Hackers exploit Huawei Routers RCE vulnerability (CVE-2017-17215)
Security researchers have discovered a zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2017-17215) in the Huawei home router HG532.
Cybersecurity Attacks
Securezoo Cybersecurity Threat Center blog posts of new cybersecurity attacks.
ATM network security gap threats
FortiGuard Labs recently discovered that cybercriminals behind VenusLocker ransomware attacks from last year have switched their tactics to now target the cryptocurrency market.
Triton malware attacks critical industrial control systems
FireEye’s Mandiant spotted new malware called Triton that has targeted a critical infrastructure organization. FireEye discovered the new threat as part of a recent incident response investigation for one if its customers.
MoneyTaker hacking group
A new hacking group dubbed MoneyTaker has stolen allegedly millions of dollars from banking institutions from US, UK and Russia over the past year, according to researchers.
Emotet downloader trojan
McAfee observed an increase in activity in a Trojan downloader dubbed “Emotet” that spreads by emails used to trick victims into downloading a number of malicious payloads to include ransomware, Dridex, Trickbot, Pinkslipbot, and other banking Trojans.
MITM attacks on banking apps
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have discovered certain banking iOS and Android apps, such as HSBCand the TunnelBear VPN app, are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
Andromeda botnet dismantled
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) worked with multiple international partners to take down on November 29 one of the longest running malware families dubbed Andromeda.
New Mirai campaign targets new IoT devices
Security researchers spotted an increase in new activity from the Mirai IoT botnet. This new campaign targets organizations in Argentina, but has spread to other parts of South America and North Africa.
Turla group malware
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released a security advisory and intelligence report on the Turla cyber threat group that targets government, military, technology, energy and commercial organizations.
FALLCHILL RAT cyber threat
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint technical alert on updated threat intelligence on a remote administration tool (RAT) dubbed FALLCHILL used by the North Korean government.