Malware
Cryptocurrency stealing malware in disguise of Russia DDoS tool
From the past few days, a DDoS tool dubbed ‘Phoenix’ is doing rounds on the internet claiming to support Ukraine and useful to launch a denial of service attack on the IT Infrastructure of Russia. But in reality, it is a tool that instead steals cryptocurrency from the downloaded device and acts as a data […]
Ukraine government firms now jostling with a new wiper malware variant
Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have discovered a new CaddyWiper malware on servers of some organizations belonging to the Ukrainian government. And the news is out that the malicious software can conduct espionage and send data to remote servers. Thus, after HermeticWiper and IsaacWiper malware, CaddyWiper also stands in the same list of malicious software that […]
Ukraine now faces MicroBackdoor malware threat from Russia
Ukraine’s critical infrastructure is being cyber-attacked by malware these days and highly placed sources state that the malicious software has compromised 13 computer networks operating for public utilities so far. In a statement released on March 7, 2022, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has confirmed that its digital infrastructure was constantly being hit by […]
Microsoft Teams Chat acting as a malware spread point
Microsoft Teams, a chat based service is in news for spreading malware these days and the Satya Nadella led company has taken a note of the situation and has acknowledged it with a fix. The chat based service that is claimed to be used by over 270 million users was trending in news from the […]
Trickbot Malware hits 140,000 victims
Trickbot Malware that started just as a banking malware has now emerged into a sophisticated data stealing tool capable of injecting malware like ransomware or serve as an Emotet downloader. And security experts from Check Point believe that the malicious software has so far targeted over 140,000 victims since November 2020, hitting high profile victims […]
Queensland Ransomware and Malware on Finland Smart Phones
Queensland based energy company CS Energy has suffered a ransomware attack crippling the servers related to power generation across the network. And reports are in that the incident did not affect the electricity generation as its spread was only limited to administration based servers. The IT staff at the Callide and Kogan Creek power stations […]
Some details about PhoneSpy Malware
A new malware has been uncovered recently and has been dubbed as PhoneSpy. The malicious software was found hiding in some legitimate apps such as Google TV and was found spying on the device operations conducted by users. It is a kind of espionage related software that has been exclusively found targeting South Korean Residents. […]
New Adware targeting Apple MacOS run devices by evading detection
A newly found adware in the wild is seen only targeting Apple MacOS devices. And security analysts from SentinelOne argue the adware dubbed as “AdLoad” has the capabilities of stealing and snooping the infected devices. AdLoad can evade the usual Apple Devices Malware Scanners and is seen amassing and transmitting information from victim devices to […]
Pakistan malware mutates into more nefarious variant
Like how the 2019 developed Corona Virus threat mutated into the latest Delta variant, a malware that was developed by hackers from Pakistan has reportedly mutated into a new nefarious variant, say experts. Security researchers from Black Lotus Labs, a business unit of US Telecom firm Lumen Technologies has discovered that a malware that was […]
Kaspersky discovers long time Malware based espionage campaign
Russian Security Firm Kaspersky has uncovered an espionage campaign that was targeting Persian-speaking people in Iran. And information is out that the campaign could have started by a hacking group dubbed Ferocious Kitten that has been active since 2015 and was conducting spying through a highly sophisticated malware named MarkiRAT. Why the malware spreading hackers […]
