Category: Security Affairs

US authorities have indicted Black Kingdom ransomware admin

A 36-year-old Yemeni man behind Black Kingdom ransomware is indicted in the U.S. for 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. U.S. authorities have indicted Rami Khaled Ahmed (aka “Black Kingdom,” of Sana’a, Yemen), a 36-year-old Yemeni national, suspected of being…

Malicious Go Modules designed to wipe Linux systems

Researchers found 3 malicious Go modules with hidden code that can download payloads to wipe a Linux system’s main disk, making it unbootable. The malicious modules contain obfuscated code to fetch next-stage payloads that can wipe a Linux system’s primary…

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 44

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape io_uring Is Back, This Time as a Rootkit   I StealC You: Tracking the Rapid Changes To StealC Interesting WordPress Malware Disguised…

Microsoft sets all new accounts passwordless by default

Microsoft announced that all new accounts will be “passwordless by default” to increase their level of security. Microsoft now makes all new accounts “passwordless by default,” enhancing protection against social engineering attacks, phishing, brute-force, and credential stuffing attacks. “As part…