Cybersecurity Attacks

Securezoo Cybersecurity Threat Center blog posts of new cybersecurity attacks.

ViperRAT mAPT used in targeted surveillance

Security researchers from Lookout have discovered two malicious samples of trojanized ViperRAT apps in Google Play Store, each disguised as custom chat apps. Hackers appear to have used the two Android apps to conduct highly targeted surveillance in the Middle East.

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The 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is Out

This year’s Verizon 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) includes over 53,000 security incidents, 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries worldwide. Verizon published the 11th edition of the DBIR with help from 67 contributors.

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GoScanSSH malware targets default and weak passwords

Talos security researchers have spotted a new family of malware dubbed “GoScanSSH” that compromises internet-facing SSH servers. The malware targets default and weak passwords via a brute force attack on SSH systems that allow password-based SSH authentication.

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