June 26, 2022

Lithuania Warns of Rise in DDoS Attacks Against Government Sites The National Cyber Security Center (NKSC) of Lithuania has issued a public warning about a steep increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks directed against public authorities in the country. DDoS is a special type of cyberattack that causes Read more…

Malicious Windows ‘LNK’ Attacks Made Easy with New Quantum Builder Malware researchers have noticed a new tool that helps cybercriminals build malicious .LNK files to deliver payloads for the initial stages of an attack. LNKs are Windows shortcut files that can contain malicious code to abuse legitimate tools on the system, the so-called Read more…

Automotive Hose Maker Nichirin Hit by Ransomware Attack Nichirin-Flex U.S.A, a subsidiary of the Japanese car and motorcycle hose maker Nichirin, has been hit by a ransomware attack causing the company to take the network offline. The attack occurred on June 14, 2022, and the company reacted as soon as it Read more…

Chinese Hackers Use Ransomware as Decoy for Cyber Espionage Two Chinese hacking groups conducting cyber espionage and stealing intellectual property from Japanese and western companies are deploying ransomware as a decoy to cover up their malicious activities. Threat analysts from Secureworks say that the use of ransomware in espionage operations Read more…

New MetaMask Phishing Campaign Uses KYC Lures to Steal Passphrases A new phishing campaign is targeting users on Microsoft 365 while spoofing the popular MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet provider and attempting to steal recovery phrases. MetaMask recovery phrases, or seeds, are a series of 12 words that users can use to Read more…

Conti Ransomware Hacking Spree Breaches Over 40 orgs in a Month The Conti cybercrime syndicate runs one of the most aggressive ransomware operations and has grown highly organized, to the point that affiliates were able to hack more than 40 companies in a little over a month. Security researchers codenamed Read more…

NSA Shares Tips on Securing Windows Devices with PowerShell The National Security Agency (NSA) and cybersecurity partner agencies issued an advisory today recommending system administrators to use PowerShell to prevent and detect malicious activity on Windows machines. PowerShell is frequently used in cyberattacks, leveraged mostly in the post-exploitation stage, but Read more…