Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
Researchers spotted three campaigns delivering multiple malware, including ModernLoader, RedLine Stealer, and cryptocurrency miners Cisco Talos researchers observed three separate, but related, campaigns between March and June 2022 that were delivering multiple malware, including the ModernLoader bot (aka Avatar bot), RedLine info-stealer and cryptocurrency miners to victims. ModernLoader is a .NET remote access trojan that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered malicious plugins on tens of thousands of WordPress sites. A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has analyzed the backups of more than 400,000 unique web servers and discovered 47,337 malicious plugins installed on 24,931 unique WordPress websites. The experts studied […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest distributors of books, revealed that it was hit by a ransomware attack. Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest distributors of books worldwide, suffered a ransomware attack on August 23. The incident impacted the company’s phone systems, offices, and service centers. On August 24, the company […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
The U.S. FBI warns investors that crooks are increasingly exploiting security issues in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn investors that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. Threat actors are exploiting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
Threat actors behind the Twilio hack also gained access to the accounts of 93 individual users of its Authy two-factor authentication (2FA) service. Early August, the 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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
Researchers spotted a Turkish-based crypto miner malware campaign, tracked as Nitrokod, which infected systems across 11 countries. Check Point researchers discovered a Turkish based crypto miner malware campaign, dubbed Nitrokod, which infected machines across 11 countries The threat actors dropped the malware from popular software available on dozens of free software websites, including Softpedia and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
Scammers used a deepfake AI hologram of the Binance chief communications officer for fraudulent activities. Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer of Binance, confirmed that scammers used his Deepfake AI hologram to trick users into online meetings and target the projects of clients of the company. Hillmann explained in a blog post that the attack was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 28, 2022
The Python Package Index (PyPI) warns of an ongoing phishing campaign to steal developer credentials and distribute malicious updates. The Python Package Index, PyPI, this week warned of an ongoing phishing campaign that aims to steal developer credentials and inject malicious updates to the packages in the repository. “Today we received reports of a phishing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2022
Twilio hackers also compromised the food delivery firm DoorDash, the attackers had access to company data, including customer and employee info. On-demand food delivery service DoorDash disclosed a data breach, the threat actors behind the Twilio hack gained access to the company’s data. DoorDash declared that malicious hackers stole credentials from employees of a third-party vendor, then […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2022
The state Infrastructure of Montenegro was hit by a massive and “unprecedented” cyber attack, authorities announced. An unprecedented cyber attack hit the Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro, the government has timely adopted measures to mitigate its impact. Montenegro immediately reported the attack to other members of the NATO alliance. “Certain services were switched off temporarily […]
