Gamers looking for cheats on YouTube are being targeted with links to malicious password-protected archive files designed to install the RedLine Stealer malware and crypto miners on compromised machines. "The videos advertise cheats and cracks and provide instructions on hacking popular games and software," Kaspersky security researcher Oleg Kupreev said in a new report … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of Self-Spreading Malware Targeting Gamers via YouTube
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Some Members of Conti Group Targeting Ukraine in Financially Motivated Attacks
Former members of the Conti cybercrime cartel have been implicated in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022. The findings, which come from Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), builds upon a prior report published in July 2022, detailing the continued cyber activity aimed at the Eastern European nation amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian … [Read more...] about Some Members of Conti Group Targeting Ukraine in Financially Motivated Attacks
New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Manufacturers
Organizations in the Spanish-speaking nations of Mexico and Spain are in the crosshairs of a new campaign designed to deliver the Grandoreiro banking trojan. "In this campaign, the threat actors impersonate government officials from the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City and from the Public Ministry in the form of spear-phishing emails in order to lure victims to … [Read more...] about New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Manufacturers
New IoT RapperBot Malware Targeting Linux Servers via SSH Brute-Forcing Attack
A new IoT botnet malware dubbed RapperBot has been observed rapidly evolving its capabilities since it was first discovered in mid-June 2022. "This family borrows heavily from the original Mirai source code, but what separates it from other IoT malware families is its built-in capability to brute force credentials and gain access to SSH servers instead of Telnet as implemented … [Read more...] about New IoT RapperBot Malware Targeting Linux Servers via SSH Brute-Forcing Attack
Hackers Targeting VoIP Servers By Exploiting Digium Phone Software
VoIP phones using Digium's software have been targeted to drop a web shell on their servers as part of an attack campaign designed to exfiltrate data by downloading and executing additional payloads. "The malware installs multilayer obfuscated PHP backdoors to the web server's file system, downloads new payloads for execution, and schedules recurring tasks to re-infect the host … [Read more...] about Hackers Targeting VoIP Servers By Exploiting Digium Phone Software
Cloud-based Cryptocurrency Miners Targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs
GitHub Actions and Azure virtual machines (VMs) are being leveraged for cloud-based cryptocurrency mining, indicating sustained attempts on the part of malicious actors to target cloud resources for illicit purposes. "Attackers can abuse the runners or servers provided by GitHub to run an organization's pipelines and automation by maliciously downloading and installing their … [Read more...] about Cloud-based Cryptocurrency Miners Targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs
Researchers Warn of Raspberry Robin’s Worm Targeting Windows Users
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
North Korean Maui Ransomware Actively Targeting U.S. Healthcare Organizations
In a new joint cybersecurity advisory, U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned about the use of Maui ransomware by North Korean government-backed hackers to target the healthcare sector since at least May 2021. "North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services—including … [Read more...] about North Korean Maui Ransomware Actively Targeting U.S. Healthcare Organizations
New ToddyCat Hacker Group on Experts’ Radar After Targeting MS Exchange Servers
An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed ToddyCat has been linked to a string of attacks aimed at high-profile entities in Europe and Asia since at least December 2020. The relatively new adversarial collective is said to have commenced its operations by targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in Taiwan and Vietnam using an unknown exploit to deploy the China Chopper … [Read more...] about New ToddyCat Hacker Group on Experts’ Radar After Targeting MS Exchange Servers
A New Golang-based Peer-To-Peer Botnet Targeting Linux Servers
A new Golang-based peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been spotted actively targeting Linux servers in the education sector since its emergence in March 2022. Dubbed Panchan by Akamai Security Research, the malware "utilizes its built-in concurrency features to maximize spreadability and execute malware modules" and "harvests SSH keys to perform lateral movement." The … [Read more...] about A New Golang-based Peer-To-Peer Botnet Targeting Linux Servers