Category: Security
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: APT Group Uses Text-Based Steganography Attack Technique
What is the threat? On June 5, Kaspersky researchers revealed a highly sophisticated cyberespionage campaign by the advanced persistent threat (APT) group “Platinum” which employs new text-based steganography techniques to obscure their communication and install malware and a backdoor on...
Tech Time Warp: First mobile malware makes its debut
Back in the pre-smartphone days, an international group of hackers set out to prove no technology was safe from malware. In June 2004, the group 29A — 29A being the hexadecimal version of “666” — released the first virus targeting...
Cryptojacking is making a comeback
Black Squid has washed up on the cyber-shores of the United States, after first being spotted in Thailand. Unlike its oceanic counterparts, this cyber squid is destructive. Beincrypto describes the threat like this: It uses tactics such as anti-virtualization, anti-debugging,...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Malware Campaign Targets Certain Windows Servers
What is the threat? A recent malware campaign is targeting Windows MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin based servers using different techniques. According to Guardicore Labs, the malware has breached over 50,000 servers that belong to companies in the healthcare, telecommunications, media and...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Phishing Email Scam Targets Companies by using Legal Threats
What is the threat? A recent phishing campaign targeting businesses using legal threats has been detected in which businesses are receiving emails claiming to be from law firms notifying them that they are being sued. The emails have a Microsoft...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Backdoor LightNeuron Targets Microsoft Exchange Servers
What is the threat? A security researchers group discovered a Backdoor called LightNeuron on May 7th, 2019. This backdoor specifically targets Microsoft Exchange Servers and is one of the first malware to obtain complete control over all the emails that...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Anti-malware Vendor Source Code Theft
In light of the recent news about US Anti-malware companies getting hacked and their source code being stolen, SkOUT wants its customers to be aware of the situation and remain vigilant for the next few days as the investigation continues...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: How Migration to Windows 10 Will Reduce the Risk of Threats
What is the threat? The end of life date for Windows 7 will be January 14, 2020 at which point support will no longer be offered by Microsoft. Computers running older versions of Windows will be susceptible to cyber-attacks and...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New ‘Sodinokibi’ Ransomware Exploits WebLogic Deserialization
What is the threat? A zero-day vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Servers is actively being exploited in the wild by a sophisticated new ransomware variant dubbed “Sodinokibi”. The ransomware variant attempts to encrypt data found in the user directory and leverages...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Dell Laptops and Computers Vulnerable to Remote Hijacks
What is the threat? A security researcher recently discovered a vulnerability (CVE-2019-3719) on Dell laptops and computers, giving full access to remote hijackers. The weakness lies in the Dell Supportable tool, which exposes dell devices to a remote code execution...
