Cybersecurity

Researchers Identify Multiple China Hacker Groups Exploiting Ivanti Security Flaws

Apr 05, 2024NewsroomAdvanced Persistent Threat Multiple China-nexus threat actors have been linked to the zero-day exploitation of three security flaws impacting Ivanti appliances (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887, and CVE-2024-21893). The clusters are being tracked by Mandiant under the monikers UNC5221, UNC5266, UNC5291, UNC5325, UNC5330, and UNC5337. Another group linked to the exploitation spree is UNC3886. The Google […]

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Alert: GhostSec and Stormous Launch Joint Ransomware Attacks in Over 15 Countries

The cybercrime group called GhostSec has been linked to a Golang variant of a ransomware family called GhostLocker. “TheGhostSec and Stormous ransomware groups are jointly conducting double extortion ransomware attacks on various business verticals in multiple countries,” Cisco Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “GhostLocker and Stormous ransomware […]

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China-backed Hackers Hijack Software Updates to Implant “NSPX30” Spyware

A previously undocumented China-aligned threat actor has been linked to a set of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack update requests from legitimate software to deliver a sophisticated implant named NSPX30. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET is tracking the advanced persistent threat (APT) group under the name Blackwood. It’s said to be active since at least 2018. […]

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UAC-0099 Using WinRAR Exploit to Target Ukrainian Firms with LONEPAGE Malware

Dec 22, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Attack The threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been linked to continued attacks aimed at Ukraine, some of which leverage a high-severity flaw in the WinRAR software to deliver a malware strain called LONEPAGE. “The threat actor targets Ukrainian employees working for companies outside of Ukraine,” cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct […]

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New ObjCShellz Malware Spotted Targeting macOS Systems | Cyware Alerts – Hacker News

The North Korea-based BlueNoroff APT group has been linked with a new malware strain that is being used to target macOS systems. Dubbed ObjCShellz, the malware shares similarities with the RustBucket malware campaign, which came to light earlier this year. Diving in details Jamf Threat Labs first came across the malware while investigating a Mach-O […]