Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2022
The Russia-linked APT28 group is using mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to distribute malware. The Russia-linked APT28 employed a technique relying on mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to deploy malware, researchers from Cluster25 reported. Cluster25 researchers were analyzing a lure PowerPoint document used to deliver a variant of Graphite malware, which is known to be used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2022
The recently born Bl00Dy Ransomware gang has started using the recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks in the wild. The Bl00Dy Ransomware gang is the first group that started using the recently leaked LockBit ransomware builder in attacks in the wild. Last week, an alleged disgruntled developer leaked the builder for the latest encryptor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting macOS Users searching for jobs in the cryptocurrency industry. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group continues to target macOS with a malware campaign using job opportunities as a lure. The attackers aimed at stealing credentials for the victims’ wallets. Last week, SentinelOne researchers discovered a decoy documents advertising positions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2022
WhatsApp has addressed two severe Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities affecting the mobile version of the software. WhatsApp has published three security advisories for 2022, two of which are related to CVE-2021-24042 and CVE-2021-24043 vulnerabilities discovered in January and February, and the third one is related to CVE-2022-36934 and CVE-2022-27492 fixed by the company in September. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2022
Researchers are tracking multiple self-proclaimed hacktivist groups working in support of Russia, and identified 3 groups linked to the GRU. Mandiant researchers are tracking multiple self-proclaimed hacktivist groups working in support of Russia, and identified 3 groups linked to the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). The experts assess with moderate confidence that moderators of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 26, 2022
The Ukrainian military intelligence warns that Russia is planning to escalate cyberattacks targeting Ukraine and Western allies. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (HUR MO) warns that Russia is planning to escalate cyberattacks targeting the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and western countries. According to the Ukrainian military intelligence service, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 26, 2022
China-linked cyberespionage group TA413 exploits employ a never-before-undetected backdoor called LOWZERO in attacks aimed at Tibetan entities. A China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as TA413 (aka LuckyCat), is exploiting recently disclosed flaws in Sophos Firewall (CVE-2022-1040) and Microsoft Office (CVE-2022-30190) to deploy a never-before-detected backdoor called LOWZERO in attacks aimed at Tibetan entities. The TA413 APT group is known to be focused […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 26, 2022
A previously undetected hacking group, tracked as Metador, has been targeting telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a never-before-seen threat actor, tracked as Metador, that primarily targets telecommunications, internet service providers, and universities in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. The experts pointed out that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2022
Threat actors target GitHub users to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes by impersonating the CircleCI DevOps platform. GitHub is warning of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting its users to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes by impersonating the CircleCI DevOps platform. The company learned of the attacks against its users on September […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2022
OpIran: Anonymous launched Operation Iran against Teheran due to the ongoing crackdown on dissent after Mahsa Amini’s death. Anonymous launched OpIran against Iran due to the ongoing crackdown on dissent after Mahsa Amini’s death. The protests began after the death of Mahsa Amini from Saqqez in Kurdistan province after her arrest by Iran’s morality police […]
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