Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2023
Phishing attacks use an old Microsoft Office flaw to spread Agent Tesla malware

Threat actors are exploiting an old Microsoft Office vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-11882, to spread the Agent Tesla malware. Threat actors are exploiting an old Microsoft Office vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-11882 (CVSS score: 7.8), as part of phishing campaigns to spread the Agent Tesla malware. Agent Tesla is a spyware that is used to spy on the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2023
German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market

The German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market as a result of an international law enforcement operation. The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT), along with law enforcement agencies from multiple countries (United States, Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine), conducted an operation that resulted in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2023
Comcast’s Xfinity customer data exposed after CitrixBleed attack

Comcast’s Xfinity discloses a data breach after a cyber attack hit the company by exploiting the CitrixBleed vulnerability. Comcast’s Xfinity is notifying its customers about the compromise of their data in a cyberattack that involved the exploitation of the CitrixBleed flaw. CitrixBleed is a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4966, in Citrix NetScaler ADC (Application Delivery […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2023
Smishing Triad: Cybercriminals Impersonate UAE Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship on the Peak of Holidays Season

Smishing Triad: Researchers warn crooks impersonating UAE Federal Authority for Identity and citizenship ahead of the Holiday Season Resecurity, Inc. (USA) has identified a new fraudulent campaign by the Smishing Triad gang in which they are impersonating the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship. This campaign involves malicious SMS/iMessage texts that pretend […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2023
The ransomware attack on Westpole is disrupting digital services for Italian public administration

An alleged Lockbit 3.0 ransomware attack on the Italian cloud service provider Westpole disrupted multiple services of local and government organizations and municipalities. A cyber attack hit on December 8, 2023 the Italian cloud service provider Westpole, which is specialized in digital services for public administration. The incident impacted a Westpole’s customer company named PA […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2023
Pro-Israel Predatory Sparrow hacker group disrupted services at around 70% of Iran’s fuel stations

A group of Pro-Israel hacktivists, called Predatory Sparrow, is suspected of having carried out a cyber attack against petrol stations across Iran. A Pro-Israel hacktivist group, called Predatory Sparrow (or Gonjeshke Darande in Persian), is suspected of having carried out a cyber attack against petrol stations across Iran. Iranian state TV and Israeli local media […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2023
Qakbot is back and targets the Hospitality industry

Experts warn of a new phishing campaign distributing the QakBot malware, months after law enforcement dismantled its infrastructure. In August, the FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet was 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 since 2008. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2023
A supply chain attack on crypto hardware wallet Ledger led to the theft of $600K

A supply chain attack against Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger resulted in the theft of $600,000 in virtual assets. Threat actors pushed a malicious version of the “@ledgerhq/connect-kit” npm module developed by crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger, leading to the theft of more than $600,000 in virtual assets. Once the attack was discovered, the Crypto hardware wallet maker […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2023
MongoDB investigates a cyberattack, customer data exposed

MongoDB on Saturday announced it is investigating a cyberattack that exposed customer account metadata and contact information. MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it is investigating a cyber attack against certain corporate systems. MongoDB is a US company that developed the popular open-source NoSQL database management system. The cyber attack was discovered on December 13, 2023, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2023
InfectedSlurs botnet targets QNAP VioStor NVR vulnerability

The Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs was spotted targeting QNAP VioStor NVR (Network Video Recorder) devices. In November, Akamai warned of a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has been active since […]