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The Cheerscrypt ransomware has been linked to a Chinese hacking group named 'Emperor Dragonfly,' known to frequently switch between ransomware families to evade attribution. The ransomware gang is tracked under different names, such as Bronze Starlight and DEV-0401, and has been seen using a wide variety of ransomware families since 2021.
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Security researchers have discovered a malicious campaign by the 'Witchetty' hacking group, which uses steganography to hide a backdoor malware in a Windows logo. The group is also considered part of the TA410 operatives, previously linked to attacks against U.S. energy providers.
The group uses two Windows-based malware that have been described as "Extremely complex" but there are indications of Linux malware, too. Researchers at SentinelLabs discovered Metador in an telecommunications company in the Middle East that had already been breached by about ten other threat actors originating from China and Iran, among them Moshen Dragon and MuddyWater.
In what's the latest crypto heist to target the decentralized finance space, hackers have stolen digital assets worth around $160 million from crypto trading firm Wintermute. The hack involved a series of unauthorized transactions that transferred USD Coin, Binance USD, Tether USD, Wrapped ETH, and 66 other cryptocurrencies to the attacker's wallet.
Uber on Monday disclosed more details related to the security incident that happened last week, pinning the attack on a threat actor it believes is affiliated to the notorious LAPSUS$ hacking group. As for how the attack unfolded, the ridesharing firm said an "EXT contractor" had their personal device compromised with malware and their corporate account credentials stolen and sold on the dark web, corroborating an earlier report from Group-IB. The Singapore-headquartered company, the previous week, noted that at least two of Uber's employees located in Brazil and Indonesia were infected with Raccoon and Vidar information stealers.
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency of conducting a string of cyberattacks aimed at aeronautical and military research-oriented Northwestern Polytechnical University in the city of Xi'an in June 2022. The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre disclosed its findings last week, and accused the Office of Tailored Access Operations at the USA's National Security Agency of orchestrating thousands of attacks against the entities located within the country.
A new Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as APT42 has been discovered using a custom Android malware to spy on targets of interest. The cybersecurity firm has collected enough evidence to determine that APT42 is a state-sponsored threat actor who engages in cyberespionage against individuals and organizations of particular interest to the Iranian government.
Apple users urged to install latest updates to combat hacking. iPhone, iPad, Mac and Safari users are being advised to apply the latest updates to fix security holes that could be used to gain control of a device.