Cyware Weekly Cyber Threat Intelligence May 14 - 18, 2018

Weekly Threat Briefing • May 18, 2018
Weekly Threat Briefing • May 18, 2018
The week started on a good note with many countries taking proactive steps to bolster their cybersecurity. China has developed a defense system that can withstand over 500,000 attacks while the US has unveiled a five-year cybersecurity strategy to address the cyber risks in various sectors. Denmark has introduced a $240 million cyber defense plan that is aimed at protecting their business.
Along with the good news, comes the bad. This week saw several data breaches worldwide including incidents impacting the City of Riverside’s Police and Fire department, the FPNSW, the Danish company DSB and the BCCI. Moreover, a researcher submitted a report this week that revealed the leak of more than 3 million Facebook users.
Various new malware were unearthed by researchers this week. While PRB-Backdoor stole info and executed code on infected systems, StalinLocker prompted victims for a specific code or have their data deleted. A new variant of Dharma ransomware emerged while Grobios Trojan was found to be delivered via RIG Exploit Kit.