Malware Posing as Russia DDoS Tool Bites Pro-Ukraine Hackers
Be careful when downloading a tool to cyber-target Russia: It could be an infostealer wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing that grabs your cryptocurrency info instead.
Looking to cyber-hassle Russia, Ukrainian...
Multi-Ransomwared Victims Have It Coming–Podcast
Let’s blame the victim. IT decision makers’ confidence about security doesn’t jibe with their concession that repeated incidents are their own fault, says ExtraHop’s Jamie Moles.
You hate to blame...
The Uncertain Future of IT Automation
While IT automation is growing, big challenges remain. Chris Hass, director of information security and research at Automox, discusses how the future looks.
The majority of today’s cybersecurity breaches stem...
Russian APTs Furiously Phish Ukraine – Google
Also on the rise: DDoS attacks against Ukrainian sites and phishing activity capitalizing on the conflict, with China’s Mustang Panda targeting Europe.
While Russia is fighting a physical war on...
NVIDIA’s Stolen Code-Signing Certs Used to Sign Malware
NVIDIA certificates are being used to sign malware, enabling malicious programs to pose as legitimate and slide past security safeguards on Windows machines.
Two of NVIDIA’s code-signing certificates were part...
Massive Meris Botnet Embeds Ransomware Notes from REvil
Notes threatening to tank targeted companies’ stock price were embedded into the DDoS ransomware attacks as a string_of_text directed to CEOs and webops_geeks in the URL.
Hey webop_geeks, you_are_already_dead,...
Free HermeticRansom Ransomware Decryptor Released
Cruddy cryptography means victims whose files have been encrypted by the Ukraine-tormenting ransomware can break the chains without paying extortionists.
A free decryptor is out to unlock a ransomware found...
Phishing Campaign Targeted Those Aiding Ukraine Refugees
A military email address was used to distribute malicious email macros among EU personnel helping Ukrainians.
Cyberattackers used a compromised Ukrainian military email address to phish EU government employees who’ve...
Russia Leaks Data From a Thousand Cuts–Podcast
It’s not just Ukraine: There’s a flood of intel on Russian military, nukes and crooks, says dark-web intel expert Vinny Troia, even with the Conti ransomware gang shuttering its...
Daxin Espionage Backdoor Ups the Ante on Chinese Malware
Via node-hopping, the espionage tool can reach computers that aren’t even connected to the internet.
The Daxin malware is taking aim at hardened government networks around the world, according to...
