Chinese Cyberespionage Group ‘Witchetty’ Updates Toolset in Recent Attacks

Chinese cyberespionage group Witchetty has been observed updating its toolset in recent attacks targeting entities in the Middle East and Africa, Symantec reports.
Also referred to as LookingFrog, Witchetty is believed to be part of Cicada, the Chinese… Continue reading Chinese Cyberespionage Group ‘Witchetty’ Updates Toolset in Recent Attacks

Hackers Possibly From China Using New Method to Deploy Persistent ESXi Backdoors

Hackers possibly from China have been using a new technique to install persistent backdoors in VMware ESXi hypervisors, giving them significant capabilities while making detection more difficult.
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Kaiji Botnet Successor ‘Chaos’ Targeting Linux, Windows Systems

Black Lotus Labs, Lumen Technologies’ threat intelligence team, has issued a warning on Chaos, the new variant of the Kaiji distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet, targeting enterprises and large organizations.
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New Infostealer Malware ‘Erbium’ Offered as MaaS for Thousands of Dollars

Security researchers are warning of a new information stealer named Erbium being distributed under the Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model.
The threat made its initial appearance in late July, when a Russian speaking threat actor started advertising it o… Continue reading New Infostealer Malware ‘Erbium’ Offered as MaaS for Thousands of Dollars

Hacktivist Attacks Show Ease of Hacking Industrial Control Systems

Hacktivists might not know a lot about industrial control systems (ICS), but they’re well aware of the potential implications of these devices getting compromised. That is why some groups have been targeting these systems — which are often unprotected … Continue reading Hacktivist Attacks Show Ease of Hacking Industrial Control Systems