Cybersecurity researchers are drawing attention to an ongoing wave of attacks linked to a threat cluster tracked as Raspberry Robin that's behind a Windows malware with worm-like capabilities. Describing it as a "persistent" and "spreading" threat, Cybereason said it observed a number of victims in Europe. The infections involve a worm that propagates over removable USB … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of Raspberry Robin’s Worm Targeting Windows Users
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New ‘Quantum’ Builder Lets Attackers Easily Create Malicious Windows Shortcuts
A new malware tool that enables cybercriminal actors to build malicious Windows shortcut (.LNK) files has been spotted for sale on cybercrime forums. Dubbed Quantum Lnk Builder, the software makes it possible to spoof any extension and choose from over 300 icons, not to mention support UAC and Windows SmartScreen bypass as well as "multiple payloads per .LNK" file. Also offered … [Read more...] about New ‘Quantum’ Builder Lets Attackers Easily Create Malicious Windows Shortcuts
Researchers Warn of Unpatched “DogWalk” Microsoft Windows Vulnerability
An unofficial security patch has been made available for a new Windows zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), even as the Follina flaw continues to be exploited in the wild. The issue — referenced as DogWalk — relates to a path traversal flaw that can be exploited to stash a malicious executable file to the Windows Startup folder when a … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of Unpatched “DogWalk” Microsoft Windows Vulnerability
Actively exploited vulnerability in Windows
On the latest Patch Tuesday (May 10) Microsoft released updates for 74 vulnerabilities. At least one of them is already being actively exploited by attackers. Thus, it’s a good idea to install patches as soon as possible. CVE-2022-26925 – the most dangerous of the addressed vulnerabilities Apparently, the most dangerous vulnerability addressed in this update pack is … [Read more...] about Actively exploited vulnerability in Windows
This New Fileless Malware Hides Shellcode in Windows Event Logs
A new malicious campaign has been spotted taking advantage of Windows event logs to stash chunks of shellcode for the first time in the wild. "It allows the 'fileless' last stage trojan to be hidden from plain sight in the file system," Kaspersky researcher Denis Legezo said in a technical write-up published this week. The stealthy infection process, not attributed to a known … [Read more...] about This New Fileless Malware Hides Shellcode in Windows Event Logs
North Korean Hackers Using Windows Update Service to Infect PCs with Malware
The notorious Lazarus Group actor has been observed mounting a new campaign that makes use of the Windows Update service to execute its malicious payload, expanding the arsenal of living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques leveraged by the APT group to further its objectives. The Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, Hidden Cobra, Whois Hacking Team, and Zinc, is the moniker assigned … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Using Windows Update Service to Infect PCs with Malware
Collecting Metrics from Windows Kubernetes Nodes in AKS
Windows applications constitute a large portion of the services and applications that run in many organizations. When moving to a Kubernetes-based architecture, there is a need to support these as well. Up until April 2020, the lack of container support within the Windows operating system left Linux container images as the only viable option for Kubernetes container deployment. … [Read more...] about Collecting Metrics from Windows Kubernetes Nodes in AKS
Active Directory Bugs Could Let hackers Take Over Windows Domain Controllers
Microsoft is urging customers to patch two security vulnerabilities in Active Directory domain controllers that it addressed in November following the availability of a proof-of-concept (PoC) tool on December 12. The two vulnerabilities — tracked as CVE-2021-42278 and CVE-2021-42287 — have a severity rating of 7.5 out of a maximum of 10 and concern a privilege escalation flaw … [Read more...] about Active Directory Bugs Could Let hackers Take Over Windows Domain Controllers
How DopplePaymer Hunts & Kills Windows Processes
In a July 2019 blog post about DoppelPaymer, Crowdstrike Intelligence reported that ProcessHacker was being hijacked to kill a list of targeted processes and gain access, delivering a “critical hit.” Although the blog is now a couple of years old, the hijacking technique is interesting enough to dig into its implementation. The hijack occurs when ProcessHacker loads a malicious … [Read more...] about How DopplePaymer Hunts & Kills Windows Processes
Malicious KMSPico Windows Activator Stealing Users’ Cryptocurrency Wallets
Users looking to activate Windows without using a digital license or a product key are being targeted by tainted installers to deploy malware designed to plunder credentials and other information in cryptocurrency wallets. The malware, dubbed "CryptBot," is an information stealer capable of obtaining credentials for browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, browser cookies, credit … [Read more...] about Malicious KMSPico Windows Activator Stealing Users’ Cryptocurrency Wallets