TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptojacking
Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and...
QakBot-Linked BC Malware Adds Enhanced Remote Access and Data Gathering Features
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new BackConnect (BC) malware that has been developed by threat actors linked to the infamous QakBot...
Experts Find Shared Codebase Linking Morpheus and HellCat Ransomware Payloads
Jan 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Data Breach
An analysis of HellCat and Morpheus ransomware operations has revealed that affiliates associated with the respective cybercrime entities are using identical code...
Hackers imitate Kremlin-linked group to target Russian entities
A little-known hacking group has been mimicking the tactics of a prominent Kremlin-linked threat actor to target Russian-speaking victims, according to new research. In its latest campaign,...
Finnish investigators suspect Baltic Sea cable damage was intentional
Authorities in Finland investigating an oil tanker that severed multiple subsea cables on Christmas Day said on Wednesday they suspect the damage was done intentionally. In an...
Trump admin tells all Democrats on intelligence oversight board to resign
The Trump administration has requested all Democratic members of an independent board meant to keep tabs on U.S. government intelligence efforts to resign, three people familiar with the...
Iran and Russia deepen cyber ties with new agreement
A deal signed last week between Iran and Russia includes commitments to deepen the countries’ military, security and technological ties. The agreement between the world’s two most...
Trump administration dismisses members of all DHS advisory panels, including CSRB
Editor’s Note: Story corrected to specify that all members of DHS advisory committees have been removed and that an unknown number resigned ahead of the acting secretary’s memo....
Questions grow over whether Baltic Sea cable damage was sabotage or accidental
Reports citing anonymous intelligence officials have suggested Western authorities are assessing the recent spate of cable breakages in the Baltic Sea to be accidents rather than acts of...
Russian ransomware hackers increasingly posing as tech support on Microsoft Teams
Russian cybercriminals are adopting a scam in which they pose as tech support on Microsoft Teams to convince victims they have an IT issue before tricking employees into...
