Friday, January 31, 2025

Cyber Crime

Rorschach – Fastest Encryption Ransomware Ever Found in Ransomware History

Researchers from Checkpoint found a new and previously unknown ransomware variant dubbed "Rorschach" with highly sophisticated features that target U.S. companies.Rorschach ransomware carries technically...

ChatGPT Ready to Write Ransomware But Failed to Go Deep 

Our lives are now enriched by the availability of LLMs that are easily accessible on the internet, so we have tools such as the...

A Military-Type Explosive Sent Via USB Drive to Detonate When Plug-in To Computer

The Ecuadorian free-to-air television network Ecuavisa recently reported that a USB device was detonated inside an organization's newsroom. The explosion occurred due to a...

What Is the Difference Between the Dark Web and the Deep Web?

The terms "dark web" and "deep web" are often used interchangeably. Still, they refer to two distinct areas of the internet that are not...

MQsTTang – Chinese Hackers Using Custom Malware To Evade AV Detection

In a recent analysis, MQsTTang, a newly designed custom backdoor, has been scrutinized by ESET researchers. After a thorough investigation, the source of this...

HardBit Ransomware Steal Sensitive Data From Victims Before Encrypting

As of October 2022, The HardBit ransomware attack was first detected as a threat extorting cryptocurrency payments to decrypt data from organizations. Recently, version...

‘Black Panthers’ – A SIM Swap Gang Connected With Dark Web Got Arrested

Spanish National Police arrested the notorious SIM-swapping gang operating under the name "Black Panthers" for various cyber crimes.The law enforcement agents arrested 55 people, including the...

Accidental Syntax Error Leads to Kill The Cryptomining botnet Malware “KmsdBot”

It turns out that Akamai's team of researchers accidentally killed a newly discovered cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot during the investigation.Due to a...