Syrian Hackers are Giving Cybercriminals Access to a Covert C#-based Silver RAT.

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A remote access trojan (RAT) known as Silver RAT, developed by threat actors going by the moniker Anonymous Arabic, can run concealed apps covertly and evade security measures. Cybersecurity company Cyfirma stated in a research released last week that “the developers operate on multiple hacker forums and social media platforms, showcasing an active and sophisticated […]

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29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Taken into Arrest for Abusing Cloud Services

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As part of a “sophisticated cryptojacking scheme,” a 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been detained; the operation brought in over $2 million (€1.8 million) in illegal revenues. With assistance from Europol and an unidentified cloud service provider, the National Police of Ukraine captured the individual dubbed the “mastermind” of the operation on January 9 in Mykolaiv,

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Behind the Scenes of Matveev’s Ransomware Empire: Tactics and Team

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The inner workings of the ransomware operation headed by Russian national Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, who was charged by the US government earlier this year for his claimed involvement in thousands of attacks worldwide, have been revealed by cybersecurity researchers. According to reports, Matveev—who goes by the identities Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, Uhodiransomwar, Orange, and waza—lives in

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3,500 Arrested in Global Operation HAECHI-IV Targeting Financial Criminals

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Over the course of a six-month worldwide police investigation known as HAECHI-IV, approximately 3,500 people have been arrested and $300 million worth of assets have been seized from 34 different nations. Targeting a variety of financial crimes, including voice phishing, romance scams, online extortion, investment fraud, money laundering connected to illicit online gambling, business email

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Kali Linux 2023.4 Released With New Hacking Tools

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As 2023 comes to an end and the holidays approach, Offensive Security publishes Kali Linux 2023.4, the most recent version of the well-liked operating system. Offensive Security’s Kali Linux, an operating system based on Debian, is devoted to penetration testing and ethical hacking. In this field, it’s a cutting-edge, open-source, free operating system. Every year,

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Hackers Can Create A C2 Channel Using Google Calendar

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Google is alerting users to the existence of several threat actors that are disseminating a proof-of-concept (PoC) attack that uses its Calendar service to host command-and-control devices. Using a Gmail account, the application, known as Google Calendar RAT (GCR), uses Google Calendar Events for C2. It was initially released in June 2023 on GitHub. Developer

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SideCopy Exploiting WinRAR Flaw in Attacks Targeting Indian Government Entities

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The threat actor with ties to Pakistan, SideCopy, has been seen using the WinRAR security flaw in its assaults against Indian government institutions to spread trojans that provide remote access, including DRat, Ares RAT, and AllaKore RAT. According to enterprise security firm SEQRITE, the campaign is multi-platform and includes attacks aimed at infiltrating Linux computers

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Lazarus Group Targeting Defense Experts with Fake Interviews via Trojanized VNC Apps

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As part of its ongoing Operation Dream Job effort, the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group (also known as Hidden Cobra or TEMP.Hermit) has been seen employing trojanized Virtual Network Computing (VNC) programmes as enticements to target nuclear engineers and the defence sector. In its APT trends report for Q3 2023, Kaspersky stated that “the threat actor

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Iran-Linked OilRig Targets Middle East Governments in 8-Month Cyber Campaign

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Between February and September 2023, an undisclosed Middle Eastern country was the focus of an eight-month campaign by the Iran-linked threat actor OilRig. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, a division of Broadcom, claimed in a report published with The Hacker News that the attack resulted in the loss of information and passwords and, in one

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