Microsoft Details Building Blocks of Widely Active Qakbot Banking Trojan
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Infection chains associated with the multi-purpose Qakbot malware have been broken down into "distinct building blocks," an effort that Microsoft said will help to proactively detect and...
1.6 Million WordPress Sites Under Cyberattack From Over 16,000 IP Addresses
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
As many as 1.6 million WordPress sites have been targeted by an active large-scale attack campaign originating from 16,000 IP addresses by exploiting weaknesses in four plugins...
Microsoft Seizes 42 Malicious Web Domains Used By Chinese Hackers
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Microsoft on Monday announced the seizure of 42 domains used by a China-based cyber espionage group that set its sights on organizations in the U.S. and 28...
Researchers Warn Iranian Users of Widespread SMS Phishing Campaigns
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Socially engineered SMS messages are being used to install malware on Android devices as part of a widespread phishing campaign that impersonates the Iranian government and social...
WIRTE Hacker Group Targets Government, Law, Financial Entities in Middle East
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Government, diplomatic entities, military organizations, law firms, and financial institutions primarily located in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a stealthy malware campaign as...
New Chinotto Spyware Targets North Korean Defectors, Human Rights Activists
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
North Korean defectors, journalists who cover North Korea-related news, and entities in South Korea are being zeroed in on by a nation-state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) as...
Hackers Targeting Biomanufacturing Facilities With Tardigrade Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An advanced persistent threat (APT) has been linked to cyberattacks on two biomanufacturing companies that occurred this year with the help of a custom malware loader called...
U.S. Charged 2 Iranian Hackers for Threatening Voters During 2020 Presidential Election
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Thursday unsealed an indictment that accused two Iranian nationals of their involvement in cyber-enabled disinformation and threat campaign orchestrated to interfere in the...
U.S., U.K. and Australia Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by...
Abcbot — A New Evolving Wormable Botnet Malware Targeting Linux
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Researchers from Qihoo 360's Netlab security team have released details of a new evolving botnet called "Abcbot" that has been observed in the wild with worm-like propagation...
