Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2023
Updated Android spyware GravityRAT steals WhatsApp Backups

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico. MalwareHunterTeam researchers first shared the hash for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2023
Barracuda ESG zero-day exploited by China-linked APT

Experts linked the UNC4841 threat actor behind the attacks exploiting the recently patched Barracuda ESG zero-day to China. Mandiant researchers linked the threat actor UNC4841 to the attacks that exploited the recently patched Barracuda ESG zero-day vulnerability to China. “Through the investigation, Mandiant identified a suspected China-nexus actor, currently tracked as UNC4841, targeting a subset […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2023
Russia-linked APT Gamaredon update TTPs in recent attacks against Ukraine

Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon is using a new toolset in attacks aimed at critical organizations in Ukraine. The Gamaredon APT group (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government organizations. Symantec researchers reported that in some cases, the cyberespionage group remained undetected in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2023
Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. organizations since 2020. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020. The advisory was published by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2023
Microsoft links Cadet Blizzard APT to Russia’s military intelligence GRU

Microsoft linked a series of wiping attacks to a Russia-linked APT group, tracked as Cadet Blizzard, that is under the control of the GRU. Microsoft attributes the operations carried out by the Russia-linked APT group tracked as Cadet Blizzard to the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). The IT giant pointed out that Cadet Blizzard is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2023
Critical flaw found in WooCommerce Stripe Gateway Plugin used by +900K sites

Hundreds of thousands of online stores are potentially exposed to hacking due to a critical vulnerability in the WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin. The WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin is affected by a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-34000. The Stripe plugin extends WooCommerce allowing administrators of the e-commerce sites to take payments directly on their […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2023
Unveiling the Balada injector: a malware epidemic in WordPress

Learn the shocking truth behind the Balada Injector campaign and find out how to protect your organization from this relentless viral invasion. A deadly cyber campaign has been working silently to undermine website security by exploiting popular WordPress plugins — infiltrating over a million websites and leaving administrators scrambling for solutions. In April 2023, Bleeping […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2023
China-linked APT UNC3886 used VMware ESXi Zero-Day

A China-linked APT group tracked as UNC3886 has been spotted exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day vulnerability. Mandiant researchers observed a China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC3886, exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20867. “VMware Tools contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module.” reads the advisory published by VMware. “A fully compromised […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2023
St. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure

St. Margaret’s Health in Illinois is partly closing operations at its hospitals due to a 2021 ransomware attack that impacted its payment system. In February 2021a ransomware attack hit the St. Margaret’s Health in Illinois and forced the organization to shutdown of IT infrastructure at the Spring Valley hospital to contain the threat. The cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2023
A database containing data of +8.9 million Zacks users was leaked online

A database containing the personal information of more than 8.9 million Zacks Investment Research users was leaked on a cybercrime forum. A database containing personal information of 8,929,503 Zacks Investment Research users emerged on a popular hacking forum on June 10, 2023. Zacks is the leading investment research firm focusing on stock research, analysis, and recommendations. The availability of the archive […]