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Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2020

Nemty ransomware operators launch their data leak site

The operators behind the Nemty ransomware set up a data leak site to publish the data of the victims who refuse to pay ransoms. Nemty ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in August 2019, the name of the malware comes after the extension it adds to the encrypted file names. The ransomware deletes shadow copies of encrypted files […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2020

Nemty ransomware “LOVE_YOU” malspam campaign

Security experts uncovered an ongoing campaign delivering Nemty Ransomware via emails disguised as messages from secret lovers. Researchers from Malwarebytes and X-Force IRIS have uncovered an ongoing spam campaign distributing the Nemty Ransomware via messages disguised as messages from secret lovers. The attackers employed messages with several subject lines and attachment filenames composed to appear […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 29, 2020

Sodinokibi Ransomware gang threatens to disclose data from Kenneth Cole fashion firm

Not only Maze ransomware gang, the operators behind Sodinokibi Ransomware allegedly leaked the data of Kenneth Cole Productions. The operators behind Sodinokibi Ransomware have published the download links to archives containing data allegedly stolen from the US firm Kenneth Cole Productions. The news was first reported by the Under the Breach research group. Sodinokibi (aka REvil) is […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 29, 2020

Crooks are attempting to take over tens of thousands of WordPress sites

Threat actors are launching a hacking campaign aimed at taking over tens of thousands of WordPress sites by exploiting critical vulnerabilities. One of the issues exploited in the attacks is a zero-day vulnerability that affects several plugins and that could allow hackers to create admin accounts and take over the sites. Researchers at NinTechNet reported […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2020

NRC Health health care company hit with ransomware

A Lincoln health care company has been targeted by crooks, no patient data has been compromised during the cyber attack. NRC Health recently disclosed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that took place on February 11. The company provides analytics that help health care providers measure and improve quality and services. The Lincoln […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2020

Lampion malware origin servers geolocated in Turkey

After three months from the first detection, the Lampion origin was identified. A webserver named “portaldasfinancas” is available in Turkey and has been used to spread the threat in Portugal. Lampion malware is the most critical malware affecting Portuguese users’ last three months. From December 2019 it had spread, impersonating and using template emails from the Portuguese […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2020

SQL Dump from popular Indian BGR tech site leaked online

Hackers share SQL databases from unsecured AWS buckets, including the archive belonging to the BGR tech news site in India. Hackers are sharing SQL databases from unsecured Amazon S3 buckets, one of them belongs to the BGR tech news site in India. BGR, aka Boy Genius Report, is a popular technology-influenced website that covers topics […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2020

New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes

Experts found a new version of the Cerberus Android banking trojan that can steal one-time codes generated by the Google Authenticator app and bypass 2FA. Security researchers from ThreatFabric warn of a new Android malware strain can now steal one-time passcodes (OTP) generated through Google Authenticator that is used as part of 2FA to protect online […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2020

Threat actors scan Internet for Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

Experts warn that hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers vulnerable in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2020-0688 RCE. Hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by the CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw. The vulnerability resides in the Exchange Control Panel (ECP) component, the root cause of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2020

Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, hit by ransomware

The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. Reading Municipal Light Department provides electricity to over 68,000 citizens that live in the towns […]

Cyber Crime

Nemty ransomware operators launch their data leak site

Nemty ransomware “LOVE_YOU” malspam campaign

Sodinokibi Ransomware gang threatens to disclose data from Kenneth Cole fashion firm

Crooks are attempting to take over tens of thousands of WordPress sites

NRC Health health care company hit with ransomware

Lampion malware origin servers geolocated in Turkey

SQL Dump from popular Indian BGR tech site leaked online

New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes

Threat actors scan Internet for Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, hit by ransomware

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