Justice Department orders prosecutors to more closely track ransomware, share case information
Written by Sean Lyngaas Jun 3, 2021 |...
Exchange Servers Targeted by ‘Epsilon Red’ Malware
REvil threat actors may be behind a set of PowerShell scripts developed for encryption and weaponized to exploit vulnerabilities in corporate networks, the ransom note suggests.
Threat actors have deployed...
‘Battle for the Galaxy’ Mobile Game Leaks 6M Gamer Profiles
Unprotected server exposes AMT Games user data containing user emails and purchase information.
An Elasticsearch server holding personal data of 6 million players of the popular mobile game Battle for...
Google PPC Ads Used to Deliver Infostealers
The crooks pay top dollar for Google search results for the popular AnyDesk, Dropbox & Telegram apps that lead to a malicious, infostealer-packed website.
Researchers have tracked down the origins...
Necro Python Malware Upgrades With New Exploits and Crypto Mining Capabilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
New upgrades have been made to a Python-based "self-replicating, polymorphic bot" called Necro in what's seen as an attempt to improve its chances of infecting vulnerable systems...
New Barebones Ransomware Strain Surfaces
The authors of Epsilon Red have offloaded many tasks that are usually integrated into the ransomware -- such as Volume Shadow Copy deletion -- to PowerShell scripts.Researchers at Sophos...
Is Your Adversary James Bond or Mr. Bean?
Especially with nation-state attacks, its critical to assess whether you're up against jet fighter strength or a bumbler who tries to pick locks.For years, nation-states have targeted private organizations...
