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LockBit Ransomware Group Introduces Bug Bounties and More

The LockBit ransomware group has unveiled a new website – LockBit 3.0 – to host their ransom extortions and data leaks. The website includes several new features, including an unprecedented bug bounty program to assist the group in securing their site; acceptance of the privacy cryptocurrency, Zcash…
New Oski Stealer Variant, "Mars Stealer", Targets Credentials, Crypto, and 2FA

In early 2020, during the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers discovered a novel malware named Oski Stealer, capable of stealing browser data such as cookies, history, payment information, and autofill information, as well as cryptocurrency wallets, login credentials of applications, and…
Log4j Becomes The Highest Detected Vulnerability Days After Release

Log4Shell attacks have spread throughout the Internet due to the ease with which attackers can perform them. The WatchGuard Threat Lab sees a sample of these attacks from our customers’ perspectives when they opt to provide anonymized threat intelligence data from their Fireboxes. This limited data…
Critical RCE Vulnerability in Log4J2

[Updated 13-12-2021: Additional information for WatchGuard customers] On Thursday, security researchers disclosed a critical, unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in log4j2, a popular and widely used logging library for java applications. CVE-2021-44228 is a full 10.0 on the…
The Evolution of Phishing: A WatchGuard Real-World Example

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where threat actors attempt to trick users into providing sensitive information via email. Typically, this involves creating a phishing campaign where threat actors will send the same phishing email to a large batch of recipients in an attempt to trick…
Breaking Alert: MSP Targeted Ransomware Attack (Kaseya Supply Chain Attack)

Managed Service Providers (MSPs), especially ones using Kaseya VSA, should read this and take action as soon as possible. High-level Summary: On Friday, July 2, some MSPs using the on-premises version of Kaseya VSA suffered ransomware attacks that trickled down to their customers. Kaseya says around…