Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2022
Threat actors compromised a media company to deliver FakeUpdates malware through the websites of hundreds of newspapers in the US. Researchers at Proofpoint Threat Research observed threat actor TA569 intermittently injecting malicious code on a media company that serves many major news outlets. The media company serves The media company provides video content and advertising […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2022
Sentinel Labs found evidence that links the Black Basta ransomware gang to the financially motivated hacking group FIN7. Security researchers at Sentinel Labs shared details about Black Basta‘s TTPs and assess it is highly likely the ransomware operation has ties with FIN7. The experts analyzed tools used by the ransomware gang in attacks, some of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2022
Four malicious Android apps uploaded by the same developer to Google Play totaled at least one million downloads. Malwarebytes researchers discovered four malicious apps uploaded by the same developer (Mobile apps Group) to the official Google Play. The apps are infected with the Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BTGTHB malware, the apps totaled at least one million downloads. Below is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2022
Threat actors are using previously undocumented Android spyware, dubbed SandStrike, to spy on a Persian-speaking religion minority. In Q3 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a previously undocumented Android spyware, dubbed SandStrike, employed in an espionage campaign targeting the Persian-speaking religion minority, Baháʼí. The threat actors were distributing a VPN app embedding a highly sophisticated spyware. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2022
The ransomware group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen data from the French defence and technology group Thales. Thales is a global high-tech leader with more than 81,000 employees worldwide. The Group invests in digital and deep tech innovations – big data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum – to build a future of trust, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2022
Ransomware activity report: Threat actors are selling access to hundreds of organizations, with a cumulative requested price of around $4M. Research published by threat intelligence firm KELA related to ransomware activity in Q3 reveals a stable activity in the sector of initial access sales, but experts observed a rise in the value of the offerings. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2022
Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2022
The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked the French company HENSOLDT France. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT France offers a wide range of critical electronics solutions, products and services for the aeronautical, defence, energy and transport sectors, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2022
ThreatFabric researchers discovered five malicious dropper apps on Google Play Store with more than 130,000 downloads. Researchers at ThreatFabric have discovered five malicious dropper apps on the official Google Play Store. The malicious dropper apps are designed to deliver banking trojans, such as SharkBot and Vultur, that already totaled over 130,000 installations. “Droppers on Google Play went […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2022
The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have compromised Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. is a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider, for more than 40 years, the company has been delivering end-to-end services in the industries of precision metals and thin-film coatings with different teams […]
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