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North Korean hackers return to actively deploying ransomware after the huge WannaCry debacle. Antivirus maker Kaspersky said in a report today that hackers associated with the North Korean regime are behind a new ransomware strain known as VHD. The report details two incidents to which Kaspersky was privy, where intruders gained access to companies' networks and deployed the VHD ransomware. Kaspersky experts say that tools and techniques used during the two intrusions link the attackers to Lazarus Group -- a generic name given to hackers working for the Pyongyang regime. This included: the use of the MATA (Dacls) malware framework to deploy VHD as a final payload the use of techniques to move across a victim's internal network that were previously observed in past Lazarus campaigns "The data we have at our disposal tends to indicate that the VHD ransomware is not a commercial off-the-shelf product; and as far as we know, the Lazarus group is the sole owner of the MATA fram...

Chinese state-sponsored hacking group targets India and Hong Kong with a unique phishing attack designed to convince the target. The campaign uses multiple documents with the filename ‘Mail security check’ and “Boris Johnson Pledges to Admit 3 Million From Hong Kong” in the attack. The document with the name ‘Mail security check’ targets India and the document with “Boris Johnson Pledges to Admit 3 Million From Hong Kong” targeting Hongkong. According to Malwarebytes  analysis , this new campaign is operated by a Chinese state-sponsored actor, who has been active since at least 2014. Spear-Phishing to Install MgBot Malware The campaigns found to be active since July 2, in the first campaign attacker group uses the Cobalt Strike variant delivered through a weaponized word document. A day after the first attack the APT group changed their template to drop, a loader called MgBot that make use of Application Management (AppMgmt) Service on Windows to deliver the final payload. The camp...

5 best games like GTA for mobiles: Many players look for new mobile games that give them the GTA vibe. Check out these five similar titles that you can play on your mobile phones. GTA is undoubtedly the king of open-world games, and while no one can hope to touch the legacy of the legendary franchise, some games are a lot like GTA, and can be played on your phone. These games take the best elements from GTA and combine them with a few new features to come out with some exciting and fresh gameplay, which is worth checking out. Five best games like GTA on your phone Max Payne Mobile Max Payne is a Rockstar Games original and will give you the same gameplay and theatric quality that GTA has to offer. A third-person shooter game like the original PC version, Max Payne centres around the thick, murky plot of an undercover cop as he uncovers how and why his family was murdered. Guaranteed to make you feel like you’re on the edge of your seat, this game will leave you with the same tone and e...

New Android malware has been discovered that steals data such as credit card details, password from 337 applications. This included some of the popular apps such as Amazon, Gmail, Uber, Netflix, and more. Highlights The malware was discovered by a mobile security firm Threatfabric. The malware is being distributed as fake Google update packages offered on third party websites. The malware is capable of performing intrusive operations such as Perform SMS floods, start specific apps, show custom push notifications, perform SMS floods, sabotage mobile antivirus apps. About the malware The malware is based on the leaked source code of another malware Xerxes. Again, xerxes is based on the strains of other malwares. Blackrock is completely enhanced with stealing passwords and credit card details. It collects data through overlays. Working of the malware The Malware asks for credit card setails and login credentials before the user enters the app. It asks for phone’s accessibility feature. It...

Something normal happened on Twitter earlier this afternoon. Someone claiming to be Elon Musk started tweeting an obvious scam to entice his loyal bootlickers to send bitcoin to a random cryptocurrency wallet. This happens all the time, but the strange thing about today was that the tweets were coming from Musk’s  verified account . And nearly identical tweets were coming from accounts of people like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Joe Biden, Barack Obama,  Warren Buffett,  every major crypto-exchange , and I’m quickly losing track of all of ‘em. This is obviously the result of a Twitter hack the likes of which we’ve never seen before. A spokesperson for the social network told Gizmodo that they are aware of the situation and will issue a statement shortly, which they did right before publication. The hackers appear to be using a number of different wallets but the address being used on tweets from Musk and Gates has received around $59,000 worth of bitcoin so far. Th...

WATCH DOGS 2 IS NOW FREE!!! Ubisoft announced that anybody who watched this morning’s Ubisoft Forward event would be able to claim Watch Dogs 2 for free. There were issues with redeeming during the Livestream, due to so many people trying to log in at once, so they’ve now made this available for all users. You just need to head to THIS website,  log in with your uPlay account and then Watch Dogs 2 should appear in your account soon after.

According to a new report, 127 home routers developed by seven different large vendors affected with multiple critical security flaws. The examination was done by researchers on several aspects such as firmware updates, operating systems, known critical vulnerabilities, and Cryptographic functions. The study says there is no single router without known critical vulnerabilities, the research conducted by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics (FKIE) and looked at 127 router models from ASUS, AVM, D-Link, Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link, and Zyxel. Home Routers Affected More than 90% of the router running Linux OS, one-third of the routers running with an older version of Linux kernel version(2.6.36) updated in 2011. The routers found to be affected with 53 critical-rated vulnerabilities, the worst-case regarding high severity CVEs is the Linksys WRT54GL powered by the oldest kernel. “AVM does a better job than the other vendors regarding most a...