Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2025
U.S. Authorities recovered $31 Million Related to 2021 Uranium Finance cyber heist

U.S. authorities have recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen during the 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance. U.S. authorities recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance, which is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Binance’s BNB Chain. The protocol operated as an automated market maker (AMM), similar to Uniswap, allowing […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2025
Ransomware gangs exploit a Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver zero-day

Microsoft warns of a Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver zero-day flaw actively exploited by ransomware gangs in attacks. Microsoft discovered five vulnerabilities in the Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver. The IT giant reported that one of these flaws is exploited by ransomware groups in zero-day attacks. Paragon Partition Manager, available in Community and Commercial versions, manages hard drive […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2025
Microsoft disrupted a global cybercrime ring abusing Azure OpenAI Service

Microsoft exposed four individuals behind an Azure Abuse scheme using unauthorized GenAI access to create harmful content. Microsoft shared the names of four developers of malicious tools designed to bypass the guardrails of generative AI services, including Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Microsoft is taking legal action against these defendants, dismantling their operation, and curbing misuse […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2025
Attackers could hack smart solar systems and cause serious damages

Hackers reveal security flaws in smart solar systems, exposing risks to national power grids as global reliance on solar energy grows. DW investigated the risks of cyber attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in smart solar systems while the demand for solar energy grows. The German news outlet DW interviewed hackers who’ve exposed security flaws in rooftop installations […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2025
Enhanced capabilities sustain the rapid growth of Vo1d botnet

Operators behind the Vo1d botnet have enhanced its capabilities, enabling rapid growth in recent months. In September 2024, Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d, that infected nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes belonging to users in 197 countries. The malicious code acts as a backdoor allowing attackers to download and install third-party software […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025
FBI: North Korea-linked TraderTraitor is responsible for $1.5 Billion Bybit hack

The FBI confirmed that North Korea is responsible for the record-breaking cyber heist at the crypto exchange Bybit. FBI links the recent Bybit hack to North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor as details of the $1.5B cyber heist emerge. Last week, the crypto exchange Bybit suffered a sophisticated cyberattack, threat actors transferred over 400,000 ETH and stETH […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025
Cellebrite blocked Serbia from using its solution because misuse of the equipment for political reasons

Cellebrite blocked Serbia from using its solution after reports that police used it to unlock and infect the phones of a journalist and activist. A report published by Amnesty International in December 2024 documented the use of Cellebrite’s forensics tools by Serbia police to unlock and install spyware on the phones of a local journalist and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025
New Ghostwriter campaign targets Ukrainian Government and opposition activists in Belarus

A Ghostwriter campaign using a new variant of PicassoLoader targets opposition activists in Belarus, and Ukrainian military and government organizations. SentinelLABS observed a new Ghostwriter campaign targeting Belarusian opposition activists and Ukrainian military and government entities with a new variant of PicassoLoader. The campaign has been active since late 2024, threat actors used weaponized Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025
New LightSpy spyware variant comes with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms

Researchers found an updated LightSpy spyware with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Cybersecurity researchers at Hunt.io have found an updated version of the LightSpy spyware that supports an expanded set of data collection features to target social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. ThreatFabric researchers first discovered a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Partner Center and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Partner Center and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The two vulnerabilities are: The first vulnerability, CVE-2023-34192 (CVSS score: 9.0), is […]