Pierluigi Paganini
April 27, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Inside Gamaredon’s PteroLNK: Dead Drop Resolvers and evasive Infrastructure XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor SuperCard X: exposing a Chinese-speaker MaaS for NFC Relay fraud operation New Rust Botnet “RustoBot” […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2025
Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2025
Researchers identified a new malware, named DslogdRAT, deployed after exploiting a now-patched flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS). JPCERT/CC researchers reported that a new malware, dubbed DslogdRAT, and a web shell were deployed by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability during attacks on Japanese organizations in December 2024. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282Â (CVSS score: 9.0), is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2025
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign called Operation SyncHole. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign tracked as Operation SyncHole. The campaign has been active since at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2025
The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the leading kidney dialysis company DaVita and leaked alleged stolen data. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries, serving 49,400 patients. DaVita specializes in treating end-stage renal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2025
Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis, using public curiosity and emotion to launch scams and spread malware, an old tactic during global events. After Pope Francis’ death, cybercriminals launched scams and malware attacks, exploiting public curiosity, grief, and confusion. Cybercriminals are ready to exploit any event of global interest, it has already happened in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2025
A new Android spyware was discovered in a fake Alpine Quest app, reportedly used by Russian soldiers for war zone planning. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a new spyware, tracked as Android.Spy.1292.origin, targeting Russian military personnel. The malicious code was hidden in a trojanized Alpine Quest app and spread via Russian Android catalogs. The malware steals […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2025
New malware campaign targets Docker environments using unknown methods to secretly mine cryptocurrency, researchers warn. Researchers from Darktrace and Cado Security have spotted a malware campaign that targets Docker environments with a novel technique to mine cryptocurrency. The malware campaign targets Docker environments to deploy a malicious node connected to Teneo, a decentralized infrastructure network. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2025
The xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack aimed at stealing users’ private keys. Threat actors compromised the Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library xrpl.js to harvest users’ private keys. xrpl.js is the recommended library for integrating a JavaScript/TypeScript app with the XRP, it has more than 140.000 weekly downloads. Hundreds of thousands of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2025
SK Telecom warned that threat actors accessed customer Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) info through a malware attack. SK Telecom is South Korea’s largest wireless telecom company, a major player in the country’s mobile and tech landscape. It holds about 48% of the market share for mobile services, meaning around 34 million subscribers use its […]
