Collaborate Disseminate
Are you using Linux or Mac OS? If you think your system is not prone to viruses, then you should read this.
Wide-range of cybercriminals are now using a new piece of ‘undetectable’ spying malware that targets Windows, macOS, Solaris and Linux systems…. Continue reading Beware! Undetectable CrossRAT malware targets Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems
The cybersecurity threat landscape has never been more extensive and is most likely to grow exponentially in 2018.
Although the original creators of Mirai DDoS botnet have already been arrested and jailed, the variants of the infamous IoT malware are … Continue reading New Mirai Okiru Botnet targets devices running widely-used ARC Processors
A computer programmer from Ohio was recently indicted on 16 charges involving developing and using spyware to exfiltrate sensitive user data, and producing child pornography. Developed for MacOS devices, the FruitFly malware is believed to have been in… Continue reading Man Charged With Spying on MacOS Users with Malware for 13 Years
Lawrence over at Bleeping Computer posted an interesting blog yesterday:StorageCrypt Ransomware Infecting NAS Devices Using SambaCry
In that blog, Lawrence pointed out quite some users had issues with a new ransomware, dubbed StorageCrypt, and possibly… Continue reading StorageCrypt ransomware, a coinminer and more
In a previous blog post, I wrote some (extensive) notes on Linux/Xor.DDoS, also known as just Xor.DDoS, an interesting type of Linux malware.
You can find that particular blog below, in which I give some history, details, remediation and prevention in … Continue reading Notes on Linux/BillGates
Botnets, like Mirai, that are capable of infecting Linux-based internet-of-things (IoT) devices are constantly increasing and are mainly designed to conduct Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but researchers have discovered that cybercrimina… Continue reading Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails
A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in fraudulent payments has been imprisoned for 46 months (nearly four years) in a United States’ federal prison.
41-year-old Maxim Senakh, of Velik… Continue reading Hacker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Spreading Linux Malware
Last month, we reported about a group of hackers exploiting SambaCry—a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software—to hack Linux computers and install malware to mine cryptocurrencies.
The same group of hackers is now targeting Windows machines with a new backdoor, which is a QT-based re-compiled version of the same malware used to target Linux.
Continue reading CowerSnail — Windows Backdoor from the Creators of SambaCry Linux Malware
South Korean web hosting provider has agreed to pay $1 million in bitcoins to hackers after a Linux ransomware infected its 153 servers, encrypting 3,400 business websites and their data, hosted on them.
According to a blog post published by NAYANA, t… Continue reading Web Hosting Company Pays $1 Million to Ransomware Hackers to Get Files Back
A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in illicit profit has finally entered a guilty plea in the United States and is going to face sentencing in August.
Maxim Senakh, 41, of Velikii No… Continue reading Hacker Who Used Linux Botnet to Send Millions of Spam Emails Pleads Guilty