Cuba Ransomware Exploits Veeam Vulnerability
The Cuba ransomware group is exploiting a bug in data backup software exposed in March, warn security researchers. The Russian-speaking gang is deploying a combination of new and old tools, including a high-severity vulnerability in a backup application made by software developer Veeam, said BlackBerry. The Russian-speaking gang is deploying a combination of new and…
Stealthy Symbiote Linux malware is after financial institutions
Symbiote, a new “nearly impossible to detect” Linux malware, targeted financial sectors in Latin America—and the threat actors behind it might have links to Brazil. These findings were revealed in a recent report, a joint effort between the Blackberry Research Team and Dr. Joakim Kennedy, a security researcher with Intezer. Despite its name, this Trojan—first…
BadAlloc Flaw Impacts Many Systems Running BlackBerry’s QNX Embedded OS
Publicly disclosed in April, BadAlloc is a collection of 25 vulnerabilities impacting many Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices. The flaws can allow malicious attackers to gain control of highly sensitive systems. The issue affects C standard library (libc) implementations, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and embedded software development kits (SDKs), and could…
