Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2024
Russia-linked APT28 used the HeadLace malware and credential-harvesting web pages in attacks against networks across Europe. Researchers at Insikt Group observed Russian GRU’s unit APT28 targeting networks across Europe with information-stealer Headlace and credential-harvesting web pages. The experts observed the APT deploying Headlace in three distinct phases from April to December 2023, respectively, using phishing, compromised internet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2024
Russia-linked threat actor FlyingYeti is targeting Ukraine with a phishing campaign to deliver the PowerShell malware COOKBOX. Cloudflare researchers discovered phishing campaign conducted by a Russia-linked threat actor FlyingYeti (aka UAC-0149) targeting Ukraine. The experts published a report to describe real-time effort to disrupt and delay this threat activity. At the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2024
Ticketmaster owner Live Nation confirmed the Ticketmaster data breach that compromised the data of 560 million customers. ShinyHunters, the current administrator of BreachForums, recently claimed the hack of Ticketmaster and offered for sale 1.3 TB of data, including full details of 560 million customers, for $500,000. Stolen data includes names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, ticket sales, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2024
The vulnerability CVE-2021-44832 is Apache Log4j2 library is still a serious problem for multiple industries, expert warns it threatens global Finance. The independent cyber threat intelligence analyst Anis Haboubi warns of a severe logging configuration flaw that could dramatically impact the financial industry. The vulnerability is CVE-2021-44832 and impacts Apache Log4j2, a remote attacker can […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2024
Crooks stole approximately 48.2 billion yen ($304 million) worth of Bitcoin from the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin announced that crooks stole 4,502.9 Bitcoin (BTC), approximately $304 million (48.2 billion yen), from the its wallets. “At approximately 1:26 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024, we detected an unauthorized leak […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2024
The threat actor ShinyHunters claims breach of Santander and is offering for sale bank data, including information for 30 million customers. A notorious threat actor ShinyHunters is offering a huge trove of data allegedly stolen from the Santander Bank for sale. ShinyHunters claims to have stolen information for 30 million customers, employees, and bank account […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2024
The Chalubo trojan destroyed over 600,000 SOHO routers from a single ISP, researchers from Lumen Technologies reported. Between October 25 and October 27, 2023, the Chalubo malware destroyed more than 600,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers belonging to the same ISP. Black Lotus did not name the impacted ISP, however, Bleeping Computer speculates the attack […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2024
A previously undocumented APT group tracked as LilacSquid targeted organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia since at least 2021. Cisco Talos researchers reported that a previously undocumented APT group, tracked as LilacSquid, conducted a data theft campaign since at least 2021.  The attacks targeted entities in multiple industries, including organizations in information technology and industrial sectors […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2024
CISA adds Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Â added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2024-24919 is a Quantum Gateway information disclosure issue. Threat actors exploited the flaw to gain remote firewall access […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2024
An international law enforcement operation, called Operation Endgame targeted multiple botnets and their operators. Between 27 and 29 May 2024, an international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol, codenamed Operation Endgame, targeted malware droppers like IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee, and Trickbot. The joint actions were carried out by authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, France, […]
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