Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2024
LockBit group claims the hack of the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in the US

The LockBit ransomware group breached another hospital in the United States, the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois. It has happened again, another US healthcare organization suffered a security breach, this time the victim is the Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois. Fairfield Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit critical access hospital located in Fairfield, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2024
American Patelco Credit Union suffered a ransomware attack

The American credit union Patelco Credit Union shut down several of its banking systems to contain a ransomware attack. Patelco Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit credit union that serves Northern California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1936, it is one of the oldest and largest credit unions in the country. With more […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2024
Evolve Bank data breach impacted fintech firms Wise and Affirm

Fintech firms Wise and Affirm confirmed they were both impacted by the recent data breach suffered by Evolve Bank. Fintech companies Wise and Affirm have confirmed that they were both affected by the recent data breach at Evolve Bank. At the end of June, the LockBit gang announced that it had breached the systems of the Federal […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2024
Australian man charged for Evil Twin Wi-Fi attacks on domestic flights

An Australian man has been charged with carrying out ‘Evil Twin’ Wi-Fi attack during a domestic flight to steal user credentials and data. An Evil Twin Wi-Fi attack is a type of cyberattack where a threat actor sets up a rogue wireless access point that mimics a legitimate one. The goal is to trick users […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2024
China-linked APT exploited Cisco NX-OS zero-day to deploy custom malware

Cisco fixed an actively exploited NX-OS zero-day, the flaw was exploited to install previously unknown malware as root on vulnerable switches. Cisco addressed an NX-OS zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score of 6.0), that the China-linked group Velvet Ant exploited to deploy previously unknown malware as root on vulnerable switches. The flaw resides in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2024
Monti gang claims the hack of the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania

Wayne Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania was the victim of a cyber attack, Monti gang claimed to have hacked the healthcare infrastructure. Another critical infrastructure healthcare suffered a security breach, this time the victim is the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania. Wayne Memorial Hospital is a 114-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States. The Monti ransomware gang claimed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2024
Threat actors actively exploit D-Link DIR-859 router flaw CVE-2024-0769

Experts spotted threat actors exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-0769 affects all D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. Researchers from cybersecurity firm GreyNoise have spotted exploitation attempts for the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-0769 (CVSS score 9.8) impacting all D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. The vulnerability is a path traversal issue that can lead to information disclosure. Threat actors are exploiting the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2024
Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard stole email of more Microsoft customers

Microsoft warned more customers about email theft linked to the previously reported Midnight Blizzard hacking campaign. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group Midnight Blizzard continues to target Microsoft users to steal other emails, warn the IT giant. The company is identifying more customers targeted by the Midnight Blizzard hacking campaign following Microsoft’s corporate infrastructure breach. In January, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2024
Russia-linked group APT29 likely breached TeamViewer’s corporate network

Russia-linked APT group, reportedly APT29, is suspected to be behind a hack of TeamViewer ‘s corporate network. TeamViewer discovered that a threat actor has breached its corporate network and some reports attribute the intrusion to the Russia-linked APT group APT29 (aka SVR group, BlueBravo, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes). The unauthorized access to the IT infrastructure of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2024
A cyberattack shut down the University Hospital Centre Zagreb in Croatia

A cyber attack started targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) on Wednesday night, reported the Croatian Radiotelevision. A cyber attack began targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb), the largest Croatian hospital, on Wednesday night, according to a report by Croatian Radiotelevision. The hospital has shut down its IT infrastructure in response […]