Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2021
Researches from cybersecurity firm JFrog found 17 malicious packages on the NPM package repository hijacking Discord servers. JFrog researchers have discovered 17 malicious packages in the NPM (Node.js package manager) repository that were developed to hijack Discord servers. The libraries allow stealing Discord access tokens and environment variables from systems running giving the attackers full access to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2021
Moobot is a Mirai-based botnet that is leveraging a critical command injection vulnerability in the webserver of some Hikvision products. The Mirai-based Moobot botnet is rapidly spreading by exploiting a critical command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-36260, in the webserver of several Hikvision products. The Moobot was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 08, 2021
The Emotet malware continues to evolve, in the latest attacks, it directly installs Cobalt Strike beacons to give the attackers access to the target network. Emotet malware now directly installs Cobalt Strike beacons to give the attackers immediate access to the target network and allow them to carry out malicious activities, such as launching ransonware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 07, 2021
Google announced to have disrupted the Glupteba botnet, a huge infrastructure composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs worldwide. Google announced to have taken down the infrastructure operated by the Glupteba, it also sued Russian nationals Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov for creating and operating the botnet. The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 07, 2021
Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns customers of ongoing attacks targeting their NAS devices with cryptocurrency miners. Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns customers of threat actors targeting their NAS devices with cryptocurrency miners. Upon compromising the devices, the miner will create a new process named [oom_reaper] that allows threat actors to mine Bitcoin The above process could occupy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 07, 2021
Russia-linked Nobelium APT group is using a new custom malware dubbed Ceeloader in attacks against organizations worldwide. Mandiant researchers have identified two distinct clusters of activity, tracked UNC3004 and UNC2652, that were associated with the Russia-linked Nobelium APT group (aka UNC2452). The NOBELIUM APT (APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) is the threat actor that conducted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2021
Experts spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games to deliver a backdoor and a malicious Chrome extension. Talos researchers spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games as a lure to trick users into downloading a new backdoor and an undocumented malicious […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2021
German BSI warns of ransomware attacks over the Christmas and end-of-year holidays, fearing Emotet return and attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. The German cybersecurity authority BSI warns of ransomware attacks over the Christmas holidays, fearing the return of the Emotet botnet return. During this period offices are often closed and employees are at home, for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2021
The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. “The FBI has identified, as of early November 2021 that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2021
Apple warns that the mobile devices of at least nine USÂ Department of State employees were compromised with NSO Group ‘s Pegasus spyware. The iPhones of at least nine US state department officials were compromised with the NSO Group’s spyware Pegasus. The US officials targeted by the surveillance software were either based in Uganda or focused […]
