FBI Publishes Indicators of Compromise for LockBit 2.0 Ransomware
The FBI today issued a flash bulletin that details the specific indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with LockBit 2.0, whose operators offer the ransomware variant via a ransomware-as-a-service model.LockBit 2.0...
Roaming Mantis Expands Android Backdoor to Europe
The ‘smishing’ group lives up to its name, expanding globally and adding image exfiltration to the Wroba RAT it uses to infect mobile victims.
The Roaming Mantis Android malware campaign...
QuaDream, 2nd Israeli Spyware Firm, Weaponizes iPhone Bug
The now-patched flaw that led to the ForcedEntry exploit of iPhones was exploited by both NSO Group and a different, newly detailed surveillance vendor.
ForcedEntry – the exploit of...
Chinese Hackers Target Taiwanese Financial Institutions with a new Stealthy Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been targeting Taiwanese financial institutions as part of a "persistent campaign" that lasted for at least 18 months.
The intrusions,...
Hackers Backdoored Systems at China’s National Games Just Before Competition
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Systems hosting content pertaining to the National Games of China were successfully breached last year by an unnamed Chinese-language-speaking hacking group.
Cybersecurity firm Avast, which dissected the intrusion,...
Apple pays over $100k bounty over a Mac webcam hack
The researcher gained unauthorized camera access via Safari and iCloud Sharing. Research by Ryan Pickren resulted in four zero-day bugs, two of which were used in the camera hack....
Zerodium cyber mercs zero in on Microsoft
Exploit trader Zerodium – which pays out fees to hackers who find weaknesses in cybersecurity systems so it can sell them on at a profit – has raised its...
Kaspersky found health wearables and devices open to attacks
Researchers found 33 weak points in a frequently used protocol leaving sensitive information up for grabs.Kaspersky's experts found numerous vulnerabilities in the MQTT protocol, often used for remote patient...
