Cyber Espionage: Waterbug targets governments with a new toolset
Symantec cyber security experts: The group, aka Turla, launched 3 campaigns: one with Neptun malware, another with Meterpreter and the last one with custom RPC backdoor.
New version of Ryuk ransomware to better protect Russia from encrypting
MalwareHunterTeam cyber security experts discover a variant of the ransomware that adds IP and Computer Name blacklisting. Probably behind it there is still GRIM SPIDER cybercrime group.
Cyber Espionage, Bouncing Golf is targeting Middle Eastern countries
Trend Micro cyber security expert: So far observed more than 660 Android devices infected with GolfSpy malware. Much of the information being stolen appear to be military-related.
Cybercrime, GandCrab has been beaten maybe definitely
Cyber security experts share free a new decryption tool for the latest version of the ransomware family on NoMoreRansom, the V5.2. The malware should also close at the end of the month.
Cybercrime attacks Italy with Nanocore RAT, protected by a Delphi wrapper
Yoroi-Cybaze ZLAB cyber security experts: The malware infection chain starts with a email claiming to come from a well known Italian Bank, armed with a weaponized attachment.
Cybercrime, wave of spam in the EU with RTF documents armed with malware
Microsoft cyber security experts: the goal is to spread a backdoor Trojan, exploiting an old vulnerability. Probably there will be new malspam campaigns with same characteristics.
Ursnif, the malware that has been targeting Italy since 2018, is evolving
Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab cyber security experts: Threat Actors implement country-checks and over 10 levels of code obfuscation, in addition to a new steganography technique for Windows 10.
Cyber espionage, MuddyWater has updated it’s POWERSTATS backdoor
Trend Micro cyber security experts: The Iranian state-sponsored APT is using new tools and payloads, which indicates that it’s continuously developing the schemes.
Huawei develops it’s own Android OS: HongMeng (in China) and Oak (abroad)
Global Times: It’s likely to be released in August or September, when Google will stop the access to the license. Cyber security experts: There are risks of hacking for scarce security
US, State Department proposes a new $20.8 million cyber security bureau
Cyberscoop: It’s name will be Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET). DoS sent a plan to the Congress with a proposes staff of 80.