Genesis Market taken down. Proxyjackers exploit Log4j. Fast-encrypting Rorschach ransomware. More Killnet DDoS. Patch Zimbra now. Soft power and Russias hybrid war.

Published: April 5, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Genesis Market gets taken down. Proxyjackers exploit Log4j vulnerabilities. Fast-encrypting Rorschach ransomware uses DLL sideloading. Killnet attempts DDoS attacks against the German ministry. Carole Theriault ponders AI assisted cheating. Johannes Ullrich tracks malware injected in a popular tax filing website. Soft power and Russia\u2019s hybrid war.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/65\n\nSelected reading.\n'Operation Cookie Monster': International police action seizes dark web market (Reuters)\xa0\nStolen credential warehouse Genesis Market seized by FBI (Register)\nFBI Seizes Bot Shop \u2018Genesis Market\u2019 Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers (KrebsOnSecurity)\nGenesis Market, one of world\u2019s largest platforms for cyber fraud, seized by police (Record)\n'Operation Cookie Monster': FBI seizes popular cybercrime forum used for large-scale identity theft (CNN)\nCybercrime marketplace Genesis Market shut by FBI, international law enforcement (CNBC)\nFBI seizes stolen credentials market Genesis in Operation Cookie Monster (BleepingComputer)\nNotorious Genesis Market cybercrime forum seized in international law enforcement operation (CyberScoop)\nProxyjacking has Entered the Chat (Sysdig)\nRorschach \u2013 A New Sophisticated and Fast Ransomware (Check Point Research)\nRussian hackers attack German ministry\u2019s website (TVP World)\nZimbra Flaw Exploited by Russia Against NATO Countries Added to CISA 'Must Patch' List (SecurityWeek)\nZimbra vulnerability exploited by Russian hackers targeting Nato countries - CISA (Tech Monitor)\xa0\nCISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA)\nNVD - CVE-2022-27926 (National Vulnerability Database)\nThe Interview - Russian cyber weapons 'could do a lot of damage' in the US: Former counterterrorism czar (France 24)\nBiden cybersecurity chief 'surprised' Russia has not hit US targets amid Ukraine war (Washington Examiner)\nUkrainian Cyber War Confirms the Lesson: Cyber Power Requires Soft Power (Council on Foreign Relations)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices