Avast expert reported 80 apps belonging to a premium SMS scam campaign, which signs victims up for expensive premium SMS services. The apps that he discovered are part of the UltimaSMS campaign, consisting of 151 apps that at one point or another had been available for download on the Google Play Store.
Telegram bot SMSRanger helps cybercriminals steal one-time passwords. Attackers use a bot to send automatic messages to people, allegedly on behalf of a bank, PayPal, etc.Cybercriminals have armed themselves with a new, simplified attack tool based on scripts from the Telegram messenger that allows them to create bots to steal credentials with a one-time password, intercept control of user accounts and steal bank funds.
Victims of ransomware attacks in USA would be required to report payments to their hackers within 48 hours under a proposal from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Democratic Representative Deborah Ross.
New macOS zero-day bug lets attackers run commands remotely. Security researchers disclosed a new vulnerability in Apple’s macOS Finder, which makes it possible for attackers to run commands on Macs running any macOS version up to the latest release, Big Sur.
A team of researchers have devised a new method for protecting SSDs from ransomware attacks. It can detect ransomware, stop it in its tracks, and even recover stolen data in a matter of seconds. The cost should only be a minor increase in the SSD’s latency. SSD-Insider works by recognizing certain patters in SSD activity that are known to indicate ransomware.
Cybercriminals recreate Cobalt Strike in Linux. The new malware strain has gone unnoticed by detection tools. A re-implementation of Cobalt Strike has been “written from scratch” to attack Linux systems. Dubbed Vermilion Strike, Intezer said that the new variation leans on Cobalt Strike functionality, including its command-and-control (C2) protocol, its remote access functionality, and its ability to run shell instructions.
An industrial energy management system made by Delta Electronics is affected by several vulnerabilities whose exploitation could have serious consequences in a real world environment, according to the researcher who discovered the flaws. The existence of the vulnerabilities affecting Delta’s DIAEnergie product was disclosed by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the researcher who identified them, Michael Heinzl.
The universal decryption key for REvil’s attack on Kaseya’s customers has been leaked on hacking forums allowing researchers their first glimpse of the mysterious key.
A new Android Trojan has been identified by cybersecurity firm Zimperium, which released a report explaining how the malware has been able to hit more than 10,000 victims in 144 countries. The trojan, named FlyTrap by Zimperium researchers, has been able to spread through “social media hijacking, third-party app stores, and sideloaded applications” since March.
Websites run by the ransomware gang REvil suddenly became unreachable, sparking widespread speculation that the group had been knocked offline. The Russia-linked cybercrime ring has collected tens of millions of dollars in ransom payments in return for restoring computer systems it has hacked. In recent weeks it claimed responsibility for a sprawling ransomware outbreak that affected an estimated 800 to 1,500 businesses worldwide.
Kaspersky researchers recently came across unusual APT activity observed in South East Asia and dates back to at least October 2020. Most of the early sightings were in Myanmar, but it now appears the attackers are much more active in the Philippines, where there are more than 10 times as many known targets.
Microsoft released out-of-band patches for Windows systems affected by two critical bugs being tracked as CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527 and has advised admins to disable the print spooler service until patches are applied.
Researchers from Avast are warning of the rapid growth of the DirtyMoe botnet, which passed from 10,000 infected systems in 2020 to more than 100,000 in the first half of 2021. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system.
Mayur Fartade, the Indian hacker, discovered the Instagram bug that allowed hackers to view selected media on the platform. By brute-forcing Media IDs, the attacker might have also been able to save photographs, videos, and metadata about specific media in addition to accessing user’s private images.
