Impact of data breaches is fueling scam campaigns
Data breaches have become one of the most crucial threats to organizations across the globe, and they’ve only become more prevalent and serious over time.
Unveiling SpiceRAT: SneakyChef's latest tool targeting EMEA and Asia
The new remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed SpiceRAT was used by the threat actor SneakyChef in a recent campaign targeting government agencies in EMEA and Asia.
SneakyChef espionage group targets government agencies with SugarGh0st and more infection techniques
Cisco Talos recently discovered an ongoing campaign from SneakyChef, a newly discovered threat actor using SugarGh0st malware, as early as August 2023.
Only one critical issue disclosed as part of Microsoft Patch Tuesday
The lone critical security issue is a remote code execution vulnerability due to a use-after-free issue in the HTTP handling function of Microsoft Message Queuing.
CoralRaider targets victims’ data and social media accounts
Cisco Talos discovered a new threat actor we’re calling “CoralRaider” that we believe is of Vietnamese origin and financially motivated. CoralRaider has been operating since at least 2023, targeting victims in several Asian and Southeast Asian countries.
GhostSec’s joint ransomware operation and evolution of their arsenal
Cisco Talos observed a surge in GhostSec, a hacking group’s malicious activities since this past year. GhostSec has evolved with a new GhostLocker 2.0 ransomware, a Golang variant of the GhostLocker ransomware.
New SugarGh0st RAT targets Uzbekistan government and South Korea
Cisco Talos recently discovered a malicious campaign that likely started as early as August 2023, delivering a new remote access trojan (RAT) we dubbed “SugarGh0st.”
Cybercriminals target graphic designers with GPU miners
Cybercriminals are abusing Advanced Installer, a legitimate Windows tool used for creating software packages, to drop cryptocurrency-mining malware including PhoenixMiner and lolMiner on infected machines.
Code leaks are causing an influx of new ransomware actors
Cisco Talos is seeing an increasing number of ransomware variants emerge, since 2021, leading to more frequent attacks and new challenges for cybersecurity professionals, particularly regarding actor attribution.