DOJ Says Doctor is Malware Mastermind
The U.S. Department of Justice indites middle-aged doctor, accusing him of being a malware mastermind.
APTs Overwhelmingly Share Known Vulnerabilities Rather Than Attack O-Days
Research indicates that organizations should make patching existing flaws a priority to mitigate risk of compromise.
Conti Ransomware Attack Spurs State of Emergency in Costa Rica
The threat group has leaked data that it claims was stolen in the breach and is...
VHD Ransomware Linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Source code and Bitcoin transactions point to the malware, which emerged in March 2020, being the...
China-linked APT Caught Pilfering Treasure Trove of IP
A state-sponsored threat actor designed a house-of-cards style infection chain to exfiltrate massive troves of highly...
Cyberespionage APT Now Identified as Three Separate Actors
The threat group known as TA410 that wields the sophisticated FlowCloud RAT actually has three subgroups...
Cyberattacks Rage in Ukraine, Support Military Operations
At least five APTs are believed involved with attacks tied ground campaigns and designed to damage...
Nation-state Hackers Target Journalists with Goldbackdoor Malware
A campaign by APT37 used a sophisticated malware to steal information about sources , which appears...
Belarusian ‘Ghostwriter’ Actor Picks Up BitB for Ukraine-Related Attacks
Ghostwriter is one of 3 campaigns using war-themed attacks, with cyber-fire coming in from government-backed actors...
DOJ Indicts Russian Gov’t Employees Over Targeting Power Sector
The supply-chain attack on the U.S. energy sector targeted thousands of computers at hundreds of organizations,...
Chinese APT Combines Fresh Hodur RAT with Complex Anti-Detection
Mustang Panda's already sophisticated cyberespionage campaign has matured even further with the introduction of a brand-new...
Russia Lays Groundwork for Cyberattacks on U.S. Infrastructure
"Evolving intelligence" shows Russia amping up for cyber-war in response to Ukraine-related sanctions, the White House...
Agencies Warn on Satellite Hacks & GPS Jamming Affecting Airplanes, Critical Infrastructure
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has coincided with the jamming of airplane navigation systems and hacks...
Sandworm APT Hunts for ASUS Routers with Cyclops Blink Botnet
The Russian-speaking APT behind the NotPetya attacks and the Ukrainian power grid takedown could be setting...
Reporting Mandates to Clear Up Feds’ Hazy Look into Threat Landscape – Podcast
It’s about time, AttackIQ’s Jonathan Reiber said about 24H/72H report deadlines mandated in the new spending...
Another Destructive Wiper Targets Organizations in Ukraine
CaddyWiper is one in a barrage of data-wiping cyber-attacks to hit the country since January as...
Cyberattacks Against Israeli Government Sites: ‘Largest in the Country’s History’
DDoS attacks against Israel telecom companies took down government sites, sparking a temporary state of emergency.
Cybercrooks’ Political In-Fighting Threatens the West
They’re choosing sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, beckoning previously shunned ransomware groups and thereby reinvigorating those...
Russia Issues Its Own TLS Certs
The country’s citizens are being blocked from the internet because foreign certificate authorities can't accept payments...
Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions
FinCEN warns financial institutions to beware of unusual cryptocurrency payments or illegal transactions Russia may use...
APT41 Spies Broke Into 6 US State Networks via a Livestock App
The China-affiliated state-sponsored threat actor used Log4j and zero-day bugs in the USAHerds animal-tracking software to...
Russia Leaks Data From a Thousand Cuts–Podcast
It’s not just Ukraine: There's a flood of intel on Russian military, nukes and crooks, says...
Ukraine Hit with Novel ‘FoxBlade’ Trojan Hours Before Invasion
Microsoft detected cyberattacks launched against Ukraine hours before Russia’s tanks and missiles began to pummel the...
Ukraine-Russia Cyber Warzone Splits Cyber Underground
A pro-Ukraine Conti member spilled 13 months of the ransomware group's chats, while cyber actors are...
White House Denies Mulling Massive Cyberattacks Against Russia
The options reportedly included tampering with trains, electric service and internet connectivity, hampering Russia's military operations...
Iranian State Broadcaster Clobbered by ‘Clumsy, Buggy’ Code
Researchers said a Jan. 27 attack that aired footage of opposition leaders calling for assassination of...
Ukrainian DDoS Attacks Should Put US on Notice–Researchers
On Tuesday, institutions central to Ukraine’s military and economy were hit with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Impact...
MoleRats APT Flaunts New Trojan in Latest Cyberespionage Campaign
Researchers from Proofpoint have spotted a new Middle East-targeted phishing campaign that delivers a novel malware...
Ex-Gumshoe Nabs Cybercrooks with FBI Tactics
Crane Hassold, former FBI analyst turned director of threat intel at Abnormal Security, shares stories from...
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Actively Exploited Windows Bug
Feb. 18 is the deadline to patch a bug that affects all unpatched versions of Windows...
QuaDream, 2nd Israeli Spyware Firm, Weaponizes iPhone Bug
The now-patched flaw that led to the ForcedEntry exploit of iPhones was exploited by both NSO...
FBI: Use a Burner Phone at the Olympics
The warning follows a Citizen Lab report that found the official, mandatory app has an encryption...
MoleRats APT Launches Spy Campaign on Bankers, Politicians, Journalists
State-sponsored cyberattackers are using Google Drive, Dropbox and other legitimate services to drop spyware on Middle-Eastern...
Merck Awarded $1.4B Insurance Payout over NotPetya Attack
Court rules ‘War or Hostile Acts’ exclusion doesn’t apply to the pharma giant's 2017 cyberattack.
Destructive Wiper Targeting Ukraine Aimed at Eroding Trust, Experts Say
Disruptive malware attacks on Ukrainian organizations (posing as ransomware attacks) are very likely part of Russia’s...
Cloned Dept. of Labor Site Hawks Fake Government Contracts
A well-crafted but fake government procurement portal offers the opportunity to submit a bid for lucrative...