For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 8th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES FIA, the governing body for Formula 1, disclosed a data breach stemming from a phishing attack on their email accounts. The attack led to unauthorized access to personal data, and the incident […]
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Author: Moshe Marelus Introduction In recent months, CPR has been investigating the usage of compiled V8 JavaScript by malware authors. Compiled V8 JavaScript is a lesser-known feature in V8, Google’s JavaScript engine, that enables the compilation of JavaScript into low-level bytecode. This technique assists attackers in evading static detections and hiding their original source code, […]
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Introduction Cryptographic attacks, even more advanced ones, are often made more difficult to understand than they need to be. Sometimes it’s because the explanation is “too much too soon” — it skips the simple general idea and goes straight to real world attacks with all their messy details. Other times it’s because of too much […]
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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 1st July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The BlackSuit ransomware group has hit South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), disrupting lab result dissemination amid a Mpox outbreak. The actors have deleted system sections, including backups, forcing manual result […]
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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 24th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The BlackSuit ransomware group has disrupted operations at CDK Global, a significant provider of IT and digital marketing solutions to the automotive industry, targeting their SaaS platforms across the United States and […]
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Research by: Antonis Terefos, Bohdan Melnykov Introduction Android, Google’s most popular mobile operating system, powers billions of smartphones and tablets globally. Known for its open-source nature and flexibility, Android offers users a wide array of features, customization options, and access to a vast ecosystem of applications through the Google Play Store and other sources. However, […]
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For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 17th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES An attack targeting Snowflake customer databases, identified as the work of threat actor UNC5537, has led to significant data theft and extortion. UNC5537 used stolen Snowflake customer credentials, obtained mainly from infostealer […]
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