Pierluigi Paganini
September 04, 2023
Cybercrime will cost Germany 206 billion euros ($224 billion) in 2023, German digital association Bitkom told Reuters. According to the German digital association Bitkom, cybercrime will have a worrisome impact on the economy of the state in 2023. Bitkom estimated that cybercriminal activities, such as fraud, cyber espionage, the theft of intellectual property, sabotage, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2023
The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM). The LockBit ransomware group continues to be one of the most active extortion gangs in the threat landscape. This week the gang claimed to have hacked the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM). The Commission des services Ă©lectriques […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
Cisco reported that multiple threat actors are customizing the SapphireStealer information stealer after the leak of its source code. Cisco Talos researchers reported that multiple threat actors have created their own version of the SapphireStealer after that the source code of the stealer was released on GitHub. SapphireStealer is an open-source information stealer written in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key Group ransomware that allows victims to recover their data without paying a ransom. Threat intelligence firm EclecticIQ released a free decryption tool for the Key Group ransomware (aka keygroup777) that allows victims to recover their data without paying a ransom. The Key Group ransomware gang has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2023
Experts warn of ongoing credential stuffing and brute-force attacks targeting Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) SSL VPNs. Cisco is aware of attacks conducted by Akira ransomware threat actors targeting Cisco ASA VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication. “Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2023
Multinational mass media conglomerate Paramount Global suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party accessed files from certain of its systems. Multinational mass media conglomerate Paramount Global disclosed a data breach. According to the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted individuals, an unauthorized party accessed files from certain systems of the company between […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2023
FBI coordinated an international law enforcement operation, named Operation ‘Duck Hunt’, that dismantled the Qakbot botnet. The FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet has been dismantled as a result of an international law enforcement operation named Operation ‘Duck Hunt.’ Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2023
A financially motivated actor linked to the FIN8 group exploits the CVE-2023-3519 RCE in attacks on Citrix NetScaler systems in massive attacks. Sophos X-Ops is tracking an ongoing campaign, which is targeting Citrix NetScaler systems, conducted by threat actors linked to the FIN8 group [BleepingComputer, SOCRadar]. The hackers are exploiting the remote code execution, tracked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 28, 2023
The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Prospect Medical Holdings and sensitive information from the company. In early August, a cyberattack disrupted the computer systems of multiple hospitals operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, which are located in multiple states, including California, Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. Some emergency rooms in multiple hospitals in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 28, 2023
Researchers spotted an updated version of the KmsdBot botnet that is now targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a new version of the KmsdBot botnet that employed an updated Kmsdx binary targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. KmsdBot is an evasive Golang-based malware that was first detected by […]
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