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By Waqas LockBit ransomware gang relaunches operation after law enforcement hacked its servers, threatening to target government entities more now. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LockBit Ransomware Gang Returns, Taunts FBI and Vows Data Leaks
By Deeba Ahmed Migo Malware Campaign: User-Mode Rootkit Hides Cryptojacking on Linux Systems. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Linux Malware “Migo” Exploits Redis for Cryptojacking, Disables Security
One of our customers found their vibrator was buzzing with a hint of malware.
Plus: State-backed hackers test out generative AI, the US takes down a major Russian military botnet, and 100 hospitals in Romania go offline amid a major ransomware attack.
The U.S. government on Thursday said it disrupted a botnet comprising hundreds of small office and home office (SOHO) routers in the country that was put to use by the Russia-linked APT28 actor to conceal its malicious activities. "These crimes included vast spear-phishing and similar credential harvesting campaigns against targets of intelligence interest to the Russian government, such as U.S.
There was about a 24-hour period where many news outlets reported on a reported DDoS attack that involved a botnet made up of thousands of internet-connected toothbrushes.
The Glupteba botnet has been found to incorporate a previously undocumented Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit feature, adding another layer of sophistication and stealth to the malware. "This bootkit can intervene and control the [operating system] boot process, enabling Glupteba to hide itself and create a stealthy persistence that can be extremely difficult to
By Waqas The notorious Warzone Rat operation was active from 2018 until its takedown. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Takes Down Notorious Warzone RAT Malware Operation, Arrests 2
Plus: China’s Volt Typhoon hackers lurked in US systems for years, the Biden administration’s crackdown on spyware vendors ramps up, and a new pro-Beijing disinformation campaign gets exposed.
FBI and CISA have produced guidance about Chinese APT group Volt Typhoon and other groups that use Living off the Land (LOTL) techniques.