Pierluigi Paganini
February 29, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
DDoS extortionists are blackmailing Australian banks asking for payments of large sums in Monero cryptocurrency threatening DDoS attacks. Cybercriminals are threatening Australian banks of DDoS attacks if they will not pay large sums in Monero cryptocurrency. The extortion campaign was observed over the past week, attackers are sending emails to the banks threatening to carry […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
Researchers from Cybaze Yoroi ZLab have spotted a new campaign exploiting the interest in coronavirus (COVID-19) evolution to spread malware. Introduction Nowadays, it is common to say that the physical world and the cyber world are strictly connected. The proof is the leverage of the current physical threat, the CoronaVirus (COVID-19), as a social engineering […]
