Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2022
Google fixed a high-severity security bug affecting all Pixel smartphones that can allow attackers to unlock the devices. Google has addressed a high-severity security bug, tracked as CVE-2022-20465, affecting all Pixel smartphones that could be exploited to unlock the devices. The Google Pixel Lock Screen Bypass was reported by security researcher David SchĂĽtz that was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2022
Microsoft linked Prestige ransomware attacks against organizations in Ukraine and Poland to Russia-linked threat actors. In Mid-October, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers uncovered previously undetected ransomware, tracked as Prestige ransomware, employed in attacks targeting organizations in the transportation and related logistics industries in Ukraine and Poland. The Prestige ransomware first appeared in the threat […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2022
Russia-linked APT29 cyberespionage group exploited a Windows feature called Credential Roaming to target a European diplomatic entity. Mandiant researchers in early 2022 responded to an incident where the Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and The Dukes) successfully phished a European diplomatic entity. The attack stands out for the use of the Windows Credential […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2022
Google Project Zero researchers reported that a surveillance vendor is using three Samsung phone zero-day exploits. Google Project Zero disclosed three Samsung phone vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-25337, CVE-2021-25369 and CVE-2021-25370, that have been exploited by a surveillance company. The three issues are: The researchers pointed out that the surveillance firm included in its spyware the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2022
Experts noticed that the Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems. Researchers from AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) reported that the Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. Amadey Bot is a data-stealing malware that was first spotted in 2018, it also allows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice condemned James Zhong, a hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road dark net marketplace. The US Department of Justice announced that a man from Georgia, James Zhong, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after stealing more than 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road. Zhong pled guilty to money […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2022
Threats actors calling themselves “Justice Blade” published leaked data from an outsourcing IT vendor. The group of threat actors calling themselves ‘Justice Blade’ published leaked data from Smart Link BPO Solutions, an outsourcing IT vendor working with major enterprises and government agencies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries in the GCC. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2022
The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Robin Banks migrated its infrastructure to DDoS-Guard, a Russian bulletproof hosting service. The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Robin Banks was originally hosted by Cloudflare provider, but the company in July disassociated Robin Banks phishing infrastructure from its services after being informed. The move caused a multi-day disruption to PhaaS operations, then the administrators […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2022
Expert warns that the US and Israel are still unprepared to defeat a cyber attack against organizations in the water sector. Ariel Stern, a former Israeli Air Force captain, warns that the US and Israel are still unprepared to defeat a cyber attack against the water sector that could be orchestrated by enemy states like […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2022
Researchers uncovered a campaign abusing Microsoft Dynamics 365 customer voice to steal credentials from the victims. Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Customer Voice product allows organizations to gain customer feedback, it is used to conduct customer satisfaction surveys. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Avanan, uncovered a campaign abusing Microsoft Dynamics 365 customer voice to steal credentials from the […]
Malware / September 05, 2025
