Category: Small Business
In a deeply concerning case of prolonged cyberespionage, the Chinese state-linked hacking group Weaver Ant (a subgroup of the larger APT41) was discovered to have infiltrated a telecom provider’s internal network for more than four years, from 2019 to mid-2023. The hackers deployed custom malware, including xDealer and LionsBot, targeting both Windows and Linux environments […]
A new kind of Hyper-V ransomware attack is raising alarms across the cybersecurity landscape. RedCurl, a corporate cyber-espionage group known for stealthy attacks since 2018, has pivoted to deploying custom ransomware called QWCrypt. Unlike common ransomware campaigns focused solely on ransom payments, RedCurl’s approach fuses espionage and extortion—targeting Hyper-V environments that form the backbone of […]
In a move that has sent ripples through the global cybersecurity and cryptocurrency landscapes, the Lazarus Group—North Korea’s state-backed cybercrime unit—now holds more Bitcoin than Elon Musk’s Tesla. The revelation, backed by data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, underscores an uncomfortable truth: the world’s most notorious hackers are amassing more digital wealth than some […]