Pierluigi Paganini
September 17, 2023
Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.
Cybercrime
Manchester Police officers’ data exposed in ransomware attack
An Avoidable Breach — FBI Hacker Leaks Sensitive Airbus Data
Upstate New York nonprofit hospitals still facing issues after LockBit ransomware attack
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. ransomware attack
Russian Malware Developer Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire And Computer Fraud
Site for Generating Non-Consensual AI Porn Restricts Content Following 404 Media Investigation
Major trucking software provider confirms ransomware incident
Malware
Spyware messengers on Google Play
Evil Telegram doppelganger attacks Chinese users
Technical Analysis of HijackLoader
Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
3AM: New Ransomware Family Used As Fallback in Failed LockBit Attack
In a first, spyware is found on phone of prominent Russian journalist
Free Download Manager backdoored – a possible supply chain attack on Linux machines
The State of Ransomware in the US: Report and Statistics 2022
Probe reveals previously secret Israeli spyware that infects targets via ads
Hacking
Akamai Prevents the Largest DDoS Attack on a U.S. Financial Company
Geolocating a Traveler via OSINT techniques
Telegram Hit by a DDoS Attack: What Is the Cause Behind It?
‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Forces Systems Shutdown at MGM Hotels and Casinos
Persistent Threat: New Exploit Puts Thousands of GitHub Repositories and Millions of Users at Risk
WiKI-Eve Attack: Intercepting Smartphone Keystrokes Through Wi-Fi Vulnerability
Can’t Be Contained: Finding a Command Injection Vulnerability in Kubernetes
Bypassing UAC with SSPI Datagram Contexts
Intelligence and Information Warfare
Sponsor with batch-filed whiskers: Ballistic Bobcat’s scan and strike backdoor
Redfly: Espionage Actors Continue to Target Critical Infrastructure
Pegasus Infection of Galina Timchenko, exiled Russian Journalist and Publisher
Peach Sandstorm password spray campaigns enable intelligence collection at high-value targets
More Russian journalists investigating possible spyware infections
The September 2023 security update review
Generative AI: A pragmatic blueprint for data security
Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic
TikTok fined €345m by Ireland’s data regulator for violating children’s privacy
NCSC Cyber Incident Response scheme now available to more organisations
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