A new variant of DJvu ransomware called Xaro has been observed leveraging malware loader delivered via cracked software for propagation. According to researchers at Cybereason, the new variant is being deployed alongside various commodity loaders and infostealers to infect systems. Infection flow The infection begins with the user downloading the archive file install.7z from an […]
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Attack Microsoft has warned of a new wave of CACTUS ransomware attacks that leverage malvertising lures to deploy DanaBot as an initial access vector. The DanaBot infections led to “hands-on-keyboard activity by ransomware operator Storm-0216 (Twisted Spider, UNC2198), culminating in the deployment of CACTUS ransomware,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team […]
Swiss scene expert with a mountain of top tuneage Swiss-Turkish, Berlin-based producer and DJ Mehmet Aslan explores the far reaches of the Swiss post-punk, experimental and electronic scenes on his new compilation Senza Decoro: Liebe & Anarchia in Switzerland 1980-1990. “It was like a wild laboratory for all forms of new and strange sounds,” he […]
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomCloud Security / Linux The threat actors linked to Kinsing have been observed attempting to exploit the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw called Looney Tunables as part of a “new experimental campaign” designed to breach cloud environments. “Intriguingly, the attacker is also broadening the horizons of their cloud-native attacks by extracting credentials […]
Authored by Lakshya Mathur & Vignesh Dhatchanamoorthy AsyncRAT, short for “Asynchronous Remote Access Trojan,” is a sophisticated piece of malware designed to compromise the security of computer systems and steal sensitive information. What sets AsyncRAT apart from other malware strains is its stealthy nature, making it a formidable adversary in the world of cybersecurity. McAfee […]
Born in Paris but calling Tokyo home from the age of four, Alex from Tokyo grew up amid the sounds and spectacles of earth’s largest city. Japan Vibrations Vol. 1 – out on November 17 – takes you on a trip back into the halcyon era of Japan’s electronic music scene, from the mid 80s […]
Summary In the past month, the Netskope Threat Labs team observed a considerable increase of SharePoint usage to deliver malware caused by an attack campaign abusing Microsoft Teams and SharePoint to deliver a malware named DarkGate. DarkGate (also known as MehCrypter) is a malware that was first reported by enSilo (now Fortinet) in 2018 and […]
The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Here’s a closer look at the Russia-based SWAT USA Drop Service, which currently employs more than 1,200 people across the United States who […]
Customer authentication and authorization company FusionAuth on Wednesday announced that it has scored a $65 million investment from Updata Partners, it first external funding to date. Founded in 2018, the Denver startup provides developers with a customer identity platform that allows them to add registration, login, and user management features to their software. The product […]