OT attacks and cyber breaches, APT and cyberspionage campaigns, AI frameworks and emerging threats
PHP2Shell, Fragnesia and new ITW exploits, APT and cyberspionage operations, the latest from Italy
Some cybersecurity researchers from Cleafy took the wraps off a new Android trojan that takes advantage of accessibility features on mobile devices to siphon credentials from banking and cryptocurrency services...
SimJacker is a SIM card vulnerability that allows cybercriminals to compromise any cell phone and spy on victims by simply sending an SMS text message. What is SimJacker? The...
A Web Shell is a shell-like interface that enables a web server to be remotely accessed, often for the purposes of cyberattacks. What is a Web Shell? A Web...
Experts have identified a new Linux RAT that was dubbed “CronRAT”. It stands out through its hiding place, as it can be found in different tasks which have a schedule-timeline...
Cybersecurity law: a new branch of law to support digital security The constant and dialectical relationship between society and law makes the latter available to the former to acknowledge their...
An APT attacked two different vaccine manufacturers in past years, using shape-shifting malware that initially appears to be a ransomware attack but later turns out to be much more sophisticated....
First seen in July 2021, BlackMatter is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) tool that allows the ransomware‘s developers to profit from cybercriminal affiliates (i.e., BlackMatter actors) who deploy it against victims. BlackMatter...
Abstract Artificial intelligence can be qualified as an ambivalent tool since it lends itself to being used both as a means to create cyber defense products and, unfortunately, as a...
Initially, criminals exclusively used ransomware-related malware to restrict access to user data by encrypting files on individual or organizational devices. In exchange for the decryption key, the victims had to...
Dharma is a dangerous ransomware, identified as early as 2016, whose uniqueness lies entirely in its peculiar attack technique: the Dharma ransomware, in fact, is able to install itself on...
