Tag: targeted


  • Mozilla released security updates for Firefox that addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks in the wild. Mozilla released security updates for its Firefox web browser that address a critical vulnerability that has been actively exploited in the wild. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-11707, is a type confusion flaw in Array.pop. Mozilla has addressed […]

  • A critical Firefox zero-day remote code execution vulnerability is being abused in targeted attacks in the wild, Mozilla has warned on Tuesday. About the vulnerability (CVE-2019-11707) Mozilla did not share many details about the flaw – it simply stated that it is a type confusion vulnerability that can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects due to […]

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  • We previously posted a blog about the Ursnif family of malware using language checks to determine the end user’s location as a means of bypassing sandbox-based endpoint protection during regionally targeted attacks. Since then, we have seen a couple more examples of malware using clever methods to indirectly determine the language of the running machine’s […]

  • MegaCortex is a relatively new ransomware family that continues the 2019 trend of threat actors developing ransomware specifically for targeted attacks on enterprises. While GandCrab apparently shut its doors, several other bespoke, artisanal ransomware families have taken its place, including RobinHood, which shut down the city of Baltimore, Troldesh, and CrySIS/Dharma. Detected by Malwarebytes as […]