torrent sites. Developments on the malware have been ...
- Threat Actors Introduce Unique ‘Newbie’ Hacker Forum
July 16, 2020
A well-known private hacking forum has recently become more inclusive, introducing a new platform to help newbie threat actors flourish and hone their expertise, research has found. The discovery is unique, as private hacker forums tend to be the exclusive province of elite cybercriminals. Digital Shadows on Thursday published a report that takes a deep dive into CryptBB, ...
- LokiBot Redux Attacks Massive List of Common Android Apps
July 16, 2020
Researchers have discovered a new variant of the LokiBot trojan called BlackRock, that’s attacking not just financial and banking apps, but also a massive list of well-known and commonly used brand-name apps on Android devices. The apps targeted include: Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Grinder, Instagram, Netflix, PlayStation, Reddit, Skype, Snapchat, TikTok, Tinder, Tumblr, Twitter, Uber and VK, ...
- New BlackRock Android malware can steal passwords and card data from 337 apps
July 16, 2020
A new Android malware strain has emerged in the criminal underworld that comes equipped with a wide range of data theft capabilities allowing it to target a whopping 337 Android applications. Named BlackRock, this new threat emerged in May this year and was discovered from mobile security firm ThreatFabric. Researchers say the malware was based on the ...
- Diebold Nixdorf warns of a new class of ATM ‘black box’ attacks across Europe
July 16, 2020
ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf is warning banks of a new type of ATM “black box” attack that was recently spotted used across Europe. ATM “black box” attacks are a type of jackpotting attack — when cybercriminals make an ATM spit out cash. A jackpotting attack can be executed with malware installed on an ATM, or by ...
- Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
July 16, 2020
Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West also requested donations in the cryptocurrency. “Everyone is asking me to give back,” a tweet from Mr Gates’ account said. “You send ...
- Caught in the Crossfire: Defending Devices From Battling Botnets
July 15, 2020
Strength in numbers is the main principle behind botnets, networks of devices that have been infected and turned into bots to be used in performing attacks and other malicious activities. With the dawn of the internet of things (IoT), botnet developers have found a new domain to conquer, but there they must compete with one ...
- The Tetrade: Brazilian banking malware goes global
July 14, 2020
Brazil is a well-known country with plenty of banking trojans developed by local crooks. The Brazilian criminal underground is home to some of the world’s busiest and most creative perpetrators of cybercrime. Like their counterparts’ in China and Russia, their cyberattacks have a strong local flavor, and for a long time, they limited their attacks ...
- Hacker breaches security firm in act of revenge
July 13, 2020
A hacker claims to have breached the backend servers belonging to a US cyber-security firm and stolen information from the company’s “data leak detection” service. The hacker says the stolen data includes more than 8,200 databases containing the information of billions of users that leaked from other companies during past security breaches. The databases have been collected inside DataViper, a ...
- Conti ransomware uses 32 simultaneous CPU threads for blazing-fast encryption
July 9, 2020
A lesser-known ransomware strain known as Conti is using up to 32 simultaneous CPU threads to encrypt files on infected computers for blazing-fast encryption speeds, security researchers from Carbon Black said in a report on Wednesday. Conti is just the latest in a long string of ransomware strains that have been spotted this year. Just like ...