malware – Page 16 – PossibleThreat Articles

Stay Alert – Malware Authors Deploy ELF as Windows Loaders to Exploit WSL feature

February 2, 2022 0 Comments #elf, cybersecurity, Linux, malware, Microsoft, python, Uncategorized, Windows, windows10, wsl

Credit to Author: Rutuja Mane| Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:01:48 +0000

What is WSL? The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a resource inside the Windows operating system that…

The post Stay Alert – Malware Authors Deploy ELF as Windows Loaders to Exploit WSL feature appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

Multi-Staged JSOutProx RAT Targets Indian Co-operative Banks and Finance Companies

February 2, 2022 0 Comments #attacks, #jsoutprox, bank, cybersecurity, india, JavaScript, malware, news, rat

Credit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:38:32 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has been monitoring various attack campaigns using JSOutProx RAT against different SMBs in…

The post Multi-Staged JSOutProx RAT Targets Indian Co-operative Banks and Finance Companies appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

CetaRAT APT Group – Targeting the Government Agencies

February 2, 2022 0 Comments #cetarat, #sidecopy, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Government, malware, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Prashant Tilekar| Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:39:07 +0000

CetaRAT was seen for the first time in the Operation SideCopy APT. Now it is continuously expanding its…

The post CetaRAT APT Group – Targeting the Government Agencies appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

CVE-2020-0796 – A “wormable” Remote Code Execution vulnerability in SMB v3

March 17, 2020 0 Comments cybersecurity, malware, Microsoft, windows update

Credit to Author: Quickheal| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 03:08:36 +0000

Since last two days, the Internet is rife with news around a critical remote code execution vulnerability in SMBv3.1.1 compression mechanism. Today, on 12th March 2020 Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band patch to address this vulnerability. As per Microsoft release information, it’s a remote code execution vulnerability in the…

Security Sophos

Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings

March 17, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, europol, Law & order, malware, operation quinientos dusim, operation smart cash, security threats, sim hijackers, SIM hijacking, sim jacking, sim swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-swapping attacks, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:51:21 +0000

What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can’t log into your bank account because it’s controlled by a hacker who’s draining you dry.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ORrtEW70IY8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 0 Comments APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, Exploit, exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

Categories:

Threat analysis

Tags: APT APT36 coronavirus coronavirus malware covid-19 credential stealer crimson rat exploit exploits info-stealer macro malicious macro malware nation-state attack rat remote administration tool Social Engineering spear phishing spear phishing attack transparent tribe

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (March 2 – 8)

March 17, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, awis, cathay pacific, coronavirus, Exploit, GDPR, malware, Microsoft, Mobile, phishing, round up, Security, tesco, week in security, zynga

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement’s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl.

Categories:

A week in security

Tags: a week in security awis cathay pacific coronavirus exploit gdpr malware microsoft Mobile phishing round up security TESCO week in security zynga

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (March 2 – 8) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Security Sophos

Nvidia patches severe flaws affecting GeForce, Quadro NVS and Tesla

March 3, 2020 0 Comments cve vulnerabilities, cve‑2020‑5957, cve‑2020‑5958, cve‑2020‑5959, cve‑2020‑5960, cve‑2020‑5961, CVEs, geforce, gpu display, Linux, malware, Microsoft, NVIDIA, nvidia gpu, nvs, Operating Systems, Patches, Patching, quadro, security threats, tesla, vulnerability, Windows, windows gpu display driver

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:09:05 +0000

In all, the update covers five Windows and Linux desktop CVE vulnerabilities, including one rated as critical.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YitOMgSO498″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Lock and Code S1Ep1: On RSA, the human element, and the week in security

March 2, 2020 0 Comments lock and code, malware, Podcast, scams, Security, threats, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:15:47 +0000

We look at all the interesting security news from last week and also present the latest episode of our podcast, Lock and Code.

Categories:

Podcast

Tags: lock and code malware podcast scams security threats week in security

Security Sophos

Ransomware wipes evidence, lets suspected drug dealers walk free

February 28, 2020 0 Comments deleted evidence, drug dealer, Florida, Law & order, malware, Ransomware, security threats, stuart

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:04:27 +0000

Six alleged drug criminals will go free thanks to a ransomware attack on a small Florida city, it was revealed this month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-YH21vT56Rs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>