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Kodi used to be a software-only solution that provides a user seeking to share media in a certain geographic area seamless, but the people behind the software went ahead and supplied their patrons with hardware version. This lessened the need for someone to have the technical expertise in setting up a separate PC for media […]
The Banking and Financial sectors were hit with a constant stream of cyber attacks when compared to any of the other industries. 25.7 percent of all malware attacks last year focused on Banks and Financial Services Organizations. According to Intsights Q1 2019 report, the credentials leak doubled to any of the quarters of 2018. The […]
Sophisticated malware was planted by hackers on Puma Australia’s website, with the intention to steal customer’s credit card information at checkout, a security researcher found. A suspicious code tucked away on Puma Australia’s page containing a script that logged people’s credit card numbers, names, and addresses when they typed them in on the website. The […]
While detecting malicious software hidden in hardware parts is an incredibly complex task, cyber forensics course specialists believe that important steps are being taken to address this attack vector. Recently, threat actors have refined their methods to hide malware within the firmware of hard disks, graphics cards, motherboards and other commonly used components for the […]
Researchers believe the trojanized version of TeamViewer is being spread by a Russian speaking hacker. The latest report from Check Point reveals that multiple embassies in Europe were targeted with a trojanized version of TeamViewer. The embassies affected in the latest wave of attacks include Nepal, Lebanon, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, Guyana, and Bermuda. According to […]
Security researchers tracked a new malware loader JasperLoader, which has been active for the last few months and distributed through digitally signed emails. The campaign primarily targets European countries, it employs a multi-stage infection process with a number of obfuscation techniques, which make the analysis process more complicated. “Over the past several months, we’ve seen […]
The world is still suffering from ransomware, even after the growth of its less noisy cousin, the crypto jacking malware. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is the latest high-profile installation that suffered a ransomware attack. The mayor’s office, headed by Mayor Frank Jackson called it an “isolated technical issue,” as it tried to calm the public […]
EternalBlue and DoublePulsar hacking tools are back in action. Symantec security researchers have identified that cybercriminals are still utilizing the classified exploits/hacking tools of the National Security Agency (NSA), which were stolen about two years back. The new malware has been dubbed Beapy by researchers. Beapy is a new malware that makes use of leaked […]
There is a constant game of cat and mouse between malware writers and security analysts, and it seems that malware writers are having an edge at the moment. A new breed of malware called “Invisible Malware” has been discovered which is impossible to catch by the currently used security software. How does Invisible Malware Work? […]
A new wave of Emotet malware using a special type of evasion technique to fool the security software and hide the POST-infection traffic and evade the detection. Also it initially uses the hacked devices as proxy command and control (C&C) servers and redirects the traffic to the original C&C server that operating by threat actors. […]
Hackers use malicious MSI files that download and execute malicious files that could bypass traditional security solutions. The dropped malware is capable of initiating a system shutdown or targeting financial systems located in certain locations. Security researchers from TrendMicro discovered JScript/VBScript codes in several malicious *.msi files distributed through spam emails. The malicious JS code […]
Cryptojacking Boosts Botnet Expansion Botnets have been essential tools in distributed denial of service attacks for many years. With the continued success of DDoS attacks, it was only a matter of time before botnets were used for other malicious activities. In the past year, we’ve seen botnets used for generating spam and phishing emails, DNS […]
The IT security researchers at Netskope Threat Research Labs have discovered a new malware hosted on the Google Sites, a dedicated platform offered by Google for developing websites. Dubbed LoadPCBanker by researchers; the malware is actually an executable that is hidden inside a PDF file titled “PDF Reservations Details MANOEL CARVALHO hospedagem familiar detalhes PDF.exe.” […]
The latest in a series of online attacks is ‘Aggah’, a global malware campaign with roots in the Middle East. The Windows Malware comprises a commodity Trojan script being spread via an infected Microsoft Word Document. The perpetrators are tricking users into downloading and activating the malicious code using RevengeRAT. Since RevengeRat is comprised of […]
Cybercriminals abusing Google sites via drive-by download attack to host dubbed “LoadPCBanker” banking malware to steal various sensitive data from compromised victims. Threat actors abusing Google sites file cabinets template and use it as a delivery medium and SQL as an exfiltration channel to share the stolen data to the remote server. Google Sites is […]
Researchers spotted a new wave of cyber attack from Russian speaking hacker who uses the weaponized TeamViewer to compromise and gain the full control of the Government network systems. Teamviewer is the most popular tool used for remote Desktop control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. Based on the entire […]
More than 50 malicious apps with more than 30 Million installations found on Google play, that display annoying ads and in some cases, it convinces the user to install other apps. According to Avast, all the malicious apps are linked together using the third party Android libraries to bypasses background restrictions with the newer versions […]
New Malware attack campaign dubbed “Aggah” targeting various countries via weaponized Word documents and infect the victims by dropping the available RevengeRAT from Pastebin. Researchers from Palo Alto recently observed the largest malware campaign via telemetry and they named as Aggah based on the actor’s alias “hagga”. Threat actors behind this campaign also make use […]
Cybercriminals posted a new service called Inpivx, which provides a management dashboard for its customers to manage and to develop the malware from scratch. The new straightforward service allows anyone with average computer skill can create ransomware with all file encrypting mechanism including the decryptor. The service was promoted in Tor site and the package […]
ERMProtect Launches a new extensive list of animated chalkboard videos, digital games, cyber dictionaries, phishing tests and quizzes that allow employees to recognize the tactics followed by hackers. The educational games were launched to show the employees how to work safely online and to minimize the risk of triggering an organizational data breach. “The games […]
A group of hackers named “Lab Dookhtegan” leaked APT 34 Hacking Group owned powerful hacking tools, Malware source code and Web shell URL’s leaked via their Telegram channel which contains nearly 30 members. APT 34, a Well known hacking group believed to be originated from the Ministry of Intelligence of Iran that appears to target […]