Pierluigi Paganini
May 11, 2023
Google announced the opening of the dark web monitoring report security feature to all Gmail users in the United States. Google is going to offer dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users, the feature allows them to search for their email addresses on the dark web. Dark web scans for Gmail address was previously […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2023
Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos revealed that a ransomware group attempted to breach its infrastructure and extort it. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos revealed that on May 8, 2023, a known ransomware group attempted and failed to breach the company systems. The cybercriminals compromised the personal email address of a new sales employee prior to his/her start […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2023
A new sophisticated malware strain, dubbed DownEx, was involved in attacks aimed at Government organizations in Central Asia. In late 2022, Bitdefender Labs researchers first observed a highly targeted cyberattack targeting foreign government institutions in Kazakhstan that involved a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed DownEx. Later the researchers detected another attack in Afghanistan that allowed them to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2023
The frontman of the American alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, has revealed he paid hackers who stole the band’s songs The frontman of the alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, revealed he paid a ransom after a hacker stole the band’s songs and threatened to leak them. The hacker stole some of the most important songs from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2023
Sysco, the global food distribution giant, disclosed a data breach, the compromised data includes customer and employee data. Sysco Corporation is an American multinational corporation involved in marketing and distributing food products, smallwares, kitchen equipment and tabletop items. BleepingComputer, who has seen an internal memo sent to employees on May 3, first reported that threat actors may have […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2023
A DDoS botnet dubbed AndoryuBot has been observed exploiting an RCE, tracked as CVE-2023-25717, in Ruckus access points. FortiGuard Labs researchers have recently observed a spike in attacks attempting to exploit the Ruckus Wireless Admin remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-25717. The activity is associated with a known DDoS botnet tracked as AndoryuBot that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2023
The U.S. DoJ announced the seizure of 13 new domains associated with DDoS-for-hire platforms as part of Operation PowerOFF. The U.S. Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services as part of a coordinated international law enforcement effort known as Operation PowerOFF. DDoS-for-hire or âbooterâ services allows registered users to launch order DDoS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2023
Researchers warn of a new ransomware family called CACTUS that exploits known vulnerabilities in VPN appliances to gain initial access to victims’ networks. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Kroll have analyzed on a new ransomware family called CACTUS that has been spotted exploiting known flaws in VPN appliances to achieve initial access to targeted networks. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2023
The ransomware gang behind the attack on Taiwanese PC maker MSI leaked the company’s private code signing keys on their darkweb leak site. In early April, the ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). Micro-Star International AKA MSI designs, manufactures, and sells motherboards and graphics cards […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2023
Western Digital is notifying its customers of a data breach that exposed their sensitive personal information, the incident took place in March. In March 2022, Western Digital was hit by a ransomware attack and in response to the incident, it shut down several of its services. The company disclosed that an unauthorized party gained access […]
