Warning — Deadbolt Ransomware Targeting ASUSTOR NAS Devices

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ASUSTOR network-attached storage (NAS) devices have become the latest victim of Deadbolt ransomware, less than a month after similar attacks singled out QNAP NAS appliances. In response to the infections, the company has released …

Dridex Malware Deploying Entropy Ransomware on Hacked Computers

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Similarities have been unearthed between the Dridex general-purpose malware and a little-known ransomware strain called Entropy, suggesting that the operators are continuing to rebrand their extortion operations under a different …

New Wiper Malware Targeting Ukraine Amid Russia’s Military Operation

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Cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec said they discovered a new data wiper malware used in fresh attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine, as Russian forces formally launched a …

Chinese Experts Uncover Details of Equation Group’s Bvp47 Covert Hacking Tool

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Researchers from China’s Pangu Lab have disclosed details of a “top-tier” backdoor put to use by the Equation Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) with alleged ties to the cyber-warfare …

25 Malicious JavaScript Libraries Distributed via Official NPM Package Repository

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Another batch of 25 malicious JavaScript libraries have made their way to the official NPM package registry with the goal of stealing Discord tokens and environment variables from compromised systems, …

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan’s Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain Attack

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An advanced persistent threat (APT) group operating with objectives aligned with the Chinese government has been linked to an organized supply chain attack on Taiwan’s financial sector. The attacks are …

Hackers Backdoor Unpatched Microsoft SQL Database Servers with Cobalt Strike

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Vulnerable internet-facing Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) Servers are being targeted by threat actors as part of a new campaign to deploy the Cobalt Strike adversary simulation tool on compromised hosts. …

Iranian State Broadcaster IRIB Hit by Destructive Wiper Malware

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An investigation into the cyberattack targeting Iranian national media corporation, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), in late January 2022 resulted in the deployment of a wiper malware and other …