DarkSide Hits Toshiba; XSS Forum Bans Ransomware
The criminal forum washed its hands of ransomware after DarkSide’s pipeline attack & alleged shutdown: A “loss of servers” that didn’t stop another attack.
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Malware
Bizarro Banking Trojan Sports Sophisticated Backdoor
The advanced Brazilian malware has gone global, harvesting bank logins from Android mobile users.
Read MoreCISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job Stress
Pandemic and evolving IT demands are having a major, negative impact on CISO’s mental health, a survey found.
Read MoreFIN7 Backdoor Masquerades as Ethical Hacking Tool
The financially motivated cybercrime gang behind the Carbanak RAT is back with the Lizar malware, which can harvest all kinds of info from Windows machines.
Read MoreDarkSide Ransomware Suffers ‘Oh, Crap!’ Server Shutdowns
The RaaS that crippled Colonial Pipeline lost the servers it uses to pull off ransomware attacks, while REvil’s gonads shrank in response.
Read MoreVerizon: Pandemic Ushers in ⅓ More Cyber-Misery
The DBRI – Verizon’s 2021 data breach report – shows spikes in sophisticated phishing, financially motivated cyberattacks and a criminal focus on web-application servers.
Read MoreRansomware’s New Swindle: Triple Extortion
Ransomware attackers are now demanding cash from the customers of victims too.
Read MoreColonial Pipeline Shells Out $5M in Extortion Payout, Report
According to news reports, Colonial Pipeline paid the cybergang known as DarkSide the ransom it demanded in return for a decryption key.
Read MoreRansomware Going for $4K on the Cyber-Underground
An analysis of three popular forums used by ransomware operators reveals a complex ecosystem with many partnerships.
Read MoreFresh Loader Targets Aviation Victims with Spy RATs
The campaign is harvesting screenshots, keystrokes, credentials, webcam feeds, browser and clipboard data and more, with RevengeRAT or AsyncRAT payloads.
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