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Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2022

Montenegro and its allies are working to recover from the massive cyber attack

A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, officials believe that it was launched by pro-Russian hackers and the security services of Moscow. A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, the offensive forced government headquarters to disconnect the systems from the Internet. The attack started on August 20 and impacted online government information platforms. According to the media, the critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2022

Pro-Palestinian group GhostSec hacked Berghof PLCs in Israel

The hacktivist collective GhostSec claimed to have compromised 55 Berghof PLCs used by Israeli organizations. Pro-Palestinian Hacking Group GhostSec claimed to have compromised 55 Berghof programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used by Israeli organizations as part of a Free Palestine campaign. On September, 4th, 2022, GhostSec announced on social media and its Telegram channel that it has compromised […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2022

Albania was hit by a new cyberattack and blames Iran

Albania blamed Iran for a new cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police on Friday. Albania blamed the government of Teheran for a new cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police on Saturday. “The national police’s computer systems were hit Friday by a cyberattack which, according to initial information, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2022

Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks

Iran-linked APT42 (formerly UNC788) is suspected to be the actor behind over 30 cyber espionage attacks against activists and dissidents. Experts attribute over 30 cyber espionage attacks against activists and dissidents to the Iran-linked APT42 (formerly UNC788). The campaigns have been conducted since 2015 and are aimed at conducting information collection and surveillance operations against […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2022

IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) discloses a security breach, parts of its IT infrastructure has been subject to unauthorised activity The hospitality conglomerate, InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) manages 17 hotel chains, including the Regent, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Candlewood Suites. IHG operates 6,028 hotels in more than 100 different countries. The company announced that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2022

$30 Million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by Lazarus from Axie Infinity was recovered

US authorities recovered more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT from Axie Infinity. A joint operation conducted by enforcement and leading organizations in the cryptocurrency industry allowed to recover more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean-linked APT group Lazarus from online video game Axie […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2022

Experts warn of attacks exploiting zero-day in WordPress BackupBuddy plugin

Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in a WordPress plugin called BackupBuddy, Wordfence researchers warned. On September 6, 2022, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team was informed of a vulnerability being actively exploited in the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin. This plugin allows users to back up an entire WordPress installation, including theme files, pages, posts, widgets, users, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 09, 2022

Iran-linked DEV-0270 group abuses BitLocker to encrypt victims’ devices

Iran-linked APT group DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten) is abusing the BitLocker Windows feature to encrypt victims’ devices. Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence researchers reported that Iran-linked APT group DEV-0270 (Nemesis Kitten) has been abusing the BitLocker Windows feature to encrypt victims’ devices. The researchers tracked multiple ransomware attacks conducted by the DEV-0270 group, which is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2022

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets energy providers around the world

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting energy providers around the world, including organizations in the US, Canada, and Japan. Talos researchers tracked a campaign, orchestrated by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group, aimed at energy providers around the world, including organizations in the US, Canada, and Japan. The campaign was observed between February and July 2022. The attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2022

Ex-members of the Conti ransomware gang target Ukraine

Some members of the Conti ransomware gang were involved in financially motivated attacks targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022. Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that some former members of the Conti cybercrime group were involved in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine between April and August 2022. The activities overlap with operations […]

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Montenegro and its allies are working to recover from the massive cyber attack

Pro-Palestinian group GhostSec hacked Berghof PLCs in Israel

Albania was hit by a new cyberattack and blames Iran

Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks

IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process

$30 Million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by Lazarus from Axie Infinity was recovered

Experts warn of attacks exploiting zero-day in WordPress BackupBuddy plugin

Iran-linked DEV-0270 group abuses BitLocker to encrypt victims’ devices

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets energy providers around the world

Ex-members of the Conti ransomware gang target Ukraine

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