The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) has reportedly been leaked. This comes over a year after the Lapsus$ hacking group hacked Rockstar Games and stole company data.
The Xamalicious backdoor, implemented with Xamarin, targets Android devices by gaining accessibility privileges and communicating with a C2 server to download a second-stage payload, potentially enabling fraudulent actions without user consent.
Summary Threat actors often employ stealthy attack techniques to elude detection and stay under the defender’s radar. One way they do so is by using uncommon programming languages to develop malware. Using an uncommon programming language to develop malware provides several benefits, including: Evading some signature based detections Impeding analysis by malware analysts that are […]
Dec 22, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Indian government entities and the defense sector have been targeted by a phishing campaign that’s engineered to drop Rust-based malware for intelligence gathering. The activity, first detected in October 2023, has been codenamed Operation RusticWeb by enterprise security firm SEQRITE. “New Rust-based payloads and encrypted PowerShell commands have been […]
By Oded Vanunu, Dikla Barda, Roman Zaikin Unmasking Deceptive Tactics: A recent investigation by Check Point Research exposes a troubling trend in the cryptocurrency landscape. The cryptocurrency community has been witnessing an alarming increase in sophisticated phishing attacks. These threats are unique in their approach, targeting a wide range of blockchain networks, from Ethereum and Binance […]
Dec 26, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime The banking malware known as Carbanak has been observed being used in ransomware attacks with updated tactics. “The malware has adapted to incorporate attack vendors and techniques to diversify its effectiveness,” cybersecurity firm NCC Group said in an analysis of ransomware attacks that took place in November 2023. “Carbanak returned […]
Dec 25, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor referred to as Cloud Atlas has been linked to a set of spear-phishing attacks on Russian enterprises. Targets included a Russian agro-industrial enterprise and a state-owned research company, according to a report from F.A.C.C.T., a standalone cybersecurity company formed after Group-IB’s formal exit from Russia earlier […]
Dec 24, 2023NewsroomCyber Crime / Data Breach Two British teens part of the LAPSUS$ cyber crime and extortion gang have been sentenced for their roles in orchestrating a string of high-profile attacks against a number of companies. Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old from Oxford, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order due to his intent […]
The hacker group known as Cloud Atlas targeted a Russian agro-industrial enterprise and a state-owned research company in a new espionage campaign, researchers have found. Cloud Atlas is a state-backed threat actor, active since at least 2014, that mostly attacks organizations in Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Slovenia. In its new campaign, the hackers sent […]