Private health insurance company Medibank affected by cyber attack less than a month after telco Optus was targeted

Health insurance giant Medibank Group is the latest Australian company to become the target of a cyber attack. Last month telecommuncations company Optus was hit by a wide-scale breach which saw more than two million customers affected. Telstra was also Read More …

Black Basta Ransomware Gang Infiltrates networks via QAKBOT, Brute Ratel, and Cobalt Strike

QAKBOT’s malware distribution resumed on September 8, 2022 following a brief hiatus, when our researchers spotted several distribution mechanisms on this date. The distribution methods observed included SmokeLoader (using the ‘snow0x’ distributor ID), Emotet (using the ‘azd‘ distributor id), and Read More …

Malicious WhatsApp mod distributed through legitimate apps

Last year, Kaspersky researchers wrote about the Triada Trojan inside FMWhatsApp, a modified WhatsApp build. At that time, they discovered that a dropper was found inside the distribution, along with an advertising SDK. This year, the situation has repeated, but Read More …

Hackers took down U.S. airport web sites, Department of Homeland Security confirms

Unknown hackers attacked and temporarily shut down the public-facing websites of at least several major U.S. airports on Monday, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to USA TODAY. The official from DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or CISA, Read More …

Criminal multitool LilithBot arrives on malware-as-a-service scene

A Russia based threat group that set up a malware distribution shop earlier this year is behind a Swiss Army knife-like botnet that comes with a range of other malicious capabilities, from stealing information to mining cryptocurrency. That’s according to Read More …

ADATA denies RansomHouse cyberattack, says leaked data from 2021 breach

Taiwanese chip maker ADATA denies claims of a RansomHouse cyberattack after the threat actors began posting stolen files on their data leak site. The RansomHouse gang added ADATA files to their data leak site on Tuesday, claiming they stole 1TB Read More …