malware

NSA warns over “false sense of security” on Black Lotus UEFI bootkit risk

NSA warns over “false sense of security” on Black Lotus UEFI bootkit risk

The bootkit has been sold on underground forums since at least October 6, 2022. It has a tiny on-disk size of around 80kb, can disable HVCI, Windows Defender, BitLocker, and bypass UAC

Edward Targett June 26, 2023

Five Eyes kills Russia’s Snake after FSB used weak crypto

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Five Eyes kills Russia’s Snake after FSB used weak crypto

Highly sophisticated malware had been refined for over 20 years

Edward Targett May 12, 2023

Over 200,000 unique malware samples found in 12 weeks, amid AI threat warnings

Over 200,000 unique malware samples found in 12 weeks, amid AI threat warnings

Signature-based detection is dying hard.

Edward Targett April 26, 2023

GoDaddy punched in the cPanel server by hackers

GoDaddy punched in the cPanel server by hackers

Pshaw “no material adverse impact”

Edward Targett February 20, 2023

ChatGPT used to create elusive "polymorphic" malware

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ChatGPT used to create elusive "polymorphic" malware

The ChatGPT API "bypasses every content filter there is"

The Stack January 23, 2023

New malware discovered targeting VMware ESXi servers

New malware discovered targeting VMware ESXi servers

Security researchers at Juniper Threat Labs say they have identified previously undocumented malware targeting VMware ESXi servers that is notable for its “simplicity, persistence and capabilities.” VMware’s ESXi is a bare metal hypervisor that is widely deployed in large enterprises to run software virtually, from applications to fully emulated...

The Stack December 13, 2022

This dance album was made with 200+ exotic malware samples

This dance album was made with 200+ exotic malware samples

It uses code, images, network traffic, and entropy values of malware to generate sounds...

Edward Targett November 01, 2022

Bolster your VMware ESXi security: Novel malware ecosystem identified

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Bolster your VMware ESXi security: Novel malware ecosystem identified

Malware avoids EDR, attains persistence, is highly stealthy

The Stack September 30, 2022