Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2021
The beef producer JBS has admitted to have paid an $11 million ransom to the REvil ransomware gang after the group initially demanded $22.5 million. The meat processing giant JBS confirmed it paid the REvil ransomware gang $11 million in bitcoins to decrypt its files following the attack that took place at the end of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 07, 2021
Siloscape is a new strain of malware that targets Windows Server containers to execute code on the underlying node and spread in the Kubernetes cluster. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks have spotted a piece of malware that targets Windows Server containers to execute code on the underlying node and then drop a backdoor into Kubernetes […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 06, 2021
Check Point Research (CPR) said that the Chinese APT group SharpPanda spent three years developing a new backdoor to spy on Asian governments. Â Researchers from Check Point Research (CPR) discovered a new backdoor while investigating a cyber espionage campaign conducted by Chinese APT group SharpPanda and aimed at Southeast Asian government’s Ministry of Foreign […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2021
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of a Latvian woman for her alleged role in the development of the Trickbot malware. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of Alla Witte (aka Max), a Latvian woman that was charged for her alleged role in the development of the Trickbot malware. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2021
Cyble researchers investigated a recent attack on an India-based IT firm that was hit by the BlackCocaine Ransomware gang. Recently Cyber researchers for Cyble investigated an attack suffered by on May 30, 2021, by Nucleus Software, an India-based IT company in the Banking and Financial Services sector. The company reported the security breach to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice was to assign investigation on ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to equate investigations into ransomware attacks with investigations into terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. Colonial Pipeline before, and recently the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2021
Operators behind the Necro Python botnet have added new features to their bot, including VMWare and server exploits. Experts from Cisco Talos have recently observed a new Necro Python bot campaign and noticed that its developers have improved its capabilities. The Necro Python bot, aka FreakOut, has been in development since 2015 and early this […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2021
PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2021, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. Over the last couple of years, we’ve all had our attention fixed on one of two things: the global pandemic and the previous year’s presidential elections. Both issues are essential, and the pandemic has changed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2021
The US FBI announced that REvil ransomware gang (also known as Sodinokibi) is behind the attack that hit JBS Foods. On May 30, the American food processing giant JBS Foods, the worldâs largest processor of fresh beef, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. The cyberattack impacted multiple production plants of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2021
White House spokeswoman speculates threat actors behind the JBS ransomware attack have a Russian origin. The American food processing giant JBS Foods, the worldâs largest processor of fresh beef, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. The cyberattack impacted multiple production plants of the company worldwide, including facilities located […]
