A new stealthy information stealer malware called Bandit Stealer has caught the attention of cybersecurity researchers for its ability to target numerous web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. "It has the potential to expand to other platforms as Bandit Stealer was developed using the Go programming language, possibly allowing cross-platform compatibility," Trend Micro said … [Read more...] about New Stealthy Bandit Stealer Targeting Web Browsers and Cryptocurrency Wallets
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New All-in-One “EvilExtractor” Stealer for Windows Systems Surfaces on the Dark Web
Apr 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Risk / Dark Web A new "all-in-one" stealer malware named EvilExtractor (also spelled Evil Extractor) is being marketed for sale for other threat actors to steal data and files from Windows systems. "It includes several modules that all work via an FTP service," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said. "It also contains environment … [Read more...] about New All-in-One “EvilExtractor” Stealer for Windows Systems Surfaces on the Dark Web
CISA Issues Warning on Active Exploitation of ZK Java Web Framework Vulnerability
Feb 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity flaw affecting the ZK Framework to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog based on evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2022-36537 (CVSS score: 7.5), the issue impacts ZK Framework versions 9.6.1, … [Read more...] about CISA Issues Warning on Active Exploitation of ZK Java Web Framework Vulnerability
Researchers Detail New Attack Method to Bypass Popular Web Application Firewalls
Dec 10, 2022Ravie LakshmananWeb App Firewall / Web Security A new attack method can be used to circumvent web application firewalls (WAFs) of various vendors and infiltrate systems, potentially enabling attackers to gain access to sensitive business and customer information. Web application firewalls are a key line of defense to help filter, monitor, and block HTTP(S) traffic … [Read more...] about Researchers Detail New Attack Method to Bypass Popular Web Application Firewalls
British Hacker Charged for Operating “The Real Deal” Dark Web Marketplace
A 34-year-old U.K. national has been arraigned in the U.S. for operating a dark web marketplace called The Real Deal that specialized in the sales of hacking tools and stolen login credentials. Daniel Kaye, who went by a litany of pseudonyms Popopret, Bestbuy, UserL0ser, and Spdrman, has been charged with five counts of access device fraud and one count of money laundering … [Read more...] about British Hacker Charged for Operating “The Real Deal” Dark Web Marketplace
Researchers Uncover Malicious NPM Packages Stealing Data from Apps and Web Forms
A widespread software supply chain attack has targeted the NPM package manager at least since December 2021 with rogue modules designed to steal data entered in forms by users on websites that include them. The coordinated attack, dubbed IconBurst by ReversingLabs, involves no fewer than two dozen NPM packages that include obfuscated JavaScript, which comes with malicious code … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover Malicious NPM Packages Stealing Data from Apps and Web Forms
Your Graphics Card Fingerprint Can Be Used to Track Your Activities Across the Web
Researchers have demonstrated a new type of fingerprinting technique that exploits a machine's graphics processing unit (GPU) as a means to track users across the web persistently. Dubbed DrawnApart, the method "identifies a device from the unique properties of its GPU stack," researchers from Australia, France, and Israel said in a new paper," adding " variations in speed … [Read more...] about Your Graphics Card Fingerprint Can Be Used to Track Your Activities Across the Web
The BloodyStealer virus and gamer accounts on the dark web
In March this year, our experts discovered an ad on an underground forum for a piece of malware dubbed BloodyStealer by its creators. The ad states that it steals following data from infected devices: Passwords, cookies, bank card details, browser autofill data; Device data; Screenshots; Desktop and uTorrent client files; Bethesda, Epic Games, GOG, Origin, Steam, Telegram, and … [Read more...] about The BloodyStealer virus and gamer accounts on the dark web
Over 25% Of Tor Exit Relays Spied On Users’ Dark Web Activities
An unknown threat actor managed to control more than 27% of the entire Tor network exit capacity in early February 2021, a new study on the dark web infrastructure revealed. "The entity attacking Tor users is actively exploiting tor users since over a year and expanded the scale of their attacks to a new record level," an independent security researcher who goes by the name … [Read more...] about Over 25% Of Tor Exit Relays Spied On Users’ Dark Web Activities
Why Replace Traditional Web Application Firewall (WAF) With New Age WAF?
At present, web applications have become the top targets for attackers because of potential monetization opportunities. Security breaches on the web application can cost millions. Strikingly, DNS (Domain Name System) related outage and Distributed denial of service (DDoS) lead a negative impact on businesses. Among the wide range of countermeasures, a web application firewall … [Read more...] about Why Replace Traditional Web Application Firewall (WAF) With New Age WAF?