Raspberry Robin worm part of larger ecosystem facilitating pre-ransomware activity

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has discovered recent activity indicating that the Raspberry Robin worm is part of a complex and interconnected malware ecosystem, with links to other malware families and alternate infection methods beyond its original USB drive spread.

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Where is the Origin?: QAKBOT Uses Valid Code Signing

Credit to Author: Hitomi Kimura| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Code signing certificates help us assure the file’s validity and legitimacy. However, threat actors can use that against us. In this blog, discover how QAKBOT use such tactic and learn ways how to prevent it.

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From Bounty to Exploit: Observations About Cybercriminal Contests

Credit to Author: David Sancho| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

From articles to hackathons, cybercriminals are resorting to crowdsourcing to find more ways to exploit systems. In this blog, we discuss our takeaways and summarize the results of these contests.

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US agencies issue warning about DAIXIN Team ransomware

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: DAIXIN

Tags: FBI

Tags: CISA

Tags: HHS

Tags: ransomware team

Tags: DAIXIN Team

Tags: ransomware

The FBI, CISA, and HSH have issued a joint advisory about a new threat to healthcare organizations

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Point-of-sale malware used to steal 167,000 credit cards

Categories: News

Tags: POS

Tags: malware

Tags: credit card

Tags: credit identity theft

Tags: C2

Tags: MajikPOS

Tags: Treasure Hunter

Researchers have discovered the theft of 167,000 sets of credit card detials by MajikPOS and Treasure Hunter POS malware

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Malformed signature trick can bypass Mark of the Web

Categories: News

Tags: MOTW

Tags: mark of the web

Tags: signature

Tags: malformed

Tags: malware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: bypass

Tags: SmartScreen

We take a look at reports that malware authors are using what appears to be a years-old bug to bypass Mark of the Web alerts.

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Addressing Ransomware in Hospitals & Medical Devices

Credit to Author: Ericka Pingol| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ransomware attacks have been on the rise in recent years, and hospitals are increasingly becoming targets. In many cases, these attacks can have devastating consequences, disrupting vital services and putting patients’ lives at risk.

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