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Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Cybersecurity A group of researchers has revealed what it says is a vulnerability in a specific implementation of CRYSTALS-Kyber, one of the encryption algorithms chosen by the U.S. government as quantum-resistant last year. The exploit relates to "side-channel attacks on up to the fifth-order masked implementations of CRYSTALS-Kyber … [Read more...] about Experts Discover Flaw in U.S. Govt’s Chosen Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithm
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Experts Warn of RambleOn Android Malware Targeting South Korean Journalists
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cyber Threat Suspected North Korean nation-state actors targeted a journalist in South Korea with a malware-laced Android app as part of a social engineering campaign. The findings come from South Korea-based non-profit Interlab, which coined the new malware RambleOn. The malicious functionalities include the "ability to read and … [Read more...] about Experts Warn of RambleOn Android Malware Targeting South Korean Journalists
Experts Uncover Two Long-Running Android Spyware Campaigns Targeting Uyghurs
Two long-running surveillance campaigns have been found targeting the Uyghur community in China and elsewhere with Android spyware tools designed to harvest sensitive information and track their whereabouts. This encompasses a previously undocumented malware strain called BadBazaar and updated variants of an espionage artifact dubbed MOONSHINE by researchers from the University … [Read more...] about Experts Uncover Two Long-Running Android Spyware Campaigns Targeting Uyghurs
Experts Warn of New RatMilad Android Spyware Targeting Enterprise Devices
A novel Android malware called RatMilad has been observed targeting a Middle Eastern enterprise mobile device by concealing itself as a VPN and phone number spoofing app. The mobile trojan functions as advanced spyware with capabilities that receives and executes commands to collect and exfiltrate a wide variety of data from the infected mobile endpoint, Zimperium said in a … [Read more...] about Experts Warn of New RatMilad Android Spyware Targeting Enterprise Devices
Experts Find Malicious Cookie Stuffing Chrome Extensions Used by 1.4 Million Users
Five imposter extensions for the Google Chrome web browser masquerading as Netflix viewers and others have been found to track users' browsing activity and profit of retail affiliate programs. "The extensions offer various functions such as enabling users to watch Netflix shows together, website coupons, and taking screenshots of a website," McAfee researchers Oliver Devane and … [Read more...] about Experts Find Malicious Cookie Stuffing Chrome Extensions Used by 1.4 Million Users
Experts Find Similarities Between New LockBit 3.0 and BlackMatter Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers have reiterated similarities between the latest iteration of the LockBit ransomware and BlackMatter, a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware strain that closed shop in November 2021. The new version of LockBit, called LockBit 3.0 aka LockBit Black, was released in June 2022, launching a brand new leak site and what's the very first ransomware … [Read more...] about Experts Find Similarities Between New LockBit 3.0 and BlackMatter Ransomware
Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of “Black Basta” Ransomware
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate has amassed nearly 50 victims in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand within two months of its emergence in the wild, making it a prominent threat in a short window. "Black Basta has been observed targeting a range of industries, including manufacturing, construction, transportation, telcos, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of “Black Basta” Ransomware
New ToddyCat Hacker Group on Experts’ Radar After Targeting MS Exchange Servers
An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed ToddyCat has been linked to a string of attacks aimed at high-profile entities in Europe and Asia since at least December 2020. The relatively new adversarial collective is said to have commenced its operations by targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in Taiwan and Vietnam using an unknown exploit to deploy the China Chopper … [Read more...] about New ToddyCat Hacker Group on Experts’ Radar After Targeting MS Exchange Servers
Experts Detail New RCE Vulnerability Affecting Google Chrome Dev Channel
Details have emerged about a recently patched critical remote code execution vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine used in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers. The issue relates to a case of use-after-free in the instruction optimization component, successful exploitation of which could "allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the … [Read more...] about Experts Detail New RCE Vulnerability Affecting Google Chrome Dev Channel
Chinese Experts Uncover Details of Equation Group’s Bvp47 Covert Hacking Tool
Researchers from China's Pangu Lab have disclosed details of a "top-tier" backdoor put to use by the Equation Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) with alleged ties to the cyber-warfare intelligence-gathering unit of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Dubbed "Bvp47" owing to numerous references to the string "Bvp" and the numerical value "0x47" used in the … [Read more...] about Chinese Experts Uncover Details of Equation Group’s Bvp47 Covert Hacking Tool