North Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Hackers tied to the North Korean government have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor known as Dtrack targeting a wide range of industries in...
Several Cyber Attacks Observed Leveraging IPFS Decentralized Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A number of phishing campaigns are leveraging the decentralized Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS) network to host malware, phishing kit infrastructure, and facilitate other attacks.
"Multiple malware families are currently...
APT29 Exploited a Windows Feature to Compromise European Diplomatic Entity Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Russia-linked APT29 nation-state actor has been found leveraging a "lesser-known" Windows feature called Credential Roaming as part of its attack against an unnamed European diplomatic entity.
"The...
Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Australian health insurer Medibank today confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million of its current and former customers were accessed following a ransomware incident.
The attack,...
Chinese Hackers Using New Stealthy Infection Chain to Deploy LODEINFO Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Stone Panda has been observed employing a new stealthy infection chain in its attacks aimed at Japanese entities.
Targets include media,...
Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.
This includes changes to its communication protocol and the ability to...
Twilio Reveals Another Breach from the Same Hackers Behind the August Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Communication services provider Twilio this week disclosed that it experienced another "brief security incident" in June 2022 perpetrated by the same threat actor behind the August hack...
Australian Health Insurer Medibank Suffers Breach Exposing 3.9 Million Customers’ Data
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Australian health insurance firm Medibank on Wednesday disclosed that the personal information of all of its customers had been unauthorizedly accessed following a recent ransomware attack.
In an...
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...
CISA Warns of Daixin Team Hackers Targeting Health Organizations With Ransomware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have published a joint advisory warning of attacks perpetrated by a cybercrime gang known as the Daixin Team primarily targeting the healthcare...
