Amid the disruption of the Hive ransomware group by law enforcement agencies, Hunters International emerged onto the cyber scene in Q3 of 2023, displaying notable technical similarities with Hive, hinting at an evolutionary progression or branch-off from the dismantled group. This transition underscores the adaptive nature of cybercriminal networks, persisting in their illicit activities despite law enforcement actions.

Windows Installers (.msi files) are a known vector of malware distribution. Although not quite common, they have been used by threat actors to distribute malware of all sorts. During July 2024, the Cyberint Research Team noticed somewhat of an uptick in the usage of malicious.msi files. Among the various samples we noticed a specific variant of malicious installer being actively used in the wild, disguised as legitimate applications or update installers and targeting Korean and Chinese speakers.

NIST has long been an important acronym in the world of cybersecurity, where organizations have for years used the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to help guide their security investments. But the practices and controls associated with NIST have evolved recently, due to the release of NIST 2.0. If you’re stuck in the era of NIST 1.x, it’s time to adapt.

The ransomware group – RansomHub – has emerged as a significant player in the ransomware landscape, making bold claims and substantiating them with data leaks. It emerged after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disrupted ALPHV’s ransomware operation on December 19, 2023. There are assumptions that RansomHub is the “spiritual successor” of ALPHV group that operates with the help of former ALPHV affiliates.

As the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics approaches, concerns have surfaced over the heightened threat of cyberattacks during and preceding the games. The international attention makes it a prime target for malicious actors looking to engage in cyberespionage, make political statements, or generate profits.

Earlier today, CrowdStrike released a new update on their Falcon Sensor product. Unfortunately, the update caused technical issues, resulting in major outages globally to Microsoft Windows machines. The issue caused the “Blue Screen of Death” and several reports worldwide stated that several industries were affected, such as airlines, banks, media, etc. According to CrowdStrike Tech Alert, they are already aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the CrowdStrike Sensors.

For both white-hat and black-hat operators, the infamous “RockYou” lists have been a staple of the cyber-security landscape for well over a decade. They are lists of passwords, compiled and repeatedly expanded upon with data leaked over the years to form, in its most recent iteration, a list of approximately 10 billion plain-text passwords.

For threat actors, the Telegram app, which emphasizes user privacy, has become a favored hangout. As Dark Reading notes, “The cybercrime ecosystem now not only includes private communications platforms like I2P and Tor but also reaches across clear websites and Telegram channels.” Likewise, the U.S.

A high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2024-6387, has been discovered in OpenSSH’s server by the Qualys research team. This vulnerability is particularly concerning as it revives an issue that was previously addressed in 2006, highlighting the persistence of hidden bugs in widely used secure software. This discovery follows another significant vulnerability in the XZ Utils library found just a few months ago, underscoring ongoing security challenges.

Remcos is a form of malware presented as legitimate software, purportedly useful for conducting surveillance and performing penetration tests. It functions as an advanced Remote Access Trojan (RAT), enabling complete monitoring and manipulation of Windows computers from XP onwards.