November’s Ransomware Leak Victims Reach Record High
A record-high 484 ransomware victims were posted on publicly available sites in November 2023, according to a Corvus Insurance report.
The spike in ransomware victims’ information being leaked reflects a 39.08% increase compared to October 2023 and a staggering 110.43% increase compared to November 2022.
New Android Malware Can Beat Biometric Security
ThreatFabric reported on the ‘Chameleon’ trojan malware targeting mobile banking applications since early 2023, with a feature to interrupt biometric operations.
Using a Proxy feature, ‘Chameleon’ can surpass mobile biometric security through abusing accessibility services, and perform actions on the victim’s behalf.
A String of Phishing Attacks Target Russian Enterprises
A report from F.A.C.C.T. uncovered the recent string of spear-phishing attacks from ‘Cloud Atlas’, which targets Russian agro-industrial, and research companies.
‘Cloud Atlas’, a group active since 2014 is known to target countries from Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Slovenia.
