In a sudden, stunning announcement today, the United States Department of Justice, the FBI, and federal agencies from 13 countries from Europol, announced the seizure of the transnational Hive ransomware operation. The seizure was part of a months-long operation that began in late July 2022 when the FBI infiltrated the Hive network. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said it … [Read more...]
Cybersecurity News: Malvertising, Ransomware, and Alleged IRS Breach
Regarding malware, breaches, and the overall threat landscape, 2023 is off to a dynamic start. Malvertising (malicious advertising) continues to be a successful attack vector for hackers, especially from sponsored ads via Google searches. Jon DiMaggio released his long-awaited Ransomware Diary series beginning with the first iteration of the LockBit ransomware group. Also, a … [Read more...]
When Trying to Catch ‘Em All, Leave This RAT Alone
Recently, researchers have observed threat actors using a website previously associated with the popular AR game, PokemonGo to distribute a remote access trojan (RAT). The method of delivery is a cleverly disguised game installer that includes a copy of the commonly used NetSupport Manager application, which on its own is technically a trusted application. The surreptitious use … [Read more...]
Endurance Ransomware Claims Breach of US Federal Government
The WatchGuard Security Team spends a lot of time chasing ransomware extortion groups throughout the dark web. So, it only fits that one of the newer ransomware extortion groups is named Endurance Ransomware. It appears this "group" is one individual known as IntelBroker, who has allegedly breached several entities of the US government and two other separate businesses in one … [Read more...]
Two Microsoft Exchange Server Zero-Day Vulnerabilities (aka ProxyNotShell)
Update 10/6/2022 : Microsoft has released several updates since their post on the “ProxyNotShell” Exchange vulnerabilities. If you followed their initial mitigation steps, they are not sufficient to block this threat and your Exchange server may remain vulnerable. Security researchers began poking at the initial mitigation recommendations and found ways to bypass their … [Read more...]
