The FBI has issued a warning regarding the BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), which has reportedly impacted at least 60 organizations globally since its debut in November 2021. This sophisticated malware, also referred to as ALPHV or Noberus, is notably the first ransomware developed using the Rust programming language, renowned for its…
Major DDoS Attack Mitigated by Cloudflare On Wednesday, Cloudflare announced that it successfully mitigated a staggering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, generating 15.3 million requests per second (RPS). This incident marks one of the most significant HTTPS DDoS attacks recorded to date. Cloudflare, a leader in web infrastructure and security, highlighted…
Recent reports indicate that from February 23 to April 8, a coalition of at least six Russia-aligned cyber actors executed over 237 cyberattacks targeting Ukraine. Among these attacks, 38 were particularly destructive, resulting in irreversible data loss across various organizations within the nation. The objective of these cyber operations appears…
Recent reports have surfaced detailing a targeted cyberattack campaign aimed at unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers, utilizing these vulnerabilities as a foothold to deploy the sophisticated ShadowPad malware. Key targets include entities in Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Pakistan, particularly focusing on organizations within the telecommunications, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. The activity was…
Recent findings from cybersecurity firm Silent Push indicate that Russian ransomware groups have introduced a sophisticated new threat known as CountLoader. This malware is not merely a conventional virus; it functions as a loader, specifically designed to infiltrate devices and install more dangerous software, including ransomware. CountLoader serves as a…
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as Kimusky has been implicated in a recent series of cyberattacks targeting political and diplomatic organizations within South Korea. This activity, which began in early 2022, has raised alarms in the cybersecurity community about the sophisticated tactics employed by the group. Kaspersky, a…
On Tuesday, Microsoft rolled out security updates addressing a total of 57 vulnerabilities, including six that have been actively exploited in the wild. These updates are particularly crucial for organizations concerned about potential security breaches, as they rectify flaws that could be leveraged by malicious actors. Among the 57 identified…
A recently reported cybersecurity incident has revealed a stealthy infection chain employed by the Chinese state-sponsored group known as Stone Panda. This threat actor has been targeting various entities in Japan, including media outlets, governmental and public sector organizations, as well as think tanks, raising alarms about the potential risk…
Emerging Cyber Threat: Collaboration Between Head Mare and Twelve Targets Russian Entities Recent intelligence from Kaspersky has revealed that two threat groups, known as Head Mare and Twelve, appear to have aligned their efforts to launch cyberattacks against Russian organizations. The firm’s analysis indicates that Head Mare has adopted tools…
