Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2022
Experts found 10 malicious packages on PyPI used to steal developers’ data

10 packages have been removed from the Python Package Index (PyPI) because they were found harvesting data. Check Point researchers have discovered ten malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI). The packages install info-stealers that allow threat actors to steal the private data and personal credentials of the developers. The researchers provide details about […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2022
Hackers behind Twilio data breach also targeted Cloudflare employees

Cloudflare revealed that at least 76 employees and their family members were targeted by smishing attacks similar to the one that hit Twilio. The content delivery network and DDoS mitigation company Cloudflare revealed this week that at least 76 employees and their family members received text messages on their personal and work phones. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2022
Experts linked Maui ransomware to North Korean Andariel APT

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky linked the Maui ransomware to the North Korea-backed Andariel APT group. Kaspersky linked with medium confidence the Maui ransomware operation to the North Korea-backed APT group Andariel, which is considered a division of the Lazarus APT Group,  North Korean nation-state actors used Maui ransomware to encrypt servers providing healthcare services, including electronic […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2022
Chinese actors behind attacks on industrial enterprises and public institutions

China-linked threat actors targeted dozens of industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and Europe. In January 2022, researchers at Kaspersky ICS CERT uncovered a series of targeted attacks on military industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and East Europe. The attackers breached dozens of enterprises and in some cases compromised their IT infrastructure, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2022
Twilio discloses data breach that impacted customers and employees

Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach after threat actors have stolen employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to the data of some of its customers. The attackers accessed company systems using employee credentials obtained through a sophisticated SMS phishing attack. Twilio is […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2022
LogoKit update – The phishing kit leveraging Open Redirect Vulnerabilities

LogoKit – Threat actors leveraging Open Redirect Vulnerabilities popular in online services and apps to bypass spam filters in phishing campaigns. Resecurity, Inc. (USA), a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company providing managed threat detection and response for Fortune 500’s, identified threat actors leveraging Open Redirect Vulnerabilities popular in online services and apps to bypass spam filters […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2022
Attackers abuse open redirects in Snapchat and Amex in phishing attacks

Threat actors abuse open redirects on Snapchat and American Express to launch phishing attacks against Microsoft 365 users. Attackers abused open redirects on the websites of Snapchat and American Express as part of a phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 users. The term Open URL redirection, open redirects, refers to a security issue that makes it […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2022
Serious cyberattack hits German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)

A massive cyberattack hit the website of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) this week. A massive attack hit the website of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) forcing the organization to shut down its IT systems as a precautionary measure for security reasons. “Due to a possible cyber attack, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2022
Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 million accounts

Twitter confirmed that the recent data breach that exposed data of 5.4 million accounts was caused by the exploitation of a zero-day flaw. At the end of July, a threat actor leaked data of 5.4 million Twitter accounts that were obtained by exploiting a now-fixed vulnerability in the popular social media platform. The threat actor offered […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2022
The popularity of Dark Utilities ‘C2-as-a-Service’ rapidly increases

Dark Utilities “C2-as-a-Service” is attracting a growing number of customers searching for a command-and-control for their campaigns. The popularity of the Dark Utilities “C2-as-a-Service” is rapidly increasing, over 3,000 users are already using it as command-and-control for their campaigns. Dark Utilities was launched in early 2022, the platform that provides full-featured C2 capabilities to its users. Dark […]