Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2022
The Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang started leaking the information allegedly stolen from the global high-tech company Thales. Thales is a global high-tech leader with more than 81,000 employees worldwide. The Group invests in digital and deep tech innovations – big data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum – to build a future of trust, essential […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2022
Experts discovered two new malicious dropper apps on the Google Play Store distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a couple of malicious dropper apps on the Play Store distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. Xenomorph was first spotted by ThreatFabric researchers in February 2022, at the time the malware was employed in attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2022
Sobeys, the second-largest supermarket chain in Canada, was he victim of a ransomware attack conducted by the Black Basta gang. Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada, the company operates over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian business conglomerate. During […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2022
An initial access broker claims to have hacked Deutsche Bank and is offering access to its systems for sale on Telegram. A threat actor (0x_dump) claims to have hacked the multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank and is offering access to its network for sale online. The security researcher Dominic Alvieri was one of the first experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2022
The U.S. DoJ charged a Russian-Canadian national for his alleged role in LockBit ransomware attacks against organizations worldwide. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Russian and Canadian national, for his alleged participation in the LockBit ransomware operation. According to the press release published by DoJ, the man is currently in custody in […]
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 Schütz 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 […]
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