Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages

DarkSide, the group behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack that generated fuel shortages and price increases across the United States, is shutting down. This may be due to pressure from the US government.  The cybercriminals’ group blog, that was used for naming and shaming, as well as the website used for ransom and CDN, were all…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management , Patch Management Pondurance: Ransomware Group Used Backdoors That Persist Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • August 10, 2021     Some patched on-premises Microsoft Exchange email servers are still proving to be vulnerable. The Conti ransomware group is now leveraging backdoors that persist, cybersecurity consulting firm Pondurance…

Google recently removed 8 apps that were masquerading as cryptocurrency cloud mining applications from its Play Store. This comes as the demand for cryptocurrency mining has been increasing day by day, also attracting malicious activities from several places.  The 8 apps banned on Google Playstore are:  BitFunds – Crypto Cloud MiningBitcoin Miner – Cloud MiningBitcoin…

Breach Notification , Legislation & Litigation , Security Operations Bill Would Require Reporting of Critical Infrastructure Attacks Within 72 Hours Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • September 1, 2021     Reps. Yvette Clarke and John Katko are supporting the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 The House began debate Wednesday on legislation that…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Also Featured: Analysis of Regulatory Landscape; Comments From Rep. Jim Langevin Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • June 18, 2021     Clockwise, from top left: Doug Olenick, Anna Delaney, Tom Field and Scott Ferguson In the latest weekly…

Supo is the security and intelligence agency of Finland that handles national security matters, such as counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism, under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry. According to Supo, the state cyber-espionage operation APT31 might be responsible for the cyber attack on Finland’s Parliament last autumn.  Last year, the Security Police has identified a state…