According to a recent report published by Microsoft, a series of attack campaigns targeting organizations in Taiwan. Security researchers at the Redmond tech giant have attributed the attacks to an advanced persistent threat actor tracked by Microsoft as Flax Typhoon. The activities of this t
According to Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Team, a new version of the BlackCat ransomware, also tracked as ALPHV, has been seen dropping the Impacket networking framework and the Remcom hacking tool during the infection process. Both the framework and the hacking tool can be used by threat actors
At PCRisk, we have closely followed the trials and tribulations associated with the Raccoon Stealer spyware, also often referred to as an info stealer. The last time we covered the topic was when Raccoon Stealer 2.0 emerged. The malware's developers seemed to have taken a 6-month break startin
Based on a recent report published by Sentinel Labs, it seems North Korean state-sponsored hackers are fine with targeting critical infrastructure within an ally's borders. The report shows that the North Korean government is prepared to target allies supporting its contentious missile program, inc
Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team detected a series of highly targeted credential theft phishing attacks that sent lures sent as Microsoft Teams chats. According to a new report by the Redmond-based tech giant, researchers have attributed the attacks to APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and Da
According to a new report by security firm CYFIRMA, a known Indian threat group tracked as Bahamut is distributing a fake Android app called "Safe Chat" to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones. Further, the malware is capable of stealing da
In June 2023, yet another new player was detected on the ransomware scene, dubbed NoEscape; it is now widely believed to be a successor to the previously shut-down Avaddon ransomware. Upon NoEscape's release into the wild, the malware was capable of encrypting data on Windows and Linux machine
Every year, Chainalysis publishes its crypto crime report, which focuses on tracking illicit cryptocurrency flows associated with cybercrime. Every year it makes for exciting reading, and 2023 is no different. In summary, ransomware payments are up, but cryptocurrency payments related to other
New research from security firm Check Point shows Chinese Threat Actors actively targeting European government agencies with a focus on embassies and foreign affairs ministries in a campaign used to distribute SmugX. Researchers believe this is a part of a larger trend in Chinese threat actor
Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for those impacted by the Akira ransomware. The decryptor can help victims recover their data without paying the ransom, and Avast has released decryptors for both 64-bit and 32-bit Windows operating systems. Akira is relatively new to the rans