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Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Blue Mockingbird Monero-Mining campaign targets web apps

Crooks exploit CVE-2019-18935 deserialization vulnerability to achieve remote code execution in Blue Mockingbird Monero-Mining campaign. Researchers at security firm Red Canary uncovered a Monero cryptocurrency-mining campaign, tracked as Blue Mockingbird, that exploits the CVE-2019-18935 vulnerability in web applications built on the ASP.NET framework. The deserialization vulnerability CVE-2019-18935 could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler hit by a malware-based attack

Stadler, a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock disclosed a data breach, hackers attempted to blackmail the company. International rail vehicle manufacturer, Stadler, disclosed a security breach that might have also allowed the attackers to steal company data. Attackers confirmed that attackers compromised the IT network of the company and deployed some of its machines with malware that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Shiny Hunters group is selling data from 11 companies on the Dark Web

Shiny Hunters hacking group is offering for sale on a dark web marketplace databases containing over 73.2 million user records from over 11 companies. A hacking group named Shiny Hunters is attempting to sell on a dark web hacking marketplace databases containing more than 73.2 million user records from 11 different companies. Shiny Hunters started offering […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks May 03 – May 09, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 03 to May 09, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERShttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8AkYMfAAwJ4JZzYRm8GfsJCDON8q83C9_wu5u10sNAt_CcA/viewform Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 263

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERShttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8AkYMfAAwJ4JZzYRm8GfsJCDON8q83C9_wu5u10sNAt_CcA/viewform Coronavirus-themed attacks April 26 – May 02, 2020 Cyber Threats Observatory Gets Improvements Indias Jio Coronavirus symptom checker exposed test results TOKOPEDIA e-commerce […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group employed a Mac variant of the Dacls Remote Access Trojan (RAT) in recent attacks. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT already used at least two macOS malware in previous attacks, now researchers from Malwarebytes have identified a new Mac variant of the Linux-based Dacls RAT. The activity of the Lazarus APT group (aka HIDDEN COBRA) […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020
3.68 Million MobiFriends User details leaked online

The personal details of 3.68 million MobiFriends users are available for download since April 2020, it seems that they have been stolen in January 2019. MobiFriends is an online service and Android app that allows registered users to meet new people online. The personal details of 3,688,060 MobiFriends registered users have been released online earlier this year and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020
Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs

The Sodinokibi ransomware gang stolen gigabytes of legal documents from the law firm of the stars, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks (GSMLaw). The Sodinokibi ransomware group claims to have stolen gigabytes of legal documents from the entertainment and law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks (GSMLaw) that has dozens of international stars and celebrities among […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020
SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks observed a Nigerian cyber gang, tracked as SilverTerrier and specialized in BEC attacks, using COVID-19 lures in a recent wave of attacks on healthcare and government organizations. SilverTerrier has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2020
Microsoft investigates claims that its GitHub account has been hacked

Microsoft confirmed that it is investigating claims that its GitHub account has been hacked after some of its files were leaked online. Microsoft launched an investigation into the claims that its GitHub account has been hacked. Recently some files allegedly stolen from the Microsoft Github account have been leaked online, and they appear to be […]