Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2023
Clop ransomware gang was testing MOVEit Transfer bug since 2021

Researchers discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021. Kroll security experts discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021. Kroll investigated the exploitation attempts for the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability and discovered that Clop threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2023
Stealth Soldier backdoor used is targeted espionage attacks in Libya

Researchers detected a cyberespionage campaign in Libya that employs a new custom, modular backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier. Experts at the Check Point Research team uncovered a series of highly-targeted espionage attacks in Libya that employ a new custom modular backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier. Stealth Soldier is surveillance software that allows operators to spy on the victims […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2023
Researchers published PoC exploit code for actively exploited Windows elevation of privilege issue

Researchers published an exploit for an actively exploited Microsoft Windows vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-29336. The Microsoft Windows vulnerability CVE-2023-29336 (CVSS score 7.8) is an elevation of privilege issue that resides in the Win32k component. Win32k.sys is a system driver file in the Windows operating system. The driver is responsible for providing the interface between user-mode applications and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2023
Barracuda ESG appliances impacted by CVE-2023-2868 must be immediately replaced

Barracuda warns customers to immediately replace Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances impacted by the flaw CVE-2023-2868. At the end of May, the network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently breached by threat actors exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-2868, resides in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2023
Clop ransomware gang claims the hack of hundreds of victims exploiting MOVEit Transfer bug

Clop ransomware group claims to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. The Clop ransomware group may have compromised hundreds of companies worldwide by exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer software. MOVEit Transfer is a managed file transfer that is used by enterprises to securely transfer files using SFTP, SCP, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2023
New PowerDrop malware targets U.S. aerospace defense industry

A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting the U.S. aerospace defense sector with a new PowerShell malware dubbed PowerDrop. Researchers from the Adlumin Threat Research discovered a new malicious PowerShell script, dubbed PowerDrop, that was employed in attacks aimed at organizations in the U.S. aerospace sector. The PowerShell-based malware uses advanced techniques to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2023
Hackers stole around $35 million in Atomic Wallet security breach

Threat actors have stolen more than $35 million from the decentralized cryptocurrency wallet platform Atomic Wallet. Atomic Wallet is a multi-currency cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to securely store, manage, and exchange various digital assets in a single application. It is designed to provide a user-friendly interface and a comprehensive set of features for managing […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2023
Google fixed the third Chrome zero-day of 2023

Google released security updates to address a high-severity zero-day flaw in the Chrome web browser that it actively exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-3079, in its Chrome web browser. The vulnerability is a type confusion issue that resides in the V8 JavaScript engine. The IT […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2023
British Airways, BBC and Boots were impacted the by Zellis data breach

The BBC and British Airways were both impacted by the data breach suffered by the payroll provider Zellis. As a result of the cyber attack on the payroll provider Zellis, the personal data of employees at the BBC and British Airways has been compromised and exposed. “Zellis, a payroll company based in the UK, is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2023
Microsoft blames Clop ransomware gang for ‘MOVEit Transfer’ attacks

Microsoft attributes the recent campaign exploiting a zero-day in the MOVEit Transfer platform to the Clop ransomware gang. The Clop ransomware gang (aka Lace Tempest) is credited by Microsoft for the recent campaign that exploits a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, in the MOVEit Transfer platform. Microsoft is attributing attacks exploiting the CVE-2023-34362 MOVEit Transfer […]