- Google Warns of Growing Android Attack Vector: Backdoored SDKs and Pre-Installed Apps
April 1, 2019
Google is reporting an uptick in efforts by bad actors to plant potentially harmful applications (PHAs) on Android devices via pre-installed apps and by bundling them with system updates delivered over the air. The technique is especially troubling, Google said, because PHAs are often malicious and users have no control over what comes pre-installed on their ...
- Ransomware Behind Norsk Hydro Attack Takes On Wiper-Like Capabilities
March 27, 2019
Researchers are still looking for answers when it comes to LockerGoga’s initial infection method – and what the attackers behind the ransomware really want. LockerGoga, the malware that took down Norsk Hydro last week, has taken the industrial world by storm, as researchers race to uncover more about the mysterious ransomware that crippled several of the ...
- Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systems in H2 2018
March 27, 2019
All statistical data used in this report was collected using the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), a distributed antivirus network. The data was received from those KSN users who gave their consent to have data anonymously transferred from their computers. We do not identify the specific companies/organizations sending statistics to KSN, due to the product limitations and regulatory ...
- Malware Payloads Hide in Images: Steganography Gets a Reboot
March 25, 2019
Low-key but effective, steganography is an old-school trick of hiding code within a normal-looking image, where many cybersecurity pros may not think to look. One of the challenges of cybersecurity is that overfocusing on one threat trend means that another one can sneak up on you. This is especially problematic as our networks and the attack ...
- UK: Police Federation Confirms Ransomware Breach
March 22, 2019
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack, but has said that it was not specifically targetted and was likely to have been impacted as part of a wider campaign. The ransomware attack has apparently only impacted computers at its headquarters in Surrey, and the PFEW said ...
- Global threat group Fin7 returns with new SQLRat malware
March 20, 2019
The notoriously well-known threat group Fin7, also known as Carbanak, is back with a new set of administrator tools and never-before-seen forms of malware. Fin7 has been active since at least 2015 and since the group’s inception has been connected to attacks against hundreds of companies worldwide. Over 100 companies have been impacted in the United States ...
- Aluminium Maker Hydro Goes Old School After Ransomware Attack
March 20, 2019
A large Norwegian manufacturing firm has had to close its website and IT operations and go old school by resorting to manual processes for its factories. It comes after a devastating ransomware attack crippled Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest producers of aluminium. As of Wednesday afternoon, its website was still offline, and the firm has ...
- Mirai Variant Goes After Enterprise Systems
March 18, 2019
The newest Mirai variant is targeting WePresent WiPG-1000 Wireless Presentation systems and LG Supersign TVs used by enterprises. Researchers have discovered a new variant of the infamous Mirai IoT botnet, which has been sniffing out and targeting vulnerabilities in enterprise wireless presentation and display systems since January. Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 researchers said that the newest ...
- Talking to RATs: Assessing Corporate Risk by Analyzing Remote Access Trojan Infections
March 14, 2019
Remote access trojans (RATs) on a corporate system may serve as a key pivot point to access information laterally within an enterprise network. By analyzing network metadata, Recorded Future analysts were able to identify RAT command-and-control (C2) servers, and more crucially, which corporate networks were communicating to those controllers. This approach allows Recorded Future to ...
- Yatron Ransomware Plans to Spread Using EternalBlue NSA Exploits
March 12, 2019
A new Ransomware-as-a-Service called Yatron is being promoted on Twitter that plans on using the EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits to spread to other computer on a network. This ransomware will also attempt to delete encrypted files if a payment has not been made in 72 hours. BleepingComputer was first notified about the Yatron RaaS by a security ...