Wslink, a previously undescribed loader for Windows binaries
ESET researchers discovered a previously undescribed loader for Windows binaries, tracked as Wslink, that runs as a server and executes...
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AbstractEmu, a new Android malware with rooting capabilities
AbstractEmu is a new Android malware that can root infected devices to take complete control and evade detection with different tricks. Security...
Threat profile: Ranzy Locker ransomware
Ranzy Locker ransomware emerged in late 2020, when the variant began to target victims in the United States. According to a flash alert issued...
German investigators identify crypto millionaire behind REvil operations
German authorities have identified a Russian man named Nikolay K. who is suspected to be a prominent member of the...
What is fileless malware?
Unlike traditional malware, which relies on a file being written to a disk, fileless malware is intended to be memory...
Crooks steal $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance
Threat actors have stolen $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Cream Finance decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. C.R.E.A.M. Finance...
Extracting type information from Go binaries
During the 2021 edition of the SAS conference, I had the pleasure of delivering a workshop focused on reverse-engineering Go...
Avast releases free decrypters for AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware families
Security firm Avast released today decryptors for AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware that allow victims to recover their files for free....
Grief ransomware gang hit US National Rifle Association (NRA)
Grief ransomware operators claim to have compromised computer systems at US National Rifle Association (NRA) and added it to their...
Avast released a free decryptor for Babuk ransomware
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Avast released a decryption tool for Babuk ransomware that allows victims to recover their files for...
The 9th edition of the ENISA Threat Landscape (ETL) report is out!
I’m proud to announce the release of the 9th edition of the ENISA Threat Landscape (ETL) on the state of...
Watch out for the Steam skin “free knife” scam
Have you ever had someone run up to you in the street and insist you take their free knife? I...
Update now! Apple patches bugs in iOS and iPadOS
On two consecutive days Apple has released a few important patches. iOS 14.8.1 comes just a month after releasing iOS...
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the IT supply chain
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is extending its operations and started targeting the IT supply chain on new targets. North...
Operations at Iranian gas stations were disrupted today. Cyber attack or computer glitch?
A cyberattack has disrupted gas stations from the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) across Iran. A cyber attack...
APT trends report Q3 2021
For more than four years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of...
Dark HunTOR: Police arrested 150 people in dark web drug bust
Dark HunTOR: Police corps across the world have arrested 150 individuals suspected of buying or selling illicit goods on the...
Expert managed to crack 70% of a 5,000 WiFi network sample in Tel Aviv
A researcher from the security firm CyberArk has managed to crack 70% of Tel Aviv’s Wifi Networks starting from a...
How social media mistakes can impact cybersecurity
We talked to members of our Malware Removal Support team and asked them what kind of problems they get asked...
Ranzy Locker ransomware hit tens of US companies in 2021
The FBI published a flash alert to warn of the activity of the Ranzy Locker ransomware that had already compromised...
Patch now to bypass Firefox add-ons that abuse the proxy API to deny updates
In a Firefox security announcement, Mozilla said 455,000 users have downloaded Firefox add-ons that interfere with how they connect to...
UltimaSMS subscription fraud campaign targeted millions of Android users
UltimaSMS, a massive fraud campaign is using Android apps with million of downloads to subscribe victims to premium subscription services....
Kansas Man pleads guilty to hacking the Post Rock Rural Water District
Kansas man Wyatt Travnichek admitted in court to tampering with the computer systems at the Post Rock Rural Water District....
US-CERT Bulletin (SB21-298):Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 18, 2021
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
