Pierluigi Paganini
March 02, 2023
Cyber criminals are targeting law firms with GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware families. Researchers from eSentire have foiled 10 cyberattacks targeting six different law firms throughout January and February of 2023. The firms were targeted as part of two distinct campaigns aimed at distributing GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware. “The attacks emanated from two separate threat […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2023
Satellite TV giant Dish Network has confirmed that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack, it also disclosed a data breach. Satellite TV giant Dish Network finally admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack. The American satellite broadcast provider went offline on February 24, 2023, the outage impacted Dish.com, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2023
Experts warn of a new wave of attacks against cryptocurrency entities, threat actors are using a RAT dubbed Parallax RAT for Infiltration. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Uptycs warns of attacks targeting cryptocurrency organizations with the Parallax remote access Trojan (RAT). Parallax RAT has been distributed through malvertising and phishing campaigns since December 2019. The malware supports […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2023
Antivirus company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor for the recently discovered ransomware family MortalKombat. Good news for the victims of the recently discovered MortalKombat ransomware, the antivirus firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor that will allow them to recover their file without paying the ransom. Since December 2022, Cisco Talos researchers have been observing an unidentified financially […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2023
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) was the victim of a ransomware attack, it is investigating the theft of sensitive information. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announced that a ransomware attack has impacted “a stand-alone USMS system.” The US bureau is investigating the theft of sensitive information following the security breach. The infection occurred on February […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2023
Resecurity identified one of the largest investment fraud networks, tracked as Digital Smoke, by size and volume of operations. Resecurity identified one of the largest investment fraud networks by size and volume of operations created to defraud Internet users from Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, the European Union, India, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2023
Data allegedly stolen from the American gaming giant Activision in December security breach were leaked on a cybercrime forum. A threat actor leaked on the Breached hacking forum the data allegedly stolen from the gaming giant Activision in December 2022. The threat actors claim to have obtained 19,444 unique records from an Activision Azure database […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2023
The Dutch police arrested three individuals as a result of an investigation into computer trespass, data theft, extortion, extortion, and money laundering. The Dutch police announced the arrest of three men as the result of an extensive investigation into computer trespass, data theft, extortion, extortion, and money laundering The suspects were arrested by the Amsterdam […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2023
Threat actors behind the ChromeLoader malware campaign are using VHD files disguised as popular games, experts warn. Researchers from Ahnlab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) recently uncovered a malware campaign distributing the ChromeLoader using VHD files. ChromeLoader is a malicious Chrome browser extension, it is classified as a pervasive browser hijacker that modifies browser settings to redirect user traffic. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2023
The producers of fruit and vegetables Dole Food Company disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. Dole Food Company is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, it is one of the world’s largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries. Dole reported 2021 revenues of $6.5 billion. The […]
