Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2022
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
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 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 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
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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2022
Networking equipment vendor Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-34747, impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The CVE-2022-34747 (CVSS score: 9.8) flaw is classified as a format string vulnerability that resides in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.12)C0. An attacker can exploit […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2022
Researchers discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, named TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime gang known as TA505. Researchers from cybersecurity firm PRODAFT have discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, tracked as TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime group known as TA505. Russian TA505 hacking group, aka Evil Corp, has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2022
China accuses the United States of conducting tens of thousands of cyberattacks on its country, including cyberespionage campaigns. The Government of Beijing accused the United States of launching tens of thousands of cyberattacks on China. The attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from government entities and universities. In the past, the US Government has accused […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2022
Interpol arrested 12 individuals which are suspected to be core members of a transnational sextortion ring. Interpol announced the arrest of 12 individuals suspected to be core members of a transnational sextortion ring. The arrests took place in July and August as a result of a joint investigation conducted by Interpol’s cybercrime division and police […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2022
QNAP warns customers of ongoing DeadBolt ransomware attacks that are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. QNAP warns customers of an ongoing wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks, threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. The attacks started on Saturday meantime the Taiwanese vendor has addressed the vulnerability. “QNAP Systems, Inc. today […]
