Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2022
Researchers spotted a new remote access trojan, named Nerbian RAT, which implements sophisticated evasion and anti-analysis techniques. Researchers from Proofpoint discovered a new remote access trojan called Nerbian RAT that implements sophisticated anti-analysis and anti-reversing capabilities. The malware spreads via malspam campaigns using COVID-19 and World Health Organization (WHO) themes. The name of the RAT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2022
Researchers uncovered a massive hacking campaign that compromised thousands of WordPress websites to redirect visitors to scam sites. Cybersecurity researchers from Sucuri uncovered a massive campaign that compromised thousands of WordPress websites by injecting malicious JavaScript code that redirects visitors to scam content. The infections automatically redirect site visitors to third-party websites containing malicious content […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2022
Cybersecurity authorities from Five Eye warn of threats targeting managed service providers (MSPs) and potential supply chain attacks through them. Multiple cybersecurity authorities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. this week released a joint advisory warning of threats targeting managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers. “The cybersecurity authorities of the United Kingdom, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2022
The Resecurity HUNTER unit identified a new underground service called ‘Frappo’, which is available on the Dark Web. “Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. The platform has been built by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2022
Researchers warn of a remote access trojan called DCRat (aka DarkCrystal RAT) that is available for sale on Russian cybercrime forums. Cybersecurity researchers from BlackBerry are warning of a remote access trojan called DCRat (aka DarkCrystal RAT) that is available for sale on Russian cybercrime forums. The DCRat backdoor is very cheap, it appears to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2022
Conti Ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Peru MOF – Dirección General de Inteligencia (DIGIMIN) and stolen 9.41 GB. The Conti ransomware gang added the Peru MOF – Dirección General de Inteligencia (DIGIMIN) to the list of its victims on its Tor leak site. The National Directorate of Intelligence is the premier intelligence agency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2022
This post provides a timeline of the events related to Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing Russia invasion that occurred in the previous weeks: May 06 – Anonymous and Ukraine IT Army continue to target Russian entities The Anonymous collective and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2022
The American agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO announced that has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its production facilities. AGCO, one of the most important agricultural machinery manufacturers, announced that a ransomware attack impacted some of its production facilities. The company was forced to shut down portions of its IT systems in response to the incident. AGCO did […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2022
The US Government offers up to $15 million for information that helps identify and locate leadership and co-conspirators of the Conti ransomware gang. The US Department of State offers up to $15 million for information that helps identify and locate leadership and co-conspirators of the Conti ransomware gang. The reward is offered under the Department […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2022
The U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io used by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT. The U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned the cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io used by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT to launder the funds stolen from Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge. This is the first time ever, Treasury is sanctioning a virtual currency mixer. […]
