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Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2021
Hackers steal credit card data abusing Google’s Apps Script

Hackers abuse Google Apps Script to steal credit cards, bypass CSP Attackers are abusing Google’s Apps Script business application development platform to steal payment card information from e-stores. Sansec researchers reported that threat actors are abusing Google’s Apps Script business application development platform to steal credit card data provided by customers of e-commerce websites. “Attackers use […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2021
Credential stuffing attack hit RIPE NCC: Members have to enable 2FA

RIPE NCC has disclosed a failed credential stuffing attack against its infrastructure, it asking its members to enable 2FA for their accounts. RIPE NCC announced to have suffered a credential stuffing attack attempting to gain access to single sign-on (SSO) accounts. The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit membership association, a Regional Internet Registry and the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2021
SolarWinds hackers had access to components used by Azure, Intune, and Exchange

Microsoft announced that SolarWinds hackers could have had access to repositories containing some components used by Azure, Intune, and Exchange. Microsoft announced that the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack could have had access to repositories containing the source code for a limited number of components used by Azure, Intune, and Exchange. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2021
WatchDog botnet targets Windows and Linux servers in cryptomining campaign

PaloAlto Network warns of the WatchDog botnet that uses exploits to take over Windows and Linux servers and mine cryptocurrency. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks uncovered a cryptojacking botnet, tracked as WatchDog, that is targeting Windows and Linux systems. WatchDog is one of the largest and longest-lasting Monero cryptojacking operations uncovered by security experts, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2021
The OpenSSL Project addressed three vulnerabilities

The OpenSSL Project addressed three vulnerabilities, including two denial-of-service (DoS) issues and a bug in the SSLv2 rollback protection. The OpenSSL Project released security patches to address three vulnerabilities, two denial-of-service (DoS) flaws, and an incorrect SSLv2 rollback protection issue. The fist vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-23841, is a NULL pointer dereference issue that can be […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2021
US DoJ charges three members of the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group

The US DOJ charged three members of the North Korea-linked Lazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. The U.S. Justice Department indicted three North Korean military intelligence officials, members of the Lazarus APT group, for their involvement in cyber-attacks, including the theft of $1.3 billion in money and crypto-currency from organizations around the globe. The indictment […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2021
ScamClub malvertising gang abused WebKit zero-day to redirect to online gift card scams

Malvertising gang ScamClub has exploited an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in WebKit-based browsers in a campaign aimed at realizing online gift card scams. The Malvertising gang ScamClub has abused an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in WebKit-based browsers to bypass security measures and redirect users from legitimate sites to websites hosting online gift card scams. The malvertising campaign […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2021
Centreon says that recently disclosed campaigns only targeted obsolete versions of its open-source software

French software firm Centreon announced this week that the recently disclosed supply chain attack did not impact its paid customers. The French security agency ANSSI recently warned of a series of attacks targeting Centreon monitoring software used by multiple French organizations and attributes them to the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The first attack spotted by ANSSI experts dates […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2021
Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware In the last few years, many banking trojans developed by Latin American criminals have increased in volume and sophistication. Although exists a strong adoption of technologies with the goal of protecting the final user such as plugins, tokens, e-tokens, two-factor-authentication mechanisms, CHIP, PIN […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2021
Telegram flaw could have allowed access to users secret chats

Experts at Shielder disclosed a flaw in the Telegram app that could have exposed users’ secret messages, photos, and videos to remote attackers. Researchers at cyber security firm Shielder discovered a critical flaw affecting iOS, Android, and macOS versions of the instant messaging app Telegram. The experts discovered that sending a sticker to a Telegram user could […]