Sophisticated Covert Cyberattack Campaign Targets Military Contractors
A cyberattack campaign, potentially bent on cyber espionage, is highlighting the increasingly sophisticated nature of cyberthreats targeting defense contractors in the US and elsewhere. The covert campaign, which researchers at Securonix detected [...]
Threat Actors Utilize PowerPoint Files to Distribute Graphite Malware
Threat actors started utilizing PowerPoint presentations as a code execution method and delivering Graphite malware in targeted attacks. APT28 (Fancy Bear), a threat actor group linked to Russia, has recently been seen [...]
FARGO ransomware targets vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers in new wave of attacks
Microsoft SQL servers are succumbing to FARGO ransomware, security researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from AhnLab Security say that the newly detected malware [...]
China-linked TA413 group targets Tibetan entities with new backdoor
A China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as TA413 (aka LuckyCat), is exploiting recently disclosed flaws in Sophos Firewall (CVE-2022-1040) and Microsoft Office (CVE-2022-30190) to deploy a never-before-detected backdoor called LOWZERO in attacks aimed at [...]
BlackCat Ransomware Attackers Spotted Fine-Tuning Their Malware Arsenal
BlackCat Ransomware attackers fine-tuning their malware arsenal in a bid to remain undercover and expand their reach. According to Symantec, “Among some of the more notable developments has been the use of [...]