Cyber Security Week in Review: September 1, 2023
The world in brief: The notorious Qakbot botnet dismantled, a free decryptor released for Key Group ransomware victims, and more.
Cybersecurity News - Page 180
Sandworm’s Infamous Chisel malware used in attacks on Ukrainian military tablets
The malware enables unauthorized access to compromised devices and is designed to steal sensitive data.
Chinese Gref APT targets Android users via fake Signal and Telegram apps
The purpose of the malicious apps is to exfiltrate data from infected Android devices.
Barracuda hackers anticipated ESG patch and deployed new backdoors to maintain access to targets
The additional malware includes the Skipjack and Depthcharge backdoors, the Foxglove and Foxtrot keyloggers, and a new version of the Seaspy backdoor.
Meta takes down massive pro-China disinformation campaign
The company also blocked malicious website domains and fake accounts linked to the Russian “Doppelganger” operation.
International police operation dismantles notorious Qakbot botnet
The FBI uninstalled the Qakbot malware from hundreds of thousands of infected computers.
Three malware loaders behind 80% of intrusions, researchers find
QakBot was responsible for 30% of the attacks, followed by SecGholish and Raspberry Robin.
Chinese hackers were lurking in Japan’s NISC networks for months
The intrusion started in the autumn of 2022 and lasted until June of this year.
Poland arrests two men in connection to railway hacking
One of the suspects is a serving police officer.
Citrix NetScaler attacks linked to a ransomware campaign
Sophos has linked the attacks to a threat actor it tracks as ‘STAC4663’ believed to be associated with the FIN8 cybercrime group.
Showing elements 1791 - 1800