In much the same way that GitHub has been used by malicious threat actors to distribute malware, it would not be long until Docker Hub would be abused for similar purposes. In a recent report published by Sysdig over 1,600 publicly available Docker Hub images are been used to hide malicious behavior
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Hive gang has successfully extorted over 100 million USD from approximately 1300 victims dating back to July 2021. Unfortunately, those that refuse to pay are likely to experience further ransomware payloads down the line, which is in line
Robin Banks, the popular phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) platform amongst the cybercriminal underground, has resurfaced after previously having its backend and frontend rendered useless by Cloudflare. Now the platform has found a new hosting partner based in Russia that boasts distributed-denial-of-ser
A sophisticated threat group designated as Cranefly by security firm Symantec is using new techniques and tools to bolster an already comprehensive threat package. Not only is Cranefly using new techniques to further attack campaigns but also a previously undiscovered malware dropper given the name
Ransomware continues to be one of, if not the primary, threat faced by organizations, particularly large corporations. On October 21, UK car dealer Pendragon released a statement to the press saying, “We have identified suspicious activity on part of our IT systems and have confirmed we experi
Security researchers have recently discovered possible links between the relatively new Ransom Cartel and an old foe of many a researcher, Sodinokibi. The latter is also tracked as REvil, a pioneer in how ransomware gangs changed tactics to target large corporations and demand millions in ransom pay
Based on research conducted by Team Cymru, threat actors distributing the IceID malware are experimenting with different delivery methods to find out which works best against different targets. Since Microsoft blocked Macros by default threat actors and malware developers have been forced to find ne
Lazarus Group, North Korea’s elite state-sponsored hacking group, has never been shy from adopting new techniques and tactics. In the past, the group has dabbled with ransomware blurring the lines between what was considered the realm of financially motivated hackers rather than their state-sponsore
Security firm, Sentinel Labs, has discovered a new threat group that is intent on targeting telecommunications, internet service providers (ISP), and universities, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. Based on a report published the advanced threat group has been active for two years and focuses
In an article published by Bleeping Computer, the cyber security news platform repealed that video games publisher 2K had their gaming support system hacked to spread malware to gamers. This follows news that Steam users were being targeted by unique Browser-in-the-Browser attacks looking to phish o