Cyware Weekly Threat Intelligence - March 11–15

Weekly Threat Briefing • March 15, 2024
Weekly Threat Briefing • March 15, 2024
In an impressive stride toward fortifying national cybersecurity, the CISA unveiled the 911 Cybersecurity Resource Hub to empower Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) across the country with a wealth of cybersecurity resources tailored to meet their diverse needs. Simultaneously, the Biden administration has taken a bold step forward in securing the nation's digital frontier by proposing a robust $1.67 trillion discretionary spending plan.
In a recent turn of events, Viber is grappling with accusations of a substantial data breach, with an alleged perpetrator claiming to have purloined 740GB of data. Concurrently, NHS Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland faces a severe cyberattack, jeopardizing sensitive patient and staff data. Meanwhile, Stanford University reels from the aftermath of an Akira ransomware attack, affecting over 27,000 individuals' personal information, spanning government IDs to medical records.
Emerging threats in the digital landscape unveil the PixPirate banking trojan targeting Android users with a sophisticated evasion technique, invisible post-dropper app removal, aiming at Brazilian Pix transactions. Meanwhile, the VCURMS RAT, discovered in a phishing campaign alongside STRRAT, preys on Java platforms to steal critical data. Adding to the fray, a new info-stealer named Tweak exploits YouTube and Discord to compromise Roblox players, pilfering everything from passwords to in-game currencies.