TRU Security

A new fileless malware campaign known as Water Basilisk is using a new variant of HCrypt to install a number of remote access Trojans (RATs) onto victims' computers.

A large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation, dubbed BulletProofLink, has been discovered to be providing attackers with everything they need for social engineering attacks — from phishing kits and templates, to hosting services and other useful tools.

Over 100 Italian Mafia members have been arrested for a variety of cybercrime actions, including business email compromise (BEC) scams, SIM swapping, and phishing.

The BlackMatter ransomware gang has recently carried out successful attacks against two new high-value targets: New Cooperative and Marketron.

The Missouri Delta Medical Center has confirmed that they suffered a ransomware attack last week, and the Hive cybercrime group is claiming responsibility. While the infection vector has not yet been disclosed, Hive has successfully used malicious emails in the past for incursion purposes.

AV-Test declared Acronis Cyber Protect a clear leader in endpoint protection for MSPs in a recent comparative test. The report analyzed Acronis Cyber Protect 15, Fortinet (Forticlient 7), N-able (Managed Antivirus 6.6) and Webroot (SecureAnywhere Business 9) on Windows 10 Professional.

Cobalt Strike, a legitimate tool used by security researchers for penetration testing, has been found in the wild supporting Linux-based attacks.