Malware experts have found a new sophisticated second-stage backdoor, called Sunshuttle, which was uploaded by a U.S.-based entity to a public malware repository in August 2020. An analysis published by FireEye reads: “Mandiant Threat Intelligence discovered a sample of the SUNSHUTTLE backdoor uploaded to an online multi-Antivirus scan service.” “SUNSHUTTLE Continue Reading
Avast experts have divulged that the notorious Ursnif Trojan was used in attacks against at least 100 banks in Italy. Operators behind these attacks have pilfered financial data and credential from targeted financial institutions. “Among the countries Ursnif has significantly impacted is Italy, a fact that we found reflected in Continue Reading
On Tuesday, Microsoft set off alarm bells after finding Chinese cyber-espionage operators chaining several zero-day exploits to drain off e-mail data from corporate Microsoft Exchange servers. Redmond’s warning comprises the release of emergency out-of-band fixes for four distinct zero-day flaws that shaped part of the hacker’s arsenal. The software giant Continue Reading
On Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department indicted three North Korean military intelligence officials associated with conspicuous cyber-attacks that comprised the stealing of $1.3 billion in money and crypto-currency from organizations worldwide. The indictment asserts the troika was part of a “wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to conduct a series of destructive cyberattacks” Continue Reading
On Friday, French radio station France Inter reported that members of the Egregor ransomware cartel have been arrested this week in Ukraine. The arrests, which have not been formally announced, occurred due to a joint inquiry between French and Ukrainian police. Sources in the threat intel community have established the Continue Reading
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