This Week in Cyberspace (5-11 March 2022)
What happened in the cyber world this week? The prominent cyber security news of the week is with you...
Russia Shares List of 17,000 IPs Allegedly DDoSing Russian Orgs
The Russian government shared a list of 17,576 IP addresses allegedly used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting Russian organizations and their networks.
Amazon: Charities, Aid Orgs in Ukraine Attacked with Malware
Charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) providing support in Ukraine are targeted in malware attacks aiming to disrupt their operations and relief efforts seeking to assist those affected by Russia's war.
Hackers Leak 190GB of Alleged Samsung Data, Source Code
The Lapsus$ data extortion group leaked today a huge collection of confidential data they claim to be from Samsung Electronics, the South Korean giant consumer electronics company.
Mozilla Firefox 97.0.2 Fixes Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Bugs
Mozilla has released Firefox 97.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0 to fix two critical zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks.
New Linux Bug Gives Root on All Major Distros, Exploit Released
A new Linux vulnerability known as 'Dirty Pipe' allows local users to gain root privileges through publicly available exploits.
Google: Russia, China, Belarus State Hackers Target Ukraine, Europe
Google says Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors targeted Ukrainian and European government and military organizations, as well as individuals, in sweeping phishing campaigns and DDoS attacks.
Russian Government Sites Hacked in Supply Chain Attack
Russia says some of its federal agencies' websites were compromised in a supply chain attack on Tuesday after unknown attackers hacked the stats widget used to track the number of visitors by multiple government agencies.
CISA Updates Conti Ransomware Alert with Nearly 100 Domain Names
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated the alert on Conti ransomware with indicators of compromise (IoCs) consisting of close to 100 domain names used in malicious operations.
US Treasury: Russia May Bypass Sanctions Using Ransomware Payments
The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warned U.S. financial institutions this week to keep an eye out for attempts to evade sanctions and US-imposed restrictions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Hacker Linked to REvil Ransomware Attacks Extradited to United States
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national, linked to the Russia-based REvil ransomware group has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges for his role in carrying out the file-encrypting malware attacks against several companies, including Kaseya last July.
Emotet Botnet's Latest Resurgence Spreads to Over 100,000 Computers
The insidious Emotet botnet, which staged a return in November 2021 after a 10-month-long hiatus, is once again exhibiting signs of steady growth, amassing a swarm of over 100,000 infected hosts for perpetrating its malicious activities.
Iranian Hackers Targeting Turkey and Arabian Peninsula in New Malware Campaign
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new swarm of attacks targeting Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula with the goal of deploying remote access trojans (RATs) on compromised systems.
Google Rolling Out Air Raid Alerts to Android Users in Ukraine
Google is rolling out an air raid alert system to all Android phones in Ukraine to help them get back to safety from incoming Russian airstrikes.
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