Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2025
A botnet of 130,000+ devices is attacking Microsoft 365 accounts via password-spraying, bypassing MFA by exploiting basic authentication. SecurityScorecard researchers discovered a botnet of over 130,000 devices that is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide. The attackers targeted accounts protected with basic authentication bypassing multi-factor authentication. The experts pointed out that organizations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2025
CYFIRMA researchers discovered that the SpyLend Android malware was downloaded 100,000 times from the official app store Google Play. CYFIRMA researchers discovered an Android malware, named SpyLend, which was distributed through Google Play as Finance Simplified. The malware targets Indian users with unauthorized loan apps, enabling predatory lending, blackmail, and extortion. The Finance Simplified app […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2025
Leaked Black Basta chat logs reveal internal conflicts, exposing member details and hacking tools as the gang reportedly falls apart. An unknown actor, named ExploitWhispers, leaked Matrix chat logs of the Black Basta ransomware gang revealing internal conflicts, and exposing member details and hacking tools as the gang reportedly collapses. ExploitWhispers first uploaded the chat […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2025
Crypto exchange Bybit was the victim of a sophisticated attack, and threat actors stole $1.5B worth of cryptocurrency from one of the company’s offline wallets. Crypto exchange Bybit suffered a sophisticated cyberattack, threat actors transferred over 400,000 ETH and stETH worth more than $1.5 billion to an unidentified address. The Bybit hack is the largest cryptocurrency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2025
Experts warn that the carding website B1ack’s Stash released a collection of over 1 million unique credit and debit cards. D3 Lab researchers reported that on February 19, 2025, the carding website B1ack’s Stash released a collection of over 1 million unique credit and debit cards. Experts speculate that B1ack’s Stash used the free card release as a marketing strategy. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2025
Venture capital firm Insight Partners suffered a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to its information systems. A cyber attack hit venture capital firm Insight Partners, threat actors gained unauthorized access to its information systems. Venture Capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 17, 2025
Dutch police seized 127 servers of the bulletproof hosting service Zservers/XHost after government sanctions. On February 11, 2025, the US, UK, and Australia sanctioned a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider and two Russian administrators because they supported Russian ransomware LockBit operations. Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov are the two Russian nationals and administrators of Zservers. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 17, 2025
Netskope Threat Labs researchers discovered a Golang-based backdoor using Telegram for C2 communication, possibly of Russian origin. Netskope Threat Labs found a Golang-based backdoor using Telegram for C2. The malware, still in development but functional, exploits cloud apps to evade detection. The experts believe the new Go backdoor could have a Russian origin. Upon executing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 16, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Mobile Indian Cyber Heist: FatBoyPanel And His Massive Data Breach Google Tag Manager Skimmer Steals Credit Card Info From Magento Site From South America to Southeast Asia: The Fragile Web of REF7707 Analyzing DEEP#DRIVE: North Korean […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2025
Valve removed a game from Steam because it contained malware, the company also warned affected users to reformat their operating systems. Valve removed the game PirateFi from the Steam video game platform because it contained a Windows malicious code to steal browser cookies and hijack accounts. The company also warned affected users to fully reformatting […]
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