- Avaddon ransomware launches data leak site to extort victims
August 10, 2020
Avaddon ransomware is the latest cybercrime operation to launch a data leak site that will be used to publish the stolen data of victims who do not pay a ransom demand. Since the Maze operators began publicly leaking files stolen in ransomware attacks, other operations soon followed suit and began creating data leak sites to publish ...
- Upgraded Agent Tesla malware steals passwords from browsers, VPNs
August 10, 2020
New variants of Agent Tesla remote access Trojan now come with modules dedicated to stealing credentials from applications including popular web browsers, VPN software, as well as FTP and email clients. Agent Tesla is a commercially available .Net-based infostealer with both remote access Trojan (RAT) and with keylogging capabilities active since at least 2014. This malware is ...
- Canon hit by Maze Ransomware attack, 10TB data allegedly stolen
August 5, 2020
Canon has suffered a ransomware attack that impacts numerous services, including Canon’s email, Microsoft Teams, USA website, and other internal applications. BleepingComputer has been tracking a suspicious outage on Canon’s image.canon cloud photo and video storage service resulting in the loss of data for users of their free 10GB storage feature. The image.canon site suffered an outage ...
- A Cyber ‘Vigilante’ is Sabotaging Emotet’s Return
August 5, 2020
The banking trojan Emotet has returned after a five-month hiatus. But, in an amusing twist, one cyber vigilante is thwarting the malware’s comeback. Researchers say a mysterious vigilante is fighting the threat actors behind the malware’s comeback by replacing malicious Emotet payloads with whimsical GIFs and memes. “Emotet was finding default username and password WordPress installs ...
- WastedLocker ransomware abuses Windows feature to evade detection
August 4, 2020
The WastedLocker ransomware is abusing a Windows memory management feature to evade detection by security software. Before we get to how WastedLocker is evading detection, it is necessary to understand how anti-ransomware solutions detect ransomware. Anti-ransomware solutions will monitor the operating system for file system calls traditionally used by ransomware when encrypting a file. Read more… Source: Bleeping Computer
- CISA, DOD, FBI expose new versions of Chinese malware strain named Taidoor
August 3, 2020
Three agencies of the US government have published today a joint alert alerting US private entities about new versions of Taidoor, a malware family previously associated with Chinese state-sponsored hackers. The alert has been authored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA), the Department of Defense’s Cyber Command (CyberCom), and ...
- GandCrab ransomware distributor arrested in Belarus
August 3, 2020
In a press release last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man on charges of distributing the GandCrab ransomware. The man, whose name was not released, was arrested in Gomel, a small city in southeastern Belarus, at the intersection with the Russian and Ukraine border. Authorities said the man ...
- Take a “NetWalk” on the Wild Side
August 3, 2020
The NetWalker ransomware, initially known as Mailto, was first detected in August 2019. Since then, new variants were discovered throughout 2019 and the beginning of 2020, with a strong uptick noticed in March of this year. NetWalker has noticeably evolved to a more stable and robust ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, and our research suggests that the malware ...
- WastedLocker: technical analysis
July 31, 2020
The use of crypto-ransomware in targeted attacks has become an ordinary occurrence lately: new incidents are being reported every month, sometimes even more often. On July 23, Garmin, a major manufacturer of navigation equipment and smart devices, including smart watches and bracelets, experienced a massive service outage. As confirmed by an official statement later, the cause ...
- CWT Travel Agency Faces $4.5M Ransom in Cyberattack, Report
July 31, 2020
CWT, a giant in the corporate travel agency world with a global clientele, may have faced payment of $4.5 million to unknown hackers in the wake of a ransomware attack. Independent malware hunter @JAMESWT tweeted on Thursday that a malware sample used against CWT (formerly known as Carlson Wagonlit Travel) had been uploaded to VirusTotal on ...