Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2020
US DoJ wants the funds stored by North Korea in 280 BTC and ETH

US DoJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize 280 Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) accounts containing funds allegedly stolen by North Korea-linked hackers The US DoJ has filed a civil forfeiture complaint with the intent to seize control over 280 Bitcoin and Ethereum accounts that are believed to be holding funds which are the proceeds of hacking campaigns […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2020
Malicious npm package ‘fallguys’ removed from the official repository

The npm security team removed a malicious JavaScript library from the npm repository that was designed to steal sensitive files from the victims. The npm security team has removed the JavaScript library “fallguys” from the npm portal because it was containing a malicious code used to steal sensitive files from an infected users’ browser and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2020
North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz targets banks

North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz intensified its operations since February, US CISA, Department of the Treasury, FBI, and USCYBERCOM warn. According to a joint advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2020
Experts demonstrate the PIN is useless in EMV contactless transactions

Researchers with ETH Zurich have identified vulnerabilities in the implementation of the payment card EMV standard that can allow bypassing PIN verification Researchers David Basin, Ralf Sasse, and Jorge Toro-Pozo from the department of computer science at ETH Zurich discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the implementation of the payment card EMV standard that allow hackers to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2020
Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT contacts targets via WhatsApp, LinkedIn

The Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT group leveraged on WhatsApp and LinkedIn to carry out phishing attacks, researchers warn. Clearsky security researchers revealed that Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT group is using WhatsApp and LinkedIn to conduct spear-phishing attacks. Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2020
Elon Musk confirms that Russian hackers tried to recruit Tesla employee to plant a malware

Elon Musk confirmed that Russian hackers attempted to recruit an employee to install malware into the network of electric car maker Tesla. Recently US authorities arrested the Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27) after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to plant a piece of malware. The man was arrested on August […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2020
Cisco addresses ten high-risk issues in NX-OS software

Cisco addressed ten high-risk vulnerabilities in NX-OS software, including some issues that could lead to code execution and privilege escalation. Cisco this week released security patches to address ten high-risk vulnerabilities in NX-OS software, including some flaws that could lead to code execution and privilege escalation. The first issue, tracked as CVE-2020-3517, is a DoS […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2020
Group with numerous faces: chronicle of UltraRank’s deceptive JS-sniffer campaigns

Group-IB security researchers provide evidence linking three campaigns with the use of various JS-sniffer families. Singapore – Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, today released its analytical report “UltraRank: the unexpected twist of a JS-sniffer triple threat.” In its report, Group-IB Threat Intelligence experts provide evidence linking three campaigns with the use of various JavaScript-sniffer families […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2020
Experts hacked 28,000 unsecured printers to raise awareness of printer security issues

Cybersecurity experts at CyberNews hijacked close to 28,000 unsecured printers worldwide and forced them to print out a guide on printer security Original post: https://cybernews.com/security/we-hacked-28000-unsecured-printers-to-raise-awareness-of-printer-security-issues/ Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus, anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Printers? Not so much. We at CyberNews […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2020
REvil ransomware operators breached healthcare org Valley Health Systems

REvil ransomware operators claimed to have breached another healthcare organization, the victim is Valley Health Systems. During ordinary monitoring activity of data leaks, the Cyble Research Team identified a leak disclosure post published by the REvil ransomware operators claiming to have breached a healthcare organization, the Valley Health Systems.  Healthcare organizations are a privileged target of […]