Pierluigi Paganini
June 16, 2022
Researchers at antivirus firm Dr. Web discovered malware in the Google Play Store that was downloaded two million times. An investigation conducted by the antivirus firm Dr. Web in May resulted in the discovery of multiple adware and information-stealing malware on the official Google Play Store. However, the experts warn that info-stealing Trojans are the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2022
Researchers discovered a new Golang-based peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, dubbed Panchan, targeting Linux servers in the education sector since March 2022. Akamai security researchers discovered a new Golang-based P2P Botnet, tracked as Panchan, that is targeting Linux servers that has been active since March 2022. Panchan uses basic SSH dictionary attack to implement wormable behavior, it also […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2022
PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2022, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. Privacy Affairs published the Dark Web Index, an analysis of prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces and related to the period between February 2021 and June 2022. The document updates the information […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2022
Chinese cybercriminals are using SeaFlower backdoored versions of iOS and Android Web3 wallets to steal users’ seed phrase. Researchers from Confiant have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign, tracked as SeaFlower, targeting Web3 wallet users. Chinese crooks are spreading backdoored versions of iOS and Android Web3 wallets to steal users’ seed phrase. SeaFlower maintains the functionality […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2022
Experts observed the HelloXD ransomware deploying a backdoor to facilitate persistent remote access to infected hosts. The HelloXD ransomware first appeared in the threat landscape on November 30, 2021, it borrows the code from Babuk ransomware, which is available in Russian-speaking hacking forums since September 2021. Unlike other ransomware operations, this ransomware gang doesn’t use a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2022
Ransomware gangs are actively exploiting CVE-2022-26134 remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. Multiple ransomware groups are actively exploiting the recently disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26134, affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. Proof-of-concept exploits for the CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability have been released online, Bleeping Computer reported that starting from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2022
Threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-26134 RCE in Atlassian Confluence servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners. CheckPoint researchers have observed threat actors exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-26134 remote code execution vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners. Last week, Atlassian warned of a critical unpatched remote code execution vulnerability affecting all Confluence […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2022
The Cuba ransomware operators are back and employed a new version of its malware in recent attacks. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020. Its operators have a data leak site, where they post exfiltrated data from their victims who refused to pay the ransom. The ransomware encrypts files on the targeted systems […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2022
The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy. In response to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2022
Researchers uncovered a high stealth Linux malware, dubbed Symbiote, that could be used to backdoor infected systems. Joint research conducted by security firms Intezer and BlackBerry uncovered a new Linux threat dubbed Symbiote. The name comes from the concept of symbiote which is an organism that lives in symbiosis with another organism, exactly like this implant does with […]
