Malware

HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost

Recently emerged HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost. The HardBit ransomware group first appeared on the threat landscape in October 2022, but unlike other ransomware operations, it doesn’t use a double extortion model at this time. The gang threatens victims of further attacks if their ransom […]

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February 21, 2023
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Stealc, a new advanced infostealer appears in the threat landscape

Researchers spotted a new information stealer, called Stealc, which supports a wide set of stealing capabilities. In January 2023, researchers at SEKOIA.IO discovered a new information stealer, dubbed Stealc, which was advertised in the dark web forums. The malware was developed by a threat actor that uses the moniker Plymouth who claims the info-stealer supports a […]

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February 21, 2023
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Samsung announces Message Guard feature to neutralize zero-click attacks

Samsung introduces a new protection feature called Message Guard to protect users from zero-click malware attacks. Samsung announced the implementation of a new security feature called Message Guard that aims at protecting users from malicious code that can be installed via zero-click attacks. Zero-click exploits allow attackers to compromise the target device without any user interaction, for example, a […]

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February 20, 2023
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Lockbit ransomware gang hit the Portuguese municipal water utility Aguas do Porto

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Aguas do Porto, a Portuguese municipal water utility company. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Aguas do Porto, a Portuguese municipal water utility company, and is threatening to leak the stolen data. Aguas do Porto is a municipal water utility company that manages the full […]

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February 20, 2023
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Frebniis malware abuses Microsoft IIS feature to create a backdoor

Experts spotted a malware dubbed Frebniis that abuses a Microsoft IIS feature to deploy a backdoor and monitor all HTTP traffic to the system. Broadcom Symantec researchers have spotted a new malware, tracked as Frebniis, that abuses Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) to deploy a backdoor and monitor all HTTP traffic to the infected system, […]

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February 19, 2023
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 407 by Pierluigi Paganini

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February 19, 2023
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