Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2024
LoanDepot data breach impacted roughly 16.6 individuals

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 million individuals. LoanDepot is a financial services company that primarily operates as a mortgage lender. It is one of the largest nonbank lenders in the United States. The company provides a range of mortgage and non-mortgage loan products and services. LoanDepot disclosed this […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2024
Apple fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2024-23222

Apple addressed the first zero-day vulnerability that impacts iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs. The issue is actively exploited in the wild. Apple released security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23222, that impacts iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs. This is the first actively exploited zero-day vulnerability fixed by the company this year. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2024
“My Slice”, an Italian adaptive phishing campaign

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches. In an adaptive phishing campaign, attackers gather specific information about victims through various sources, such as social media, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2024
Threat actors exploit Apache ActiveMQ flaw to deliver the Godzilla Web Shell

Researchers warn of a spike in attacks exploiting a now-patched flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to deliver the Godzilla web shell. Trustwave researchers observed a surge in attacks exploiting a now-patched flaw in Apache ActiveMQ, in many cases aimed at delivering a malicious code that borrows the code from the open-source web shell Godzilla. Threat actors conceal […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2024
Cybercriminals leaked massive volumes of stolen PII data from Thailand in Dark Web

Resecurity researchers warn of massive leak of stolen Thai personally identifiable information (PII) on the dark web by cybercriminals. Resecurity has detected a noticeable increase in data leaks from consumer-focused platforms in Thailand, confirming that threat actors are actively targeting the personal data of citizens now at the beginning of 2024. Thailand is swiftly becoming […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2024
LockBit ransomware gang claims the attack on the sandwich chain Subway

The LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Subway, the American multinational fast food restaurant franchise.  Subway IP LLC is an American multinational fast-food restaurant franchise that specializes in submarine sandwiches (subs), wraps, salads, and drinks. The Lockbit ransomware group added Subway to the list of victims on its Tor data leak site and threatened to leak […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024
VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers

American global apparel and footwear company VF Corp revealed that the December data breach impacted 35.5 million customers. VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company that owns 13 brands. In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. backpack market with the JanSport, Dickies, Eastpak, Timberland, Smartwool, Vans, and The North Face brands. In December 2023, VF […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024
China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021

China-linked group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. Mandiant researchers reported that China-linked APT group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. vCenter Server is a critical component in VMware virtualization and cloud computing software suite. It serves as a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024
U.S. CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082 (CVSS score: 9.8) vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. At the end of July, Ivanti disclosed a security vulnerability impacting Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2024
Kansas State University suffered a serious cybersecurity incident

Kansas State University (K-State) suffered a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted part of its network and services. Kansas State University (K-State) suffered a cybersecurity incident that impacted a portion of its network and services. On January, 16, 2023, the University K-State announced it was experiencing a disruption to certain network systems, including VPN, K-State Today […]