Cybersecurity

8Base Group Found Deploying a New Phobos Ransomware Variant | Cyware Hacker News

The attackers behind 8Base ransomware have updated their arsenal with a new variant of the Phobos ransomware and other publicly available tools to conduct financially motivated attacks. The new finding comes from Cisco Talos researchers after a spike in 8Base ransomware activity was observed between May and June. A glance at the distribution process According […]

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IZ1H9 Mirai-Based Botnet Enhances its Arsenal with 13 New Exploits | Cyware Hacker News

A Mirai botnet variant tracked as IZ1H9 has updated its arsenal with 13 new exploit payloads to target various Linux-based routers, IP cameras, and other IoT devices. These exploits target vulnerabilities in D-Link, TP-Link, Zyxel, Netis, Sunhillo SureLine, Geutebruck, Yealink Device Management, Zyxel, TP-Link Archer, Korenix JetWave, and TOTOLINK devices.  The significant evolution in the […]

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Budworm Strikes Again: Updated SysUpdate Targets Government and Telecom Sectors

The Budworm APT group is evolving its cyber arsenal. In the latest discovery, Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team identified that Budworm has adapted and upgraded one of its primary tools. Two significant entities, an Asian government and a Middle Eastern telecommunication firm, were targeted with this renewed strategy. Diving into the Details In August 2023, Budworm, […]