Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2022
This paper provides a taxonomic classification of non-state actors in the cyberspace, analyzing their role and impact on a state’s socioeconomic structure Cyber Non-State Actors (CNSA) are key figures in our globalized world: their operations could have a significant impact on international affairs, politics, and on the economy, as much as states do. Non-state actors […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2022
A new RAT dubbed ZuoRAT was employed in a campaign aimed at small office/home office (SOHO) routers in North American and Europe. Researchers from Black Lotus Labs, the threat intelligence division of Lumen Technologies, have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) called ZuoRAT, which targets small office/home office (SOHO) devices of remote workers during COVID-19 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2022
The LockBit ransomware operators released LockBit 3.0 with important novelties, including a bug bounty program and Zcash payments. The Lockbit ransomware operation has released LockBit 3.0, which has important novelties such as a bug bounty program, Zcash payment, and new extortion tactics. The gang has been active since at least 2019 and today it is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 27, 2022
Lithuania confirmed it had been hit by an “intense” cyberattack, after Vilnius imposed restrictions on the rail transit of certain goods to Kaliningrad. The government of Lithuania announced on Monday that it had been hit by an “intense” cyberattack, likely launched from Moscow, days after the Russian government protested restrictions Vilnius imposed on the rail […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 27, 2022
Iranian state-owned Khuzestan Steel Company was hit by a cyber attack that forced the company to halt its production. The Khuzestan Steel Company is one of the major steel companies owned by the Iranian government. The company was forced to halt production due to a cyberattack. According to the Associated Press, Khuzestan Steel Company has a monopoly […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 27, 2022
Threat actors have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from the Blockchain company Harmony on Thursday evening. Last week threat actors have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from the Blockchain company Harmony. The company reported the incident to the authorities, the FBI is investigating the cyber heist with the help of several cybersecurity firms. Harmony’s Horizon […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2022
A threat actor is selling access to 50 vulnerable networks that have been compromised exploiting the recently disclosed Atlassian Confluence zero-day. A threat actor is selling access to 50 vulnerable networks that have been compromised by exploiting the recently discovered Atlassian Confluence zero-day flaw (CVE-2022-26134). The discovery was made by the Rapid7 Threat Intelligence team […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2022
China-linked APT Bronze Starlight is deploying post-intrusion ransomware families as a diversionary action to its cyber espionage operations. Researchers from Secureworks reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as Bronze Starlight (APT10), is deploying post-intrusion ransomware families to cover up the cyber espionage operations. The experts observed an activity cluster involving post-intrusion ransomware such as […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2022
Researchers disclose technical details of a critical flaw in Fusion Middleware, tracked as CVE-2022–21445, that Oracle took six months to patch. Security researchers have published technical details of a critical Fusion Middleware vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022–21445, that was reported to Oracle by researchers PeterJson of VNG Corporation and Nguyen Jang of VNPT in October 2021. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2022
Researchers discovered multiple malicious Python packages in the official PyPI repository stealing AWS credentials and other info. Sonatype researchers discovered multiple Python packages in the official PyPI repository that have been developed to steal secrets (i.e. AWS credentials and environment variables) and also upload these to a publicly exposed endpoint. The malicious packages, which were […]
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