Google TAG Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in Ukraine

Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack Elite hackers associated with Russia’s military intelligence service have been linked to large-volume phishing campaigns aimed at hundreds of users in Ukraine to extract intelligence and influence public discourse related to the war. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which is monitoring the activities of the actor under…

Google TAG Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in Ukraine

Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack Elite hackers associated with Russia’s military intelligence service have been linked to large-volume phishing campaigns aimed at hundreds of users in Ukraine to extract intelligence and influence public discourse related to the war. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which is monitoring the activities of the actor under…

Google TAG Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in Ukraine

Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack Elite hackers associated with Russia’s military intelligence service have been linked to large-volume phishing campaigns aimed at hundreds of users in Ukraine to extract intelligence and influence public discourse related to the war. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which is monitoring the activities of the actor under…

Iranian Government-Backed Hackers Targeting U.S. Energy and Transit Systems

Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / SCADA An Iranian government-backed actor known as Mint Sandstorm has been linked to attacks aimed at critical infrastructure in the U.S. between late 2021 to mid-2022. “This Mint Sandstorm subgroup is technically and operationally mature, capable of developing bespoke tooling and quickly weaponizing N-day vulnerabilities, and has demonstrated agility…

YouTube Videos Distributing Aurora Stealer Malware via Highly Evasive Loader

Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Risk Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of a highly evasive loader named “in2al5d p3in4er” (read: invalid printer) that’s used to deliver the Aurora information stealer malware. “The in2al5d p3in4er loader is compiled with Embarcadero RAD Studio and targets endpoint workstations using advanced anti-VM (virtual machine) technique,”…

YouTube Videos Distributing Aurora Stealer Malware via Highly Evasive Loader

Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Risk Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of a highly evasive loader named “in2al5d p3in4er” (read: invalid printer) that’s used to deliver the Aurora information stealer malware. “The in2al5d p3in4er loader is compiled with Embarcadero RAD Studio and targets endpoint workstations using advanced anti-VM (virtual machine) technique,”…

YouTube Videos Distributing Aurora Stealer Malware via Highly Evasive Loader

Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Risk Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of a highly evasive loader named “in2al5d p3in4er” (read: invalid printer) that’s used to deliver the Aurora information stealer malware. “The in2al5d p3in4er loader is compiled with Embarcadero RAD Studio and targets endpoint workstations using advanced anti-VM (virtual machine) technique,”…

LockBit Ransomware Now Targeting Apple macOS Devices

Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Malware Threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware operation have developed new artifacts that can encrypt files on devices running Apple’s macOS operating system. The development, which was reported by the MalwareHunterTeam over the weekend, appears to be the first time a big-game ransomware crew has created a macOS-based payload. Additional…

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSurveillance / Privacy Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company “hasn’t been fully active…

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSurveillance / Privacy Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company “hasn’t been fully active…