Russian Hacker Project DDoSIA Grew by Multiple Times

DDoSIA project appears to be first massive volunteer-based DDoS-for-hire project

Analysts of the Sekoia company reported that the Russian DDoSia hacker project grew by 2400% in less than a year. That project pays volunteers to participate in attacks on Western organizations. More than 10,000 people are currently involved in the attacks. DDoS-for-hire services became particularly popular over the last years. We recently did the review… Continue reading Russian Hacker Project DDoSIA Grew by Multiple Times

Cybersecurity Experts Discovered a New Stealc Infostealer

ekoia experts report that a new infostealer, Stealc, has appeared on the darknet, and is gaining popularity among criminals due to aggressive advertising and similarities to malware such as Vidar, Raccoon, Mars, and Redline. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Djvu Ransomware Spreads via Discord, Carrying RedLine Stealer, and also that NetSupport… Continue reading Cybersecurity Experts Discovered a New Stealc Infostealer

Chinese Hackers Injected a Backdoor into the MiMi Messenger

SEKOIA and Trend Micro specialists published reports on the activity of the Chinese hack group APT27 (aka Emissary Panda, Iron Tiger, and LuckyMouse) and said that hackers introduced a backdoor into the MiMi messenger. The attackers have created a cross-platform malicious version of the Chinese messenger MiMi (秘密, “secret” in Chinese), and use it to… Continue reading Chinese Hackers Injected a Backdoor into the MiMi Messenger