Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2024
Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks

Microsoft warns Chinese threat actors are using the Quad7 botnet to carry out password-spray attacks and steal credentials. Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks to steal credentials, Microsoft warns. Quad7 botnet, also known as CovertNetwork-1658 or xlogin, was first spotted in the summer of 2023 by security researcher Gi7w0rm. In September 2024, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2024
Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide

Sophos used custom implants to monitor China-linked thret actors targeting firewall zero-days in a years-long battle. Sophos revealed a years-long “cat-and-mouse” battle with China-linked threat actors, using custom implants to track the attackers’ activities. Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2024
PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild

Hackers are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics cameras. Threat actors are attempting to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) live streaming cameras, GretNoise researchers warn. GreyNoise discovered the two flaws while investigating the use of an exploit detected by its LLM-powered threat-hunting tool Sift. The company discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2024
LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player

LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player, and threat actors targeted cryptocurrency wallets to steal funds. LottieFiles confirmed that threat actors have hacked the Lottie-Player software in a supply chain attack. Lottie-Player is a web component from LottieFiles designed to render Lottie animations, which are lightweight, vector-based animations in JSON format. These animations are […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2024
Threat actor says Interbank refused to pay the ransom after a two-week negotiation

Peruvian Interbank confirmed a data breach after threat actors accessed its systems and leaked stolen information online. Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a leading Peruvian provider of financial services has over 2 million customers. Interbank disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the organization and leaked stolen […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2024
Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT targeted 100+ organizations with a spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

Microsoft warns of a new phishing campaign by Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard targeting hundreds of organizations. Microsoft warns of a large-scale spear-phishing campaign by Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29, SVR group, BlueBravo, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes), targeting 1,000+ users across 100+ organizations for intelligence gathering. The Midnight Blizzard group along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2024
Fog and Akira ransomware attacks exploit SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766

Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766 to breach enterprise networks. Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting the critical SonicWall VPN vulnerability CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS v3 score: 9.3) to breach corporate networks via SSL VPN access. CVE-2024-40766  is an Improper Access Control Vulnerability impacting SonicWall SonicOS, the company addressed it in August […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2024
France’s second-largest telecoms provider Free suffered a cyber attack

French internet service provider (ISP) Free disclosed a cyber attack, threat actors allegedly had access to customer personal information. Free S.A.S. is a French telecommunications company, subsidiary of Iliad S.A. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. The company is the second-largest ISP in France with over 22.9 million mobile and fixed subscribers. Free disclosed a cyber attack over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2024
A crime ring compromised Italian state databases reselling stolen info

Italian police arrested four and are investigating dozens, including Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, for alleged unauthorized access to state databases. Italian authorities have arrested four individuals as part of an investigation into alleged illegal access to state databases. The police are also investigating dozens of other individuals, including the son of Luxottica founder Leonardo Maria […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2024
Third-Party Identities: The Weakest Link in Your Cybersecurity Supply Chain

A long supply chain adds third-party risks, as each partner’s security affects your own, making identity and access management more challenging. Identity-related attack vectors are a significant concern, with a substantial percentage of cyberattacks—often cited as over 70%—involving compromised credentials or identity theft. However, this problem primarily stems from a lack of visibility. Do you […]