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News summary Cisco Talos has been monitoring the BlackByte Ransomware Group for several months, infecting victims all over the world, from North America to Colombia, Netherlands, China, Mexico and Vietnam.The FBI released a joint cybersecurity advisory in February 2022 warning about this group,... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

The Sysrv botnet has been developing over the last years, and has become a multi-platform botnet that specializes in Monero cryptomining. The post Sysrv botnet is out to mine Monero on your Windows and Linux servers appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

The inner workings of a cybercriminal group known as the Wizard Spider have been exposed, shedding light on its organizational structure and motivations. "Most of Wizard Spider's efforts go into hacking European and U.S. businesses, with a special cracking tool used by some of their attackers to breach high-value targets," Swiss cybersecurity company PRODAFT said in a new report shared with The

Microsoft on Tuesday warned that it recently spotted a malicious campaign targeting SQL Servers that leverages a built-in PowerShell binary to achieve persistence on compromised systems. The intrusions, which leverage brute-force attacks as an initial compromise vector, stand out for their use of the utility "sqlps.exe," the tech giant said in a series of tweets. The ultimate goals of the

Microsoft is warning of an emerging threat targeting internet-connected cryptocurrency wallets, signaling a departure in the use of digital coins in cyberattacks. The tech giant dubbed the new threat "cryware," with the attacks resulting in the irreversible theft of virtual currencies by means of fraudulent transfers to an adversary-controlled wallet. "Cryware are information stealers that

The notorious Conti ransomware gang, which last month staged an attack on Costa Rican administrative systems, has threatened to "overthrow" the new government of the country. "We are determined to overthrow the government by means of a cyber attack, we have already shown you all the strength and power," the group said on its official website. "We have our insiders in your government. We are also

MDR Sentinel expands TorchLight’s leading managed detection and response (MDR) services with turnkey SIEM and SOAR capabilities from Microsoft; TorchLight also announces it attains elite Microsoft Gold Partner Status

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By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft has discovered a new Sysrv botnet variant deploying cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux systems. The Microsoft… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Sysrv-k Botnet Infecting Windows and Linux Systems with Cryptominer

A little-used feature of web addresses is being used to obfuscate malicious phishing URLs. The post Long lost @ symbol gets new life obscuring malicious URLs appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.