Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2024
Transport for London (TfL) is dealing with an ongoing cyberattack

Transport for London (TfL) is investigating an ongoing cyberattack, however, customer information was compromised. Transport for London (TfL) is investigating an ongoing cyberattack. However, the TfL stated that there is no evidence that customer information was compromised during the incident. “We are currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident. At present, there is no […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2024
Lockbit gang claims the attack on the Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) confirmed that student information was compromised in the June Lockbit ransomware attack. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) confirmed that students’ information was compromised following a ransomware attack that was discovered in June.  The TDSB is the largest school board in Canada with 582 schools and about 235,000 students. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2024
A new variant of Cicada ransomware targets VMware ESXi systems

A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called Cicada3301 has emerged in the threat landscape and already targeted tens of companies. Cicada3301 is a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that appeared in the threat landscape. The group appears to be very active and already listed 23 victims on its extortion portal since mid-June. The following image shows the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2024
South Korea-linked group APT-C-60 exploited a WPS Office zero-day

South Korea-linked group APT-C-60 exploited a zero-day in the Windows version of WPS Office to target East Asian countries. South Korea-linked group APT-C-60 exploited a zero-day, tracked as CVE⁠-⁠2024⁠-⁠7262, in the Windows version of WPS Office to deploy the SpyGlace backdoor in the systems on targets in East Asia. WPS Office is a comprehensive office […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2024
Threat actors exploit Atlassian Confluence bug in cryptomining campaigns

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server in cryptocurrency mining campaigns. The critical vulnerability CVE-2023-22527  (CVSS score 10.0) in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server is being actively exploited for cryptojacking campaigns. The vulnerability is a template injection vulnerability that can allow remote […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2024
Corona Mirai botnet spreads via AVTECH CCTV zero-day 

An instance of the Corona Mirai botnet spreads via AVTECH CCTV zero-day and multiple previously known vulnerabilities. Akamai’s Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) has detected a botnet campaign exploiting multiple previously known vulnerabilities and a newly discovered zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-7029 (CVSS score: 8.7), in AVTECH CCTV cameras. The flaw is a command injection issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2024
Iran-linked group APT33 adds new Tickler malware to its arsenal

Iran-linked group APT33 used new Tickler malware in attacks against organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors. Microsoft researchers reported that the Iran-linked cyberespionage group APT33  (aka Peach Sandstorm, Holmium, Elfin, Refined Kitten, and Magic Hound) used new custom multi-stage backdoor called Tickler to compromise organizations in sectors such as government, defense, satellite, oil, and gas […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2024
Young Consulting data breach impacts 954,177 individuals

A ransomware attack by the BlackSuit group on Young Consulting compromised the personal information of over 950,000 individuals. Software solutions provider Young Consulting disclosed a data breach impacting 950,000 individuals following a BlackSuit ransomware attack. On April 13 the company “became aware of technical difficulties” that impacted its infrastructure. Attackers gained access to the company […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2024
BlackByte Ransomware group targets recently patched VMware ESXi flaw CVE-2024-37085

BlackByte ransomware operators are exploiting a recently patched VMware ESXi hypervisors vulnerability in recent attacks. Cisco Talos observed the BlackByte ransomware group exploiting the recently patched security flaw CVE-2024-37085 in VMware ESXi hypervisors in recent attacks. The flaw CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score of 6.8) is an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware ESXi. At the end of July, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2024
US offers $2.5M reward for Belarusian man involved in mass malware distribution

The US Department of State offers a $2.5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a Belarusian cybercriminal involved in the mass malware distribution. The US Department of State announced a $2.5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Volodymyr Kadariya (38), a Belarusian national allegedly involved in a significant malware […]