Affiliates Take Home 85% of Ransom Payouts
May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware Ransomware affiliates associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme earn anywhere between 80% to 85% of the ransom…
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CopperStealer Malware Crew Resurfaces with New Rootkit and Phishing Kit Modules
May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / Malware The threat actors behind the CopperStealer malware resurfaced with two new campaigns in March and April 2023 that…
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 break into systems, but instead…
Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems
May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner the attention of threat actors…
11 New Vulnerabilities Expose OT Networks
May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / SCADA Several security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in cloud management platforms associated with three industrial cellular router vendors that…
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 40 years of legacy systems…
New Ransomware Gang RA Group Hits U.S. and South Korean Organizations
May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware A new ransomware group known as RA Group has become the latest threat actor to leverage the leaked…
New ‘MichaelKors’ Ransomware-as-a-Service Targeting Linux and VMware ESXi Systems
May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Hypervisor Jackpotting A new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) operation called MichaelKors has become the latest file-encrypting malware to target Linux and VMware…
Researchers Uncover Powerful Backdoor and Custom Implant in Year-Long Cyber Campaign
May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors located in South and Southeast Asia have come under the radar of…
CLR SqlShell Malware Targets MS SQL Servers for Crypto Mining and Ransomware
May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Cryptocurrency Poorly managed Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are the target of a new campaign that’s designed to propagate…
Former Ubiquiti Employee Gets 6 Years in Jail for $2 Million Crypto Extortion Case
May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Network Security A former employee of Ubiquiti has been sentenced to six years in jail after he pleaded guilty…
New Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Lets Cybercriminals Generate Convincing Phishing Pages
May 13, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS or PaaS) platform named Greatness has been leveraged by cybercriminals to target business users of the Microsoft…