Computer Security
Chinese APT 'Flea' Targets US Institutions with Backdoor Malware
Researchers have discovered that a Chinese state-sponsored actor called Flea conducted a targeted campaign against foreign affairs ministries in the Americas between late 2022 and early 2023. According to the... Read more
GravityRAT Mobile Threat Hides in Chat Apps
Researchers have discovered a recently updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that is being circulated through messaging applications called BingeChat and Chatico. GravityRAT is a remote access tool that has... Read more
LockBit Ransomware Actors Made Over $90 Million Since 2020
LockBit, a notorious ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, has managed to extort a staggering $91 million from various U.S. organizations through hundreds of attacks since 2020. A joint bulletin published by... Read more
Spectralviper Malware Targets Vietnamese Corporations
Vietnamese public corporations have become the focus of an ongoing initiative that employs an innovative covert method known as SPECTRALVIPER. Elastic Security Labs, in a recent report, described SPECTRALVIPER as a... Read more
Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Win32k OS Component
New information has surfaced regarding a recently patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that was actively exploited by threat actors to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The vulnerability,... Read more
What is the Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023?
The Abraham Accords were a series of agreements signed in 2020 between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and later Sudan and Morocco. These accords aimed to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel... Read more
100,000 ChatGPT Accounts Stolen and Put Up for Sale
Between June 2022 and May 2023, a significant number of compromised OpenAI ChatGPT account credentials, exceeding 101,100, have surfaced on illicit dark web marketplaces. Notably, India accounted for 12,632 of the... Read more
Ransomware Hackers and Scammers Exploit Cloud Mining for Cryptocurrency Laundering
According to recent findings, it has been revealed that ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers are now utilizing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, joining nation-state actors in this abusive... Read more
Stealth Soldier Malware Used in Cyberespionage
In North Africa, a series of highly targeted espionage attacks have been carried out using a newly developed backdoor called Stealth Soldier. The cybersecurity firm Check Point, in a technical report, described... Read more
NoName Hacker Collective Targets Swiss Government
Switzerland's finance ministry has confirmed that several websites belonging to Swiss federal agencies and state-linked companies were inaccessible on June 12, 2023, as a result of a cyber-attack. The attack was... Read more
Beware! Malware Hides in Minecraft Modpacks
Cybersecurity experts are advising Minecraft players to refrain from downloading any new mods or plugins while they work on resolving a malware issue that has infiltrated the game. The malware, known as "fracturizer,"... Read more
Millions of Gigabyte Motherboards Shipped With Firmware Backdoor
Researchers with cybersecurity company Eclypsium discovered a covert mechanism embedded in the firmware of Gigabyte motherboards, which are commonly used in gaming PCs and high-performance computers. When a computer... Read more
Black Cat Ransomware Gang Claims 80 GB of Stolen Reddit Data
In February, Reddit, the social news aggregation platform, experienced a security breach in which unauthorized individuals gained access to internal documents, code, and certain business systems. The company disclosed... Read more
Skuld Infostealer Malware Used Against Targets Across the World
Skuld, a newly discovered information stealer written in Golang, has successfully compromised Windows systems in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States. According to an analysis by Trellix researcher Ernesto... Read more
Skuld Malware Grabs Discord and Browser Data from PCs
Skuld, a recently discovered information-stealing malware written in Golang, has successfully compromised Windows systems in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. According to Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández... Read more
BatCloak Obfuscation Engine Used to Spread Malware Undetected
Since September 2022, a malware obfuscation engine known as BatCloak has been utilized to distribute different strains of malware without being detected by antivirus systems. Trend Micro researchers have stated that... Read more
PostalFurious Threat Actor Targets UAE Victims with Smishing Campaign
Group-IB has identified a Chinese-speaking phishing group called PostalFurious that is conducting a new SMS campaign in the U.A.E. The group poses as postal services and toll operators to target users. Their... Read more
Fake ChatGPT Apps Scam Android Users
Security experts from Sophos have raised a warning about a new form of scam infiltrating Google Play and Apple's App Store. These fraudulent apps claim to provide access to OpenAI's chatbot service, ChatGPT, through... Read more
