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Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2022
Million of vehicles can be attacked via MiCODUS MV720 GPS Trackers

Multiple flaws in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers shipped with over 1.5 million vehicles can allow hackers to remotely hack them. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of multiple security vulnerabilities in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers which are used by over 1.5 million vehicles. An attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2022
EU warns of risks of spillover effects associated with the ongoing war in Ukraine

The Council of the European Union (EU) warns of malicious cyber activities conducted by threat actors in the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Council of the European Union (EU) warns of the risks associated with the malicious cyber activities conducted by threat actors in the context of the ongoing conflict […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2022
Belgium claims China-linked APT groups hit its ministries

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium blames multiple China-linked threat actors for attacks against The country’s defense and interior ministries. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium revealed that multiple China-linked APT groups targeted the country’s defense and interior ministries. “Belgium exposes malicious cyber activities that significantly affected our sovereignty, democracy, security and society at large by targeting the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
CloudMensis spyware went undetected for many years

Researchers spotted previously undocumented spyware, dubbed CloudMensis, that targets the Apple macOS systems. Researchers from ESET discovered a previously undetected macOS backdoor, tracked as CloudMensis, that targets macOS systems and exclusively uses public cloud storage services as C2. The malware was designed to spy on the target systems, exfiltrate documents, acquire keystrokes, and screen captures. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Russia-linked APT29 relies on Google Drive, Dropbox to evade detection

Russia-linked threat actors APT29 are using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. Palo Alto Networks researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT29 group, tracked by the researchers as Cloaked Ursa, started using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. The Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) has been active since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Crooks create rogue cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from users

The U.S. FBI has warned of crooks developing malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from the users. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of crooks creating malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from investors. Crooks contact US investors claiming to offer legitimate cryptocurrency investment services, and attempt to trick them […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Several apps on the Play Store used to spread Joker, Facestealer and Coper malware

Google blocked dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were spreading Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families. Google has removed dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were distributing Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families. Researchers from security firms Pradeo discovered multiple apps spreading the Joker Android malware. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
MLNK Builder 4.2 released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise

Cybercriminals released a new MLNK Builder 4.2 tool for malicious shortcuts (LNK) generation with an improved Powershell and VBS Obfuscator Resecurity, Inc. (USA), a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 worldwide, has detected an update of one of the most popular tools used by cybercriminals to generate malicious LNK files, so frequently used for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship

The Tor Project team has announced the release of Tor Browser 11.5, which introduces functionalities to automatically bypass censorship. The Tor Project team has announced the release of Tor Browser 11.5, the new version of the popular privacy-oriented browser implements new features to fight censorship. With previous versions of the browser, circumventing censorship of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
A massive cyberattack hit Albania

A synchronized criminal attack from abroad hit Albania over the weekend, all Albanian government systems shut down following the cyberattack. Albania was hit by a massive cyberattack over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday. A synchronized criminal attack from abroad hit the servers of the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI), which handles many […]