CrowdStrike analyzed an I2Pminer variant that targets macOS The mineware utilizes I2P to hide XMRig network traffic The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform provides continuous protection against mineware threats by offering real-time visibility across workloads CrowdStrike recently analyzed a macOS-targeted mineware campaign that utilized malicious application bundles to deliver open … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Uncovers I2Pminer MacOS Mineware Variant
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New Mirai Botnet Variant ‘V3G4’ Exploiting 13 Flaws to Target Linux and IoT Devices
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Cyber Attack A new variant of the notorious Mirai botnet has been found leveraging several security vulnerabilities to propagate itself to Linux and IoT devices. Observed during the second half of 2022, the new version has been dubbed V3G4 by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which identified three different campaigns likely conducted by … [Read more...] about New Mirai Botnet Variant ‘V3G4’ Exploiting 13 Flaws to Target Linux and IoT Devices
New ESXiArgs Ransomware Variant Emerges After CISA Releases Decryptor Tool
Feb 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Endpoint Security After the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a decryptor for affected victims to recover from ESXiArgs ransomware attacks, the threat actors have bounced back with an updated version that encrypts more data. The emergence of the new variant was reported by a system administrator on … [Read more...] about New ESXiArgs Ransomware Variant Emerges After CISA Releases Decryptor Tool
Hack-for-Hire Group Targets Travel and Financial Entities with New Janicab Malware Variant
Dec 10, 2022Ravie LakshmananHack-for-Hire / Threat Intelligence Travel agencies have emerged as the target of a hack-for-hire group dubbed Evilnum as part of a broader campaign aimed at legal and financial investment institutions in the Middle East and Europe. The attacks targeting law firms throughout 2020 and 2021 involved a revamped variant of a malware called Janicab that … [Read more...] about Hack-for-Hire Group Targets Travel and Financial Entities with New Janicab Malware Variant
New Variant of Russian Cyclops Blink Botnet Targeting ASUS Routers
ASUS routers have emerged as the target of a nascent botnet called Cyclops Blink, almost a month after it was revealed the malware abused WatchGuard firewall appliances as a stepping stone to gain remote access to breached networks. According to a new report published by Trend Micro, the botnet's "main purpose is to build an infrastructure for further attacks on high-value … [Read more...] about New Variant of Russian Cyclops Blink Botnet Targeting ASUS Routers
New Stealthier ZLoader Variant Spreading Via Fake TeamViewer Download Ads
Users searching for TeamViewer remote desktop software on search engines like Google are being redirected to malicious links that drop ZLoader malware onto their systems while simultaneously embracing a stealthier infection chain that allows it to linger on infected devices and evade detection by security solutions. "The malware is downloaded from a Google advertisement … [Read more...] about New Stealthier ZLoader Variant Spreading Via Fake TeamViewer Download Ads
New Mirai Variant and ZHtrap Botnet Malware Emerge in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed a new wave of ongoing attacks exploiting multiple vulnerabilities to deploy Mirai variants on compromised systems. "Upon successful exploitation, the attackers try to download a malicious shell script, which contains further infection behaviors such as downloading and executing Mirai variants and brute-forcers," Palo Alto Networks' … [Read more...] about New Mirai Variant and ZHtrap Botnet Malware Emerge in the Wild
Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor – Cisco Blogs
Cisco Blogs / Security / Threat Research / Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor Nikhil Hegde developed this tool. Weak encryption The Nibiru ransomware is a .NET-based malware family. It traverses directories in the local disks, encrypts files with Rijndael-256 and gives them a .Nibiru extension. Rijndael-256 is a secure encryption algorithm. However, Nibiru uses a … [Read more...] about Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor – Cisco Blogs