Category: TheHackerNews

Qilin Ransomware
16
May
2023

Affiliates Take Home 85% of Ransom Payouts

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware Ransomware affiliates associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme earn anywhere between 80%…

CopperStealer Malware
16
May
2023

CopperStealer Malware Crew Resurfaces with New Rootkit and Phishing Kit Modules

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / Malware The threat actors behind the CopperStealer malware resurfaced with two new campaigns in…

16
May
2023

Secure Remote Access to All Environments

Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity is a challenging but critical aspect of protecting organizations’ essential systems and resources. Cybercriminals no longer…

Cobalt Strike
16
May
2023

Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner…

OT Networks
15
May
2023

11 New Vulnerabilities Expose OT Networks

May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / SCADA Several security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in cloud management platforms associated with three…

SaaS Security
15
May
2023

Why High Tech Companies Struggle with SaaS Security

It’s easy to think high-tech companies have a security advantage over other older, more mature industries. Most are unburdened by…

Ransomware
15
May
2023

New Ransomware Gang RA Group Hits U.S. and South Korean Organizations

May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware A new ransomware group known as RA Group has become the latest threat…

Ransomware
15
May
2023

New ‘MichaelKors’ Ransomware-as-a-Service Targeting Linux and VMware ESXi Systems

May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Hypervisor Jackpotting A new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) operation called MichaelKors has become the latest file-encrypting malware…

Cyber Campaign
15
May
2023

Researchers Uncover Powerful Backdoor and Custom Implant in Year-Long Cyber Campaign

May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors located in South and Southeast Asia have…

CLR SqlShell Malware
15
May
2023

CLR SqlShell Malware Targets MS SQL Servers for Crypto Mining and Ransomware

May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Cryptocurrency Poorly managed Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are the target of a new…

Crypto Extortion Case
15
May
2023

Former Ubiquiti Employee Gets 6 Years in Jail for $2 Million Crypto Extortion Case

May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Network Security A former employee of Ubiquiti has been sentenced to six years in…

phishing-as-a-service
13
May
2023

New Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Lets Cybercriminals Generate Convincing Phishing Pages

May 13, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS or PaaS) platform named Greatness has been leveraged by cybercriminals to target…