Romita Majumdar reports: … SonicWall Labs Threats research team found fake Aarogya Setu apps carrying spyware, which is capable of making phone calls, recording audio, send SMS, take pictures and record videos from the camera. If the user deletes Aarogya Setu app from the device by long pressing the icon > uninstall method, only the…
Category: Malware
Michigan State hit by ransomware threatening leak of student and financial data
Benjamin Freed reports: Michigan State University is being targeted by a ransomware attack carried out by a hacker claiming to have stolen files, including students’ personal information, with the threat of publishing them online if a bounty is not paid. A post appeared Wednesday on a blog affiliated with NetWalker, a relatively newer form of…
Trojanized Discord Client Grabs Passwords and User Tokens
Bill Toulis reports: The “MalwareHunter” research team has discovered a malicious process that turns the Discord chat app client into a password stealer. The threat actor who is engaging in this campaign is deploying a custom spin of the “AnarchyGrabber” Trojan, which is capable of stealing passwords, disabling two-factor authentication, and even spreading over the…
NetWalker Ransomware Group Enters Advanced Targeting “Game”
Advanced Intelligence, LLC released a report on NetWalker Ransomware Group. From the background and summary of their report: Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a drastic increase in the number of cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry. The NetWalker ransomware syndicate is no exception to this trend. NetWalker responsible for such attacks as a high-profile…
Netfilim Ransomware Operators Leak Massive Data From a Global Logistic Group
Anriban Roy reports: The Netfilim ransomware operators have leaked the first installment of data from a massive 200 GB worth data of the global logistics company Toll Group. The operators have hacked the Toll network via its ransomware at the beginning of this month and breached a massive volume of data before encrypting the Toll…
The ProLock ransomware doesn’t tell you one important thing about decrypting your files
Graham Cluley reports that if you find yourself in the situation where your files have been locked up by ProLock ransomware, there’s something to keep in mind when considering whether you should pay the ransom demand to get the decryption key promised by the attackers: What the hackers don’t tell you – let’s be generous,…