December 2021

New PseudoManuscrypt Malware Currently Infecting Computers

Leave a Comment / Malware /

A new malware called PseudoManyscrypt has been observed attacking industrial and government organizations including enterprises in the military-industrial complex and research laboratories. The name is derived from its similarities to the Manuscrypt malware which is part of trhe Lazarus APT groups attack toolset and the series of intrusion was first detected in June 2021. It […]

New PseudoManuscrypt Malware Currently Infecting Computers Read More »

Facebook to Reward Hackers for Reporting Data Scraping Bugs and Scraped Datasets.

Leave a Comment / Reviews /

Facebook now Meta has announced plans to expand its bug bounty program to start rewarding valid reports of scraping vulnerabilities across its platforms as well as include reports of scraping data sets that are available online. “We know that automated activity designed to scrape people’s public and private data targets every website or service,” said

Facebook to Reward Hackers for Reporting Data Scraping Bugs and Scraped Datasets. Read More »

Microsoft Releases Windows Update to Patch Zero Day Used to Spread Emotet Malware

Leave a Comment / Vulnerabilities /

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been addressed in the recent Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates. This updates deals with but not limited to actively exploited flaw that is being abused to deliver Emotet, TrickBot or Bazaloader malware payloads. This release fixes a total of 67 flaws bringing the total number of bugs patched by the company this

Microsoft Releases Windows Update to Patch Zero Day Used to Spread Emotet Malware Read More »

Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targets QNAP NAS Devices

Leave a Comment / Malware /

QNAP the Network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker has released a new advisory warning of a cryptocurrency mining malware targeting devices. This is a bitcoin miner which target QNAP NAS. Once a NAS is infected, CPU usage becomes unusually high where a process named ‘[oom_reaper]’ could occupy around 50% of the total CPU usage,” the Taiwanese

Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targets QNAP NAS Devices Read More »

Malicious Web Domain Used By Chinese Hackers Seized by Microsoft

Leave a Comment / Cyber Attacks /

Microsoft has announced the seizure of 42 domains used by Nickel a China-based cyber espionage group which has its sights on organizations in the U.S. and 28 other countries. Nickel has targeted organizations in both private and public sectors including diplomatic organizations and ministries of foreign affairs in North America, Central America, South America, Europe

Malicious Web Domain Used By Chinese Hackers Seized by Microsoft Read More »

Researchers Discover Payment Data Stealing Malware Hiding in Nginx Process

Leave a Comment / Malware /

A new form of malware hits E-commerce platforms in the U.S., Germany and France this malware is said to be targeting Nginx servers in an attempt to masquerade its presence and slip past detection by security solutions. Sansec Threat Research team have stated in a recent report that “this novel code injects itself into a

Researchers Discover Payment Data Stealing Malware Hiding in Nginx Process Read More »

Researchers Detail Novel Malicious Frameworks Attacking Air-Gapped Networks

Leave a Comment / Malware, Uncategorized /

Air-gapped networks have been discovered to be attacked by four different malicious frameworks bringing the total number of such toolkits to 17 and offering adversaries a pathway to cyber espionage and exfiltrate classified information. Researchers have stated that the frameworks were designed to perform some form of espionage and they all used USB drives as

Researchers Detail Novel Malicious Frameworks Attacking Air-Gapped Networks Read More »

Twitter Reviews Privacy Policy: Bans Non-Consensual Sharing Of Private Media

Leave a Comment / Reviews /

Twitter recently expanded its private information policy to include private media, thus prohibiting the sharing of photos and videos without express permission from the individuals depicted in them and this is aimed at curbing doxxing and harassment. The company’s Safety team said in a tweet “Beginning today, we will not allow the sharing of private

Twitter Reviews Privacy Policy: Bans Non-Consensual Sharing Of Private Media Read More »