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Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2021
REvil gang exploited a zero-day in the Kaseya supply chain attack

Kaseya was addressing the zero-day vulnerability that REvil ransomware gang exploited to breach on-premise Kaseya VSA servers. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, on Friday the REvil ransomware gang hit the Kaseya cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. The REvil ransomware operators initially compromised the Kaseya VSA’s infrastructure, then pushed out […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2021
Hackers spread backdoor after compromising the Mongolian CA MonPass

Threat actors compromised the servers of Mongolian certificate authority (CA) MonPass and used its website to spread malware. Hackers compromised the servers of the Mongolian certificate authority (CA) MonPass and used its website to spread malware, reported Avast researchers. According to the experts, the security breach took place at least six months ago, MonPass was […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 321

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Crackonosh Monero miner made $2M after infecting 222,000 Win systems Hackers target Cisco ASA devices after a PoC […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2021
Coop supermarket closes hundreds of stores after Kaseya supply chain ransomware attack

Swedish supermarket chain Coop is the first company to disclose the impact of the recent supply chain ransomware attack that hit Kaseya. The supermarket chain Coop shut down approximately 500 stores as a result of the supply chain ransomware attack that hit the provider Kaseya. The REvil ransomware operators initially compromised the Kaseya VSA’s infrastructure, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2021
Kaseya VSA supply-chain ransomware attack hit hundreds of companies

A supply attack by REvil ransomware operators against Kaseya VSA impacted multiple managed service providers (MSPs) and their clients. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, this afternoon, the REvil ransomware gang hit the cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their customers. Kaseya has 40,000 customers, not all use the VSA tool which is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2021
Diavol ransomware appears in the threat landscape. Is it the work of the Wizard Spider gang?

Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet, is believed to be the author of a new ransomware family dubbed Diavol, Fortinet researchers report. Researchers from Fortinet reported that a new ransomware family, tracked as Diavol, might have been developed by Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet. The Trickbot botnet was used […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
Microsoft urges Azure users to update PowerShell to fix RCE flaw

Microsoft is urging Azure users to update PowerShell to address a remote code execution vulnerability that was fixed earlier this year. Microsoft is recommending its Azure users to update PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 to protect against a high severity remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-26701. The IT giant is inviting the PowerShell task […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2021 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine July 2021 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition
packed with over 158 pages of excellent content. In this edition: Colonial Pipeline, JBS Cyber Attacks Shine Spotlight on Operational Technology Vulnerabilities for Wide Range of Business Sectors Getting The Cloud Right – Security and Compliance Flipping the Cyber Script … […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
Experts warn of Babuk Locker attacks with recently leaked ransomware builder

The recently leaked Babuk Locker ransomware builder was used by a threat actor in an ongoing campaign targeting victims worldwide. At the end of June, The Record first reported that the builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online allowing threat actors to use it to create their own version of the popular ransomware. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2021
CISA alert urges to disable Windows Print Spooler to percent PrintNightmare attacks

CISA issued a security alert to warn admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler service on servers not used for printing due to PrintNightmare zero-day. CISA issued an alert to warn admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler on servers not used for printing due to the risk of exploitation of the PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability. ““while Microsoft […]