Summary The ShadowPad advanced modular remote access trojan (RAT) has been deployed by the Chinese government-sponsored BRONZE ATLAS threat group since at least 2017. A growing list of other Chinese threat groups have deployed it globally since 2019 in attacks against organizations in various industry verticals. Secureworks® Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) analysis of ShadowPad samples
by Paul Ducklin In the past few days, both Apple and Adobe have published software updates to close off zero-day security holes that were already being exploited by attackers. Remember that a zero-day exploit is a security bypass, typically one that allows Bad Guys to break in and run or implant software of their own
Reported scams surged by 17% in the final quarter of 2021 in the UK, while attempted scams increased by 70% over the same period, according to new data from Barclays. The findings, based on responses from over 2000 UK residents, came as the bank issued new guidance for the public on how to detect the common
How well retailers can manage the surge in cyberthreats may be crucial for their prospects in a post‑pandemic world It’s hardly surprising that the retail sector is one of the most frequently targeted globally, with retail sales in the US alone projected to top $5.2 trillion in 2022. Consumers’ money and data have for years been
Entities in the aviation, aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, and defense industries have been targeted by a persistent threat group since at least 2017 as part of a string of spear-phishing campaigns mounted to deliver a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) on compromised systems. The use of commodity malware such as AsyncRAT and NetWire, among others,
by Paul Ducklin Using the Adobe Commerce online selling platform? Using Magento, the free, open-source variant of the same product? Buying products from online stores that use either of these? Using online services that themselves use services that (…repeat up the supply chain as needed…) ultimately depend upon Magento or Adobe’s paid version? If so,
A local authority in the UK hit by suspected Russian actors has set aside £380,000 ($514,000) to remediate and recover from the incident, according to reports. Gloucester City Council discovered the breach back in December and warned at the time that it could take up to six months to fix as servers would need rebuilding.
Spain’s National Police Agency, the Policía Nacional, said last week it dismantled an unnamed cybercriminal organization and arrested eight individuals in connection with a series of SIM swapping attacks that were carried out with the goal of financial fraud. The suspects of the crime ring masqueraded as trustworthy representatives of banks and other organizations and
Security researchers at Website Planet have discovered an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket containing the Personal Identifiable Information (PII) of millions of people. Inside the bucket were ten folders, containing around 6,000 files and totaling over 1GB of data. While most (approximately 99%) of the data belongs to American residents, some information relates to people living in Canada.
Apple on Thursday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari to address a new WebKit flaw that it said may have been actively exploited in the wild, making it the company’s third zero-day patch since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2022-22620, the issue concerns a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebKit component
A leader of the hacking group Team-Xecuter has been sentenced to prison for participating in a piracy conspiracy against multiple gaming companies. Canadian national Gary Bowser, who is also known as GaryOPA, was arrested in the Dominican Republic in September 2020 on suspicion of creating and selling illegal software and devices that enabled users to play pirated
Don’t be the next victim – spot the signs of a faux romance in time and send that scammer ‘packing’ It is a truth universally acknowledged that we’re all looking for a special someone to share our lives with. Some of us are lucky enough to find that person. For the rest, the search goes
French data protection regulators on Thursday found the use of Google Analytics a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws in the country, almost a month after a similar decision was reached in Austria. To that end, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) ruled that the transatlantic movement of
by Paul Ducklin Here on Naked Security, we’ve been lamenting the mysterious nature of Apple’s security updates for ages. For example, even when widely-known security problems appear in components that are part of Apple’s operating system, Apple routinely refuses to say when, or even if, it plans to address the issues itself. Back in February
Nearly half of emails destined for inboxes in 2021 were classed as spam, with Russia the biggest culprit, according to Kaspersky. In its new Spam and Phishing in 2021 report, the Russian AV company revealed that it detected spam rates at an average of 46% over the year, peaking at 48% in June. Most of it came from
A trip into the dark corners of Telegram, which has become a magnet for criminals peddling everything from illegal drugs to fake money and COVID-19 vaccine passes Just a few years ago, illicit services and online contraband were firmly sourced in the hidden, largely untraceable depths of the internet: the dark web. People frequenting dark
A previously unknown hacking group has been linked to targeted attacks against human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics, and lawyers across India in an attempt to plant “incriminating digital evidence.” Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne attributed the intrusions to a group it tracks as “ModifiedElephant,” an elusive threat actor that’s been operational since at least 2012,
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The evolution of cyber-threats and the confluence of new systems and legacy systems are the most significant current challenges for security teams, according to a panel of CISOs speaking during a virtual event organized by HP Wolf Security. Moderated by Ed Amoroso, chief executive officer of TAG Cyber LLC, the session began with a simple question to
A view of the T3 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts While 2020 was the year of supply-chain attacks (and, yes, the start of the global COVID-19 crisis), 2021 was defined by shockingly severe vulnerabilities (…and by vaccines). The year started with
Cybersecurity authorities from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have published a joint advisory warning of an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations across the world in 2021. The incidents singled out a broad range of sectors, including defense, emergency services, agriculture, government facilities, IT, healthcare, financial services, education, energy, charities,
by Naked Security writer The story as we know it now sounds simple, but the investigation wasn’t. It all started, according to court papers, with a security breach reported in August 2016 by the Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex. (The court application for an arrest warrant refers to the company only as “VCE”, short for Virtual Currency
The UK’s Foreign Office was the target of “a serious cybersecurity incident,” according to a document accidentally published on a government website. The BBC reported that the tender document revealed that unidentified hackers infiltrated Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) systems, but were detected. It added that cybersecurity company BAE Systems Applied Intelligence was called
No more turning a blind eye to algorithmic bias and discrimination if US lawmakers get their way For years, tech has claimed that AI decisions are very hard to explain, but still pretty darn good. If US lawmakers get their way, that will have to change. Citing potential for fraud and techno-fiddling to get the
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Iran has refreshed its malware toolset to include a new backdoor dubbed Marlin as part of a long-running espionage campaign that started in April 2018. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET attributed the attacks — code named Out to Sea — to a threat actor called OilRig (aka
by Paul Ducklin Yesterday, we wrote that Microsoft had decided to turn off a handy software deployment feature, even though the company described itself as “thrilled” by the feature, and described its functionality as “popular”. #ICYMI, that was about the use of so-called App Bundles to make software available for download via your browser. By
Pornographic websites will be legally obliged to introduce robust checks to verify the age of users under new plans published by the UK government. The measure is designed to protect children from accessing pornography from commercial providers. Announced on Safer Internet Day, the standalone provision has been added to the UK’s Online Safety Bill. The obligation
A financially motivated campaign that targets Android devices and spreads mobile malware via SMS phishing techniques since at least 2018 has spread its tentacles to strike victims located in France and Germany for the first time. Dubbed Roaming Mantis, the latest spate of activities observed in 2021 involve sending fake shipping-related texts containing a URL
by Paul Ducklin Late last year (November 2021), we reported on an unusual campaign of scammy emails warning recipients that they were in big trouble at work. If you saw one of these, you’ll probably remember it: a customer had made a formal complaint and the company was scrambling to hold a meeting to investigate
The UK government has unveiled plans to strengthen its Online Safety Bill, which includes the creation of new criminal offenses. The legislation, first drafted in May 2021, will place new obligations on social media sites and other services hosting user-generated content or allowing people to talk to others online to remove and limit the spread of illegal
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