U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation.
Mark Sokolovsky, who was arrested by Dutch...
Chinese ‘Mustang Panda’ Hackers Actively Targeting Governments Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A notorious advanced persistent threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been linked to a spate of spear-phishing attacks targeting government, education, and research sectors across the...
Europol Busts Phishing Gang Responsible for Millions in Losses
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Europol on Tuesday announced the dismantling of an organized crime group that dabbled in phishing, fraud, scams, and money laundering activities.
The cross-border operation, which involved law enforcement...
Indian Energy Company Tata Power’s IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Tata Power Company Limited, India's largest integrated power company, on Friday confirmed it was targeted by a cyberattack.
The intrusion on IT infrastructure impacted "some of its IT...
State-Backed Hackers Targeting Journalists in Widespread Espionage Campaigns
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Nation-state hacking groups aligned with China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey have been targeting journalists to conduct espionage and spread malware as part of a series of...
Hackers Behind Twilio Breach Also Targeted Cloudflare Employees
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Web infrastructure company Cloudflare on Tuesday disclosed at least 76 employees and their family members received text messages on their personal and work phones bearing similar characteristics...
U.S. Proposes $1 Million Fine on Colonial Pipeline for Safety Violations After Cyberattack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has proposed a penalty of nearly $1 million to Colonial Pipeline for violating federal safety...
Infra Used in Cisco Hack Also Targeted Workforce Management Solution
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The attack infrastructure used to target Cisco in the May 2022 incident was also employed against an attempted compromise of an unnamed workforce management solutions holding company...
Lazarus Group Likely Using New WinorDLL64 Backdoor to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
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Feb 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Data Security
A new backdoor associated with a malware downloader named Wslink has been discovered, with the tool likely used by the notorious...
New Hacking Campaign Targeting Ukrainian Government with IcedID Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new wave of social engineering campaigns delivering IcedID malware and leveraging Zimbra exploits with the...
