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Leaked Babuk Code Fuels New Wave of VMware ESXi Ransomware The cybersecurity firm SentinelOne has issued a warning regarding a rise in newly developed ransomware families that aim to infect VMware ESXi systems using the leaked Babuk source code. The Babuk ransomware targeted several organizations in January 2021; its malware source code was later leaked…
North Korean cyber espionage group Kimsuky has been observed employing a new spear-phishing campaign aimed at staff from Korea Risk Group (KRG) and several universities, according to researchers at SentinelLabs. The attack uses Microsoft OneDrive links contained in documents equipped with malicious macros, which then drop ReconShark malware. ReconShark is part of a broader malware…
# Report: US Department of Justice Dismantles Long-standing Russian Malware Operation The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that it has taken down a long-standing malware operation run by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). The joint operation, code-named Medusa, was carried out by the DoJ and the Federal Bureau of…
# Report on White Phoenix: New tool to recover data from intermittently encrypted files Researchers have released a new tool called “White Phoenix” on GitHub that can help victims of ransomware attacks, providing a way to recover data from some types of partially encrypted files. This free tool is a significant breakthrough for victims who…
Malicious HTML Attachments Dominate Cybersecurity Threats The cybersecurity industry has long warned about the dangers of HTML attachments, and recent data highlights that these continue to pose a huge threat to organizations worldwide. According to the Barracuda cybersecurity team, over 45% of all HTML attachments scanned in March 2023 were found to be malicious, illustrating…
H2: Understanding the Complex Cybercrime Ecosystem through Ransomware Malicious Quadrant Ransomware attacks are prevalent worldwide, targeting businesses of all sizes, government organizations, nonprofits, and medical facilities. The rise in cybercrime has necessitated the need for organizations to take steps to improve their internet security measures. One such effort is the Ransomware Malicious Quadrant, a newly…
Using Legitimate Software: A New Ransomware Trend That Should Not Go Unnoticed The Trending Abuse of Legitimate Software Tools Hackers and cybercriminals are constantly evolving their strategies to infiltrate networks and steal data. One of the latest trends in ransomware attacks is the heavy use of legitimate software tools. While ransomware groups such as Noberus,…
Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has recently published its latest Cloud & Threat Report, revealing that attackers are becoming more sophisticated in their approach to evade detection and blend in with normal network traffic while delivering malware. The report highlights that attackers are increasingly using HTTP and HTTPS to deliver malware,…
Attackers Misusing Cloud Services and CDNs to Spread Malware A recent report by Netskope has highlighted that attackers are increasingly using cloud services and content delivery networks (CDNs) to deliver malware. The report found that attackers are utilising widely used cloud services and applications to deliver malware and masking their post-infection activities by routing them…