Malware

Android devices are being compromised with the new SandStrike spyware distributed through a malicious VPN app, BleepingComputer reports.

The White House is seeking to advance global cooperation between governments and the private sector in combating ransomware operations as it spearheads the two-day International Counter Ransomware Summit, CyberScoop reports.

Initial access brokerage becomes increasingly lucrative Access to 576 corporate networks around the world has been sold by initial access brokers during the third quarter, which was similar to the first two quarters of 2022, but total cumulative sales price reached $4 million, compared with only $660,000 during the second quarter, reports BleepingComputer.

BleepingComputer reports that Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group Cicada, also known as APT10, has launched new attacks targeting Japanese entities with a novel LODEINFO malware version through the exploitation of legitimate K7Security Suite software.

ThreatFabric researchers discovered that 231 banking and cryptocurrency wallet apps from U.S., Australian, French, Dutch, Spanish, German, Polish, Italian, Austrian, and U.K. financial entities are being targeted by five malicious dropper Android apps that have been downloaded more than 130,000 times in the Google Play Store, reports The Hacker News.

BleepingComputer reports that popular security researchers are being incriminated by the novel and widely distributed data wiper dubbed "Azov Ransomware."