Pierluigi Paganini
October 26, 2020
Private Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a security breach, hackers are now demanding ransom to avoid the leak of sensitive data they have stolen. Finland’s interior minister summoned an emergency meeting Sunday after the private Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a security breach that caused the exposure of patient records. To worse the situation the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 26, 2020
A ransomware attack recently hit Georgia county government and reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures. A ransomware attack hit a Georgia county government early this month and disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of absentee ballots. It is a common process to validate absentee ballots sent by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 26, 2020
Dr. Reddy’s, the Indian contractor for Russia’s “Sputinik V” COVID-19 vaccine was hit with a cyber-attack that forced the company to close its plants. Indian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories was hit with a cyber attack that forced it to shut down its plants in Brazil, India, Russia, the U.K., and the U.S.. According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 25, 2020
Abaddon is the first RAT that uses the freeware instant messaging and VoIP app and digital distribution platform Discord as a command & control server. Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam have spotted a new piece of remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ‘Abaddon’ that is likely the first malware using the Discord platform as command and control. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 25, 2020
HPE fixed a remote authentication bypass vulnerability in HPE StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) data center storage management solution. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has addressed a maximum severity (rated 10/10) remote authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7197, affecting the HPE StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) data center storage management solution. HPE SSMC is a management and reporting console for HPE Primera (data storage for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 25, 2020
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. FIN11 gang started deploying ransomware to monetize its operations Iran-linked Silent Librarian APT targets universities again Microsoft released out-of-band Windows fixes for 2 RCE issues QQAAZZ crime gang charged for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 25, 2020
Emotet operators have started using a new template this week that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message urging a Microsoft Word update. Researchers this week observed Emotet attacks employing a new template that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message urging the recipient to update their Microsoft Word to add a new feature. Emotet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2020
Experts warn of a phishing campaign that already targeted up to 50,000 Office 365 users with a fake automated message from Microsoft Teams. Secruity researchers reported that up to 50,000 Office 365 users have been targeted by a phishing campaign that pretends to be automated message from Microsoft Teams. The bait message uses fake notifications […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2020
The systems at the US-based ski and golf resort operator were infected with the WastedLocker ransomware, the incident impacted reservation systems. Boyne Resorts is a collection of mountain and lakeside resorts, ski areas, and attractions spanning from British Columbia to Maine. The company owns and operates eleven properties and an outdoor lifestyle equipment/apparel retail division […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2020
US Treasury Department announced sanctions against Russia’s Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics behind Triton malware. The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against a Russian research institute for its alleged role in the development of the Triton malware. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated, pursuant to […]
