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The Week in Ransomware - March 17th 2023 - Shifting to data extortion

The fallout from the Clop ransomware attacks on GoAnywhere platforms has become apparent this week, with the threat actors starting to extort victims on their data leak site and companies confirming breaches. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-17th-2023-shifting-to-data-extortion/
New ‘HinataBot’ botnet could launch massive 3.3 Tbps DDoS attacks

A new malware botnet was discovered targeting Realtek SDK, Huawei routers, and Hadoop YARN servers to recruit devices into DDoS (distributed denial of service) swarm with the potential for massive attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-hinatabot-botnet-could-launch-massive-33-tbps-ddos-attacks/
Google Pixel flaw allowed recovery of redacted, cropped images

An 'Acropalypse' flaw in Google Pixel's Markup tool made it possible to partially recover edited or redacted screenshots and images, including those that have been cropped or had their contents masked, for the past five years. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-pixel-flaw-allowed-recovery-of-redacted-cropped-images/
Hackers mostly targeted Microsoft, Google, Apple zero-days in 2022

Hackers continue to target zero-day vulnerabilities in malicious campaigns, with researchers reporting that 55 zero-days were actively exploited in 2022, most targeting Microsoft, Google, and Apple products. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-mostly-targeted-microsoft-google-apple-zero-days-in-2022/
Hackers target .NET developers with malicious NuGet packages

Threat actors are targeting and infecting .NET developers with cryptocurrency stealers delivered through the NuGet repository and impersonating multiple legitimate packages via typosquatting. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-net-developers-with-malicious-nuget-packages/
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