A recently discovered exploit targeting a vulnerability in Microsoft’s internal browser engine, MSHTML, could become a prolific tool by cyber criminals in both targeted and wide-spread campaigns. CVE-2021-40444, a remote code execution vulnerability within Microsoft’s MSHTML browser engine was disclosed by Microsoft in a 07 September 2021 advisory1 but a malicious document involved in the exploit …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
BlackMatter Ransomware: A New Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)
Following the recent trend in ransomware affiliates, BlackMatter has emerged as the latest ransomware-as-service (RaaS). According to Threat Intelligence company Recorded Future, BlackMatter has announced that they have “incorporated in itself the best features of DarkSide, REvil, and LockBit” as mentioned in an interview. Black Matter cited the following inspirations from each of their partner …
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The resurgence of RansomEXX
RansomEXX recently gained notoriety due to its attack on Gigabyte, a well-known hardware manufacturer from Taiwan and an attack against Italy’s Lazio Region. The result of the first attack was the theft of 112GB of business data, and the second crippled the national COVID-19 Vaccination Registration Portal for 6 million people. Though it initially started …
