June 2023 – Page 8

Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate arrested, charged in US

Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested in Arizona and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware on the networks of victims in the United States and abroad. […]

15 Jun

Android GravityRAT malware now steals your WhatsApp backups

A new Android malware campaign spreading the latest version of GravityRAT has been underway since August 2022, infecting mobile devices with a trojanized chat app named ‘BingeChat,’ which attempts to steal data from victims’ devices. […]

15 Jun

Clop ransomware gang starts extorting MOVEit data-theft victims

The Clop ransomware gang has started extorting companies impacted by the MOVEit data theft attacks by listing them on a data leak site, a common extortion tactic used as a precursor for the public leaking of stolen data. […]

14 Jun

Microsoft: Windows Kernel CVE-2023-32019 fix is disabled by default

Microsoft has released an optional fix to address a Kernel information disclosure vulnerability affecting systems running multiple Windows versions, including the latest Windows 10, Windows Server, and Windows 11 releases. […]

14 Jun

Fake WannaCry ransomware targets Russian “Enlisted” FPS players

A ransomware operation targets Russian players of the Enlisted multiplayer first-person shooter, using a fake website to spread trojanized versions of the game. […]

14 Jun

Windows 11 KB5027231 update breaks Google Chrome for Malwarebytes users

Malwarebytes confirmed today that the Windows 11 22H2 KB5027231 cumulative update released this Patch Tuesday breaks Google Chrome on its customers’ systems. […]

14 Jun

New ‘Shampoo’ Chromeloader malware pushed via fake warez sites

A new ChromeLoader campaign is underway, infecting visitors of warez and pirated movie sites with a new variant of the search hijacker and adware browser extension named Shampoo. […]

14 Jun

Microsoft links data wiping attacks to new Russian GRU hacking group

Microsoft has linked a threat group it tracks as Cadet Blizzard since April 2023 to Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU). […]

13 Jun

Pirated Windows 10 ISOs install clipper malware via EFI partitions

Hackers are distributing Windows 10 using torrents that hide cryptocurrency hijackers in the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) partition to evade detection. […]

13 Jun

Microsoft: Windows 10 21H2 has reached end of servicing

Multiple editions of Windows 10 21H2 have reached their end of service (EOS) in this month’s Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft reminded customers today. […]

Month: June 2023

Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate arrested, charged in US

Android GravityRAT malware now steals your WhatsApp backups

Clop ransomware gang starts extorting MOVEit data-theft victims

Microsoft: Windows Kernel CVE-2023-32019 fix is disabled by default

Fake WannaCry ransomware targets Russian “Enlisted” FPS players

Windows 11 KB5027231 update breaks Google Chrome for Malwarebytes users

New ‘Shampoo’ Chromeloader malware pushed via fake warez sites

Microsoft links data wiping attacks to new Russian GRU hacking group

Pirated Windows 10 ISOs install clipper malware via EFI partitions

Microsoft: Windows 10 21H2 has reached end of servicing