The threat actor behind the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called Eternity has been linked to new piece of malware called LilithBot. "It has advanced capabilities to be used as a miner, stealer, and a clipper along with its persistence mechanisms," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Shatak Jain and Aditya Sharma said in a Wednesday report. "The group has been continuously enhancing … [Read more...] about Eternity Group Hackers Offering New LilithBot Malware as a Service to Cybercriminals
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Mount Locker Ransomware Offering Double Extortion Scheme to Other Hackers
A relatively new ransomware strain behind a series of breaches on corporate networks has developed new capabilities that allow it to broaden the scope of its targeting and evade security software—as well as with ability for its affiliates to launch double extortion attacks. The MountLocker ransomware, which only began making the rounds in July 2020, has already gained notoriety … [Read more...] about Mount Locker Ransomware Offering Double Extortion Scheme to Other Hackers
Russian Arrested After Offering $1 Million to U.S. Company Employee for Planting Malware
Hackers always find a way in, even if there's no software vulnerability to exploit.The FBI has arrested a Russian national who recently traveled to the United States and offered $1 million in bribe to an employee of a targeted company for his help in installing malware into the company's computer network manually.Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27-year-old, entered the United States … [Read more...] about Russian Arrested After Offering $1 Million to U.S. Company Employee for Planting Malware
Hackers Target Military and Aerospace Staff by Posing as HRs Offering Jobs
Cybersecurity researchers today took the wraps off a new sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign directed against aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East with an aim to spy on key employees of the targeted firms and, in some case, even to siphon money.The campaign, dubbed "Operation In(ter)ception" because of a reference to "Inception" in the malware … [Read more...] about Hackers Target Military and Aerospace Staff by Posing as HRs Offering Jobs
Ransomware Hits Dental Data Backup Service Offering Ransomware Protection
THIS WEEK IN THE IRONIC NEWS:DDS Safe, an online cloud-based data backup system that hundreds of dental practice offices across the United States are using to safeguard medical records and other information of their patients from ransomware attacks has been hit with ransomware.Provided by two Wisconsin-based companies, Digital Dental Record and PerCSoft, the backend system of … [Read more...] about Ransomware Hits Dental Data Backup Service Offering Ransomware Protection