This post includes the details of the COVID-19 themed attacks launched from October 1 to December 5, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the COVID-19 outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily basis. Below a list of attacks detected between October 1 to December 5, 2020. October 26 […]
Italian police arrested two people that have stolen 10 GB of confidental and alleged secret data from the defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Italian police have arrested two people that have been accused of stealing 10 GB of confidental data and military secrets from defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Leonardo is a state-owned multinational company and one […]
Healthcare organizations like Johnson & Johnson are observing a surge of cyber attacks carried by state-sponsored hackers during COVID-19 pandemic. Nation-state actors are intensifying their attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry, like Johnson & Johnson, that are involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson, along with other COVID-19 research companies, […]
Multinational human resource consulting firm Randstad NV announced that they were a victim of the Egregor ransomware. Egregor ransomware operators have breached the network of the multinational human resource consulting firm Randstad NV and have stolen unencrypted files during the attack. Randstad operates in 39 countries and employs over 38,000 people and generated âŹ23.7 billion in revenue for […]
The group of cyber mercenaries tracked as DeathStalker has been using a new PowerShell backdoor in recent attacks. The cyber mercenaries group known as DeathStalker has been using a new PowerShell backdoor in recent attacks. DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire group discovered by Kaspersky, it has been targeting organizations worldwide, mainly law firms and financial entities, […]
A group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at an Israeli Water Facility and posted a video as proof of the hack. Researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm OTORIO revealed that a group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at the Israeli Water Facility. The threat actors accessed […]
VMware addressed CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. VMware has finally released security updates to fix the CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. At the end of November, VMware only has released a workaround to address the critical […]
The Islamic hacker Ardit Ferizi, who is serving 20 years for giving his support to Islamic State group has been granted compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. Ferizi is the first man charged with cyber terrorism that was extradited to the […]
Hundreds of millions of Android users are potentially exposed to the risk of hack due to the use of Android Play Core Library versions vulnerable to CVE-2020-8913 The CVE-2020-8913 flaw is a local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability that resides exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android’s Play Core Library. The vulnerability is rated 8.8 out […]
The Egregor ransomware operators hit Metro Vancouverâs transportation agency TransLink disrupting services and payment systems. Egregor ransomware operators made the headlines again, this time they hit Metro Vancouverâs transportation agency TransLink causing the disruption of its services and payment systems. The news was also confirmed by Global News which has obtained the ransom letter sent […]