Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2023
The Play ransomware gang has finally begun to leak the data stolen from the City of Oakland in a recent attack. The Play ransomware gang has begun to leak data they have stolen from the City of Oakland (California) in a recent cyberattack. Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2023
Researchers at Metabase Q discovered a new ATM malware, dubbed FiXS, that was employed in attacks against Mexican banks since February 2023. Researchers at Metabase Q recently spotted a new ATM malware, dubbed FiXS, that is currently targeting Mexican banks. The name comes from the malware’s code name in the binary. The experts have yet to determine […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2023
The phone of an opposition-linked Polish mayor was infected with the powerful Pegasus spyware, local media reported. Reuters reported that the phone of an opposition-linked Polish mayor was infected with the Pegasus spyware. According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. The news of the hack was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2023
China-Linked Mustang Panda APT employed MQsTTang backdoor as part of an ongoing campaign targeting European entities. China-linked Mustang Panda APT group has been observed using a new backdoor, called MQsTTang, in attacks aimed at European entities. The hacking campaign began in January 2023, ESET researchers pointed out that the custom backdoor MQsTTang is not based on existing families […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2023
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of the capabilities of the recently emerged Royal ransomware. The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. Unlike other ransomware operations, Royal doesn’t offer Ransomware-as-a-Service, it appears to be a private group without […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 02, 2023
Researchers from Cado Security discovered a cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Redis database servers. Cado Labs researchers recently discovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting insecure deployments of Redis database servers. Threat actors behind this campaign used the free and open source command line file transfer service transfer.sh. The attackers likely used the legitimate transfer.sh service is an attempt […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 02, 2023
Cyber criminals are targeting law firms with GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware families. Researchers from eSentire have foiled 10 cyberattacks targeting six different law firms throughout January and February of 2023. The firms were targeted as part of two distinct campaigns aimed at distributing GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware. “The attacks emanated from two separate threat […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2023
ESET discovered a stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit dubbed BlackLotus that is able to bypass the Secure Boot on Windows 11. Researchers from ESET discovered a new stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit, named BlackLotus, that is able to bypass Secure Boot on Windows 11. Secure Boot is a security feature of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2023
Satellite TV giant Dish Network has confirmed that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack, it also disclosed a data breach. Satellite TV giant Dish Network finally admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack. The American satellite broadcast provider went offline on February 24, 2023, the outage impacted Dish.com, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2023
Experts warn of a new wave of attacks against cryptocurrency entities, threat actors are using a RAT dubbed Parallax RAT for Infiltration. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Uptycs warns of attacks targeting cryptocurrency organizations with the Parallax remote access Trojan (RAT). Parallax RAT has been distributed through malvertising and phishing campaigns since December 2019. The malware supports […]
