The Week in Ransomware – July 8th 2022 – One down, many to go
While we continue to see new ransomware operations launch, we also received some good news this week, with another ransomware…
In Switch, Trickbot Group Now Attacking Ukrainian Targets
Latest campaigns are a break from its usual financially motivated attacks and appear aligned with Russian interests, security researchers say.
Stealthy Cyber-Campaign Ditches Cobalt Strike for Rival ‘Brute Ratel’ Pen Test Tool
The latest criminal use of a legitimate red-teaming tool helps attackers stay under the radar and better access living-off-the-land binaries.
Fake copyright complaints push IcedID malware using Yandex Forms
Website owners are being targeted with fake copyright infringement complaints that utilize Yandex Forms to distribute the IcedID banking malware.…
Quantum ransomware attack affects 657 healthcare orgs
Professional Finance Company Inc. (PFC), a full-service accounts receivables management company, says that a ransomware attack in late February led…
Ransomware, hacking groups move from Cobalt Strike to Brute Ratel
Hacking groups and ransomware operations are moving away from Cobalt Strike to the newer Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit to evade…
Chinese APT Group Likely Using Ransomware Attacks as Cover for IP Theft
Bronze Starlight’s use of multiple ransomware families and its victim-targeting suggest there’s more to the group’s activities than just financial…
Russia’s APT28 Launches Nuke-Themed Follina Exploit Campaign
Researchers have spotted the threat group, also known as Fancy Bear and Sofacy, using the Windows MSDT vulnerability to distribute…
Russian govt hackers hit Ukraine with Cobalt Strike, CredoMap malware
The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is warning that Russian hacking groups are exploiting the Follina code execution vulnerability…
New phishing attack infects devices with Cobalt Strike
Security researchers have noticed a new malicious spam campaign that delivers the 'Matanbuchus' malware to drop Cobalt Strike beacons on…