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Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Takes Out Facebook Ads in Key New Tactic

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Following a Nov. 3 ransomware attack against Campari, Ragnar Locker group took out public Facebook ads threatening to release stolen data. The Ragnar Locker ransomware group has decided to ratchet...

Bogus Android Clubhouse App Drops Credential-Swiping Malware

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The malicious app spreads the BlackRock malware, which steals credentials from 458 services – including Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook and Amazon. Researchers are warning of a fake version of the popular...

Oil & Gas Targeted in Year-Long Cyber-Espionage Campaign

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A global effort to steal information from energy companies is using sophisticated social engineering to deliver Agent Tesla and other RATs. A sophisticated campaign targeting large international companies in the...

Airline Credential-Theft Takes Off in Widening Campaign

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A spyware effort bent on stealing cookies and logins is being driven by unsophisticated attackers cashing in on the initial-access-broker boom. A two-year-old espionage campaign against the airline industry is...

Cobalt Strike Usage Explodes Among Cybercrooks

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The legit security tool has shown up 161 percent more, year-over-year, in cyberattacks, having “gone fully mainstream in the crimeware world.” The use of Cobalt Strike – the legitimate,...

Cryptominer Farm Rigged with 3,800 PS4s Busted in Ukraine

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Ukrainian cops seize PlayStation 4 consoles, graphics cards, processors and more in cryptomining sting involving alleged electricity theft. Authorities in Ukraine have made another cybersecurity bust — this time shutting...

Sunspot malware scoured servers for SolarWinds builds that it could weaponize

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By: Bradley Barth Forensic investigators have discovered a novel malware program used in the SolarWinds supply-chain attack –...

3 Top Tools for Defending Against Phishing Attacks

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Phishing emails are now skating past traditional defenses. Justin Jett, director of audit and compliance at Plixer, discusses what to do about it. Even with the most sophisticated email scanning...

New SUNSHUTTLE Second-Stage Backdoor Uncovered Targeting U.S.-Based Entity; Possible Connection to UNC2452

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Executive Summary In August 2020, a U.S.-based entity uploaded a new backdoor that we have named SUNSHUTTLE to a public malware repository. SUNSHUTTLE is a second-stage backdoor written in GoLang that...

‘Fully Undetected’ SysJoker Backdoor Malware Targets Windows, Linux & macOS

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The malware establishes initial access on targeted machines, then waits for additional code to execute. A brand-new multiplatform malware, likely distributed via malicious npm packages, is spreading under the radar...
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