Pierluigi Paganini
September 17, 2020
A major hospital in Duesseldorf was hit by a cyber attack, a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be hijacked to another city. The news is shocking, German authorities revealed that a cyber attack hit a major hospital in Duesseldorf, the Duesseldorf University Clinic, and a woman who needed urgent admission […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 17, 2020
University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) has suffered a ransomware attack, SunCrypt ransomware operators also leaked the data they have stolen. Systems at the University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) were encrypted with the SunCrypt ransomware, threat actors also stolen documents from the institution and leaked it online. The incident took place in September. The UHNJ is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 17, 2020
US Department of Justice announced indictments against 5 Chinese nationals alleged members of a state-sponsored hacking group known as APT41. The United States Department of Justice this week announced indictments against five Chinese nationals believed to be members of the cyber-espionage group known as APT41 (Winnti, Barium, Wicked Panda and Wicked Spider). US authorities are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 16, 2020
The source code of the infamous Cerberus banking Trojan has been released for free on underground hacking forums following a failed auction. The author of the Cerberus banking Trojan has released the source code of the malware on underground hacking forums following a failed auction. In July, the authors of the notorious Cerberus Android banking trojan auctioned […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 16, 2020
A threat actor is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers in the attempt to access them to install a new crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. A group of hackers is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers with the intent to compromise them and install crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. According to security firm Tencent, the team of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 15, 2020
Experts warn of a surge in the DDoS attacks against education institutions and the academic industry across the world. While the popularity of online learning is increasing due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, threat actors are launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) on education institutions and the academic industry across the world. The DDoS attacks are causing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 14, 2020
Thousands of Magento online stores have been hacked over the past few days as part of the largest ever skimming campaign. Security experts from cybersecurity firm Sansec reported that nearly 2,000 Magento online stores have been hacked over the past few days as part of the largest ever Magecart-style campaign. Most of the hacked sites […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2020
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), one of the largest school divisions in the US, was hit by Maze ransomware operators. Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) was victim of an attack carried out by the Maze ransomware operators. FCPS is one of the largest school districts in the US with an approved budget of $3.2 billion […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2020
The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) was hit by a ransomware attack disclose the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS). The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) disclosed via a press statement that the Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) was hit by a ransomware attack. DBS is a joint venture by the Seychelles government and some shareholders including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2020
A cybercrime group named Malàsmoke has been targeting porn sites over the past months with malicious ads redirecting users to exploit kits. A cybercrime group named Malàsmoke has been targeting porn sites over the past months, it is placing malicious ads on adult-themed websites to redirect users to exploit kits and deliver malware. According to […]
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