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Thousands of web servers have been infected and had their files encrypted by a new strain of ransomware named Lilocked (or Lilu). Infections have been happening since mid-July, and have intensified in the past two weeks, ZDNet has learned. Based Read More …
In malware research, threat hunting and sharing of threat intelligence, such as exchanging indicators of compromise (IoCs) in the form of hashes (e.g., MD5s, SHA256s), are common industry practices and helpful for information security professionals. Researchers, for instance, would typically Read More …
A Massachusetts city has revealed that cyber-criminals tried to hold its data ransom to the tune of more than $5m over the summer, in a sign of the growing risk to organizations from online extortionists. The city of New Bedford was Read More …
Hackers are regularly using highly customisable online resources to add social engineering components to render their attacks more effective, according to new research from Malwarebytes. One website identified by the team features an expansive toolkit that has drawn more than 100,000 visits in Read More …
The RAT targets users via fake WhatsApp updates in Google Play. A powerful Android remote access tool (RAT) family dubbed BRATA is proliferating, with at least 20 different variants cropping up since it was first spotted in January. The majority Read More …
Trivial-to-exploit authentication flaws can give an unsophisticated remote attacker ‘omnipotent’ control over a server and its contents. Authentication vulnerabilities in the baseboard management controllers (BMCs) of Supermicro X9-X11 servers have been discovered that allow a remote attacker to easily connect Read More …
Exploit broker Zerodium has implemented a $2.5 million price tag for a zero-click 0-day in Android. An Android zero-day exploit is now worth more than one for the iPhone on the global cyberweapons market. Exploit acquisition vendor Zerodium said Tuesday Read More …
Cyber criminals have used artificial intelligence (AI) and voice technology to impersonate a UK business owner, resulting in the fraudulent transfer of $243,000 (£201,000). In March this year, what is believed to be an unknown hacker group is said to have exploited Read More …
Russian authorities have arrested members of the TipTop cybercrime group, believed to have infected more than 800,000 Android smartphones with malware since 2015. The group operated by renting Android banking trojans from underground hacking forums, which they later hid inside Read More …
The group is using the More_eggs JScript backdoor to anchor its attack. The financial cybergang known as the FIN6 group, known for going after brick-and-mortar point-of-sale (PoS) data in the U.S. and Europe, has changed up its tactics to target Read More …