Malware & Threats

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Attackers have begun to utilize the recently patched Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware onto compromised servers, Microsoft reports. The news emerged late last night. Phillip Misner, a member of Microsoft’s security research team, tweeted about the new ransomware family tracked as Ransom:Win32/DoejoCrypt.A and nicknamed “DearCry,” which is using the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Hackers were able to gain access to camera feeds from Verkada, a tech company that specializes in video security and physical access control, to demonstrate how prevalent surveillance is, reports say. Unfortunately, it also exposed the inner workings of hospitals, clinics, and mental health institutions; banks; police departments; prisons; schools; and companies like Tesla and…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

In November 2020, Group-IB and INTERPOL revealed details about operation Falcon, which targeted members of a Nigerian cybercrime ring engaged in business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. The prolific gang, dubbed TMT, compromised at least 500,000 companies in more than 150 countries since at least 2017. Phishing is TMT’s main attack vector. It also remains…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Multiple attack groups are exploiting the critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities patched last week – and the growing wave of global activity began before Microsoft released emergency fixes on March 2. Security firms including Red Canary and FireEye are now tracking the exploit activity in clusters and anticipate the number of clusters will grow over…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

By the end of 2020, the ransomware market, fueled by the pandemic turbulence, had turned into the biggest cybercrime money artery. Based on the analysis of more than 500 attacks observed during Group-IB’s own incident response engagements and cyber threat intelligence activity, researchers estimate that the number of ransomware attacks grew by more than 150%…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Social Security Administration officials warn there is a new scam making the rounds that involves fake government identification badges. Gail S. Ennis, inspector general for the Social Security Administration (SSA), issued a fraud alert this week that describes the new tactic. Imposters use images of the fake badges in phone scams to deceive people into…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

The intense pressures currently pushing on health centers don’t stop at the lines of patients waiting to be treated or vaccinated. First, there’s the obvious spike in attacks that have come with COVID — take, for example, the 50% increase in the number healthcare-related security breaches witnessed by the Department of Health and Human Services…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

From Egregor to Doppelpaymer to Ryuk, it continues to command headlines. Pandemic-fueled phishing scams, the lack of visibility across remote endpoints, and lax attitudes have been a boon for ransomware groups over the last year. Worst of all, ransomware no longer discriminates. It dominates small towns and municipal offices, video game makers, and shamelessly, healthcare…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

On Dec. 4, users of a simple Android program — a barcode scanner — started witnessing odd behavior when their smartphones suddenly began opening up their browser to display unwanted advertisements. While the devices exhibited the hallmarks of a malware or adware infection, the compromises puzzled most users since they had not recently downloaded new…