• The FunkSec ransomware group emerged in late 2024 and published over 85 victims in December, surpassing every other ransomware group that month.
• FunkSec operators appear to use AI-assisted malware development which can enable even inexperienced actors to quickly produce and refine advanced tools.
• The group’s activities straddle the line between hacktivism and cybercrime, complicating efforts to understand their true motivations.
• Many of the group’s leaked datasets are recycled from previous hacktivism campaigns, raising doubts about the authenticity of their disclosures.
• Current methods of assessing ransomware group threats often rely on the actors’ own claims, highlighting the need for more objective evaluation techniques.

Zero-day exploitation of Ivanti Connect Secure VPN vulnerabilities since as far back as December 2024.

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, Ivanti disclosed two vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-0283, impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (“ICS”) VPN appliances. Mandiant has identified zero-day exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 in the wild beginning mid-December 2024. CVE-2025-0282 is an unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation could result in unauthenticated remote code execution, leading to potential downstream compromise of a victim network.

“Clickjacking” attacks have been around for over a decade, enabling malicious websites to trick users into clicking hidden or disguised buttons they never intended to click . This technique is becoming less practical as modern browsers set all cookies to “SameSite: Lax” by default. Even if an attacker site can frame another website, the framed site would be unauthenticated, because cross-site cookies are not sent. This significantly reduces the risk of successful clickjacking attacks, as most interesting functionality on websites typically requires authentication.

This post is part of an analysis that I have carried out during my spare time, motivated by a friend that asked me to have a look at the DDosia project related to the NoName057(16) group. The reason behind this request was caused by DDosia client changes for performing the DDos attacks. Because of that, all procedures used so far for monitoring NoName057(16) activities did not work anymore.

The new variant of bots implemented an authentication mechanism to communicate with C2 servers and their proxies. Includes IP address blocklisting, presumably to hinder the tracking of the project.

An analysis of benign internet scanner behavior across 24 new sensors in November 2024, examining discovery speed, port coverage, and vulnerability scanning capabilities of major services like ONYPHE, Censys, and ShadowServer. The study reveals most scanners found new assets within 5 minutes, with Censys leading in port coverage and ShadowServer in vulnerability detection.

A phishing campaign targeting European companies used fake forms made with HubSpot's Free Form Builder, leading to credential harvesting and Azure account takeover. A phishing campaign targeting European companies used fake forms made with HubSpot's Free Form Builder, leading to credential harvesting and Azure account takeover.

NotLockBit is a new and emerging ransomware family that actively mimics the behavior and tactics of the well-known LockBit ransomware.

Introduction Telegram, as previously reported by KELA, is a popular and legitimate messaging platform that has evolved in the past few years into a major platform for cybercriminal activities. Its lack of strict content moderation has made the platform cybercriminals’ playground. They use the platform for distribution of stolen data and hacking tools, publicizing their […]

A sudden disruption of a major phishing-as-a-service provider leads to the rise of another…that looks very familiar 

China's ICCs reshape global propaganda via targeted messaging, social media, and influence networks to amplify the Communist Party's voice globally.

Discover Bishop Fox's survey on the current state of SonicWall appliances on the public internet.

In Cleo Harmony before 5.8.0.24, VLTrader before 5.8.0.24, and LexiCom before 5.8.0.24, an unauthenticated user can import and execute arbitrary Bash or PowerS…

A technical analysis of how a malware campaign using a game cheat lure leverages Node.js to distribute XMRig, Lumma and Phemedrone Stealer.

An analysis of CVE-2024-8534, a memory safety vulnerability leading to memory corruption and Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and Gateway.

See technical analysis of a zero-day attack that uses corrupted malicious files to bypass detection by advanced security systems.

• Check Point Research discovered a new technique taking advantage of Godot Engine, a popular open-source game engine, to execute crafted GDScript, code which triggers malicious commands and delivers malware. The technique remains undetected by almost all antivirus engines in VirusTotal.
• Check Point identified GodLoader, a loader that employs this new technique. The threat actor behind this malware has been utilizing it since June 29, 2024, infecting over 17,000 machines
• The malicious GodLoader is distributed by the Stargazers Ghost Network, a GitHub network that distributes malware as a service. Throughout September and October, approximately 200 repositories and over 225 Stargazers were used to legitimize the repositories distributing the malware.
• This new technique allows threat actors to target and infect devices across multiple platforms, such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
• Check Point Research demonstrates how this multi-platform technique can successfully drop payloads in Linux and MacOS.
• A potential attack can target over 1.2 million users of Godot-developed games. These scenarios involve taking advantage of legitimate Godot executables to load malicious scripts in the form of mods or other downloadable content.

BlackBerry is tracking a new campaign that delivers Trojanized MSI files that utilize DLL sideloading to execute LegionLoader, a malicious program typically used to distribute multiple infostealers on the victim’s system.

We often trust our security software to stand as an unbreakable wall against malware and attacks, but what happens when that very wall is weaponized against us? Our Trellix Advanced Research Center team recently uncovered a malicious campaign that does just that. Instead of bypassing defenses, this malware takes a more sinister route: it drops a legitimate Avast Anti-Rootkit driver (aswArPot.sys) and manipulates it to carry out its destructive agenda. The malware exploits the deep access provided by the driver to terminate security processes, disable protective software, and seize control of the infected system.