Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2022
Hundreds of Microsoft SQL servers all over the world have been infected with a new piece of malware tracked as Maggie. Security researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer from the DCSO CyTec have spotted a new piece of malware, named Maggie, that has already infected over 250 Microsoft SQL servers worldwide. Most of the infected instances […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2022
OnionPoison: researchers reported that an infected Tor Browser installer has been distributed through a popular YouTube channel. Kaspersky researchers discovered that a trojanized version of a Windows installer for the Tor Browser has been distributed through a popular Chinese-language YouTube channel. The campaign, named OnionPoison, targeted users located in China, where the Tor Browser website […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, ESET researchers warn. The discovery was made by ESET researchers while […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2022
Researchers link recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyberespionage group DEV-0401. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia attributed the recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyber espionage group Bronze Starlight (aka DEV-0401, APT10) Bronze Starlight, has been active since mid-2021, in June researchers from Secureworks reported that the APT group is deploying […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
A threat actor used a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disclosed details of a supply chain attack that involved the use of a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Comm100 is a provider of customer service and communication products […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks. Ferrari is investigating the leak of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 02, 2022
Another US defense contractor suffered a data breach, the BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked NJVC. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the IT firm NJVC, which supports the federal government and the United States Department of Defense. The company supports intelligence, defense, and geospatial organizations. The company has more than 1,200 employees in locations worldwide. BlackCat added NJVC to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2022
A cyberespionage group, tracked as Witchetty, used steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team observed a threat actor, tracked as Witchetty, using steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. The group used the backdoor in attacks against Middle Eastern governments. The cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2022
Researchers from Mandiant have discovered a novel malware persistence technique within VMware ESXi Hypervisors. Mandiant detailed a novel technique used by malware authors to achieve administrative access within VMware ESXi Hypervisors and take over vCenter servers and virtual machines for Windows and Linux to perform the following actions: The highly targeted and evasive nature of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2022
The Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit has been cracked and now is available in the underground hacking and cybercrime communities. Threat actors have cracked the Brute Ratel C4Â (BRC4) post-exploitation toolkit and leaked it for free in the cybercrime underground. The availability of the cracked version of the tool was first reported by the cybersecurity researcher Will […]
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