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Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2021
Novel phishing technique uses Morse code to compose malicious URLs

Cybercriminals devised a new phishing technique that leverages the Morse code to hide malicious URLs and bypass defense. Experts spotted a new targeted phishing campaign that leverages a new obfuscation technique based on the Morse code to hide malicious URLs in an email attachment and bypass secure mail gateways and mail filters. The Morse code […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2021
Victims of Ziggy ransomware can recover their files for free

The Ziggy ransomware gang has shut down its operations and released the decryption keys fearing the ongoing investigation of law enforcement. Good news for the victims of the Ziggy ransomware, the ransomware operators have shut down their operations and released the victims’ decryption keys. The victims can now recover their encrypted files without needing to pay the ransom. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2021
COMB breach: 3.2B email and password pairs leaked online

The Largest compilation of emails and passwords (COMB), more than 3.2 billion login credentials, has been leaked on a popular hacking forum. More than 3.2 billion unique pairs of cleartext emails and passwords have been leaked on a popular hacking forum, the collection aggregates data from past leaks, such as Netflix, LinkedIn, Exploit.in, Bitcoin, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2021
Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack

Packaging giant WestRock revealed this week that the recent ransomware attack impacted the company’s IT and operational technology (OT) systems. American corrugated packaging company WestRock announced at the end of January that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. WestRock did not share details about the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2021
Forward Air Corporation says that December Ransomware attack caused a loss of $7.5M

Trucking and freight transportation logistics giant Forward Air Corporation said a December 2020 ransomware attack had $7.5M Impact. Trucking and freight transportation logistics giant Forward Air Corporation announced that the ransomware attack that hit the company in December will impact its fourth-quarter financial results. This week the company filed a FORM 8-K with SEC that […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2021
Hackers abuse Plex Media servers for DDoS amplification attacks

Netscout experts warn of DDoS-for-hire services abusing Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify DDoS attacks. Security researchers from Netscout discovered DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to abuse Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Plex Media Server is a personal media library and streaming system […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2021
Matryosh DDoS botnet targets Android-Based devices via ADB

Netlab researchers spotted a new Android malware, dubbed Matryosh, that is infecting devices to recruit them in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. On January 25, 2021, researchers at 360 netlab detected a suspicious ELF file, initially attributed to Mirai, but that later revealed his nature, a new bot tracked as Matryosh. “On January 25, 2021, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2021
Ransomware operators exploit VMWare ESXi flaws to encrypt disks of VMs

Ransomware operators are exploiting two VMWare ESXi vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-5544 and CVE-2020-3992, to encrypt virtual hard disks. Security experts are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting two VMWare ESXi vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-5544 and CVE-2020-3992, to encrypt virtual hard disks. According to ZDNet, threat actors are using VMWare ESXi exploits to encrypt the disks of virtual machines deployed in […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2021
New Pro-Ocean crypto-miner targets Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis installs

The Rocke group is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware dubbed Pro-Ocean to target Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis installs. The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls. The malware is an evolution of a Monero cryptocurrency […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2021
Victims of FonixCrypter ransomware could decrypt their files for free

FonixCrypter ransomware operators shut down their operations, released the master decryption key for free, and deleted malware’s source code. Good news for the victims of the FonixCrypter ransomware, the operators behind the threat shut down their operations and released the master decryption key. The FonixCrypter gang also closed its Telegram channel that was used to […]

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