Pierluigi Paganini
January 25, 2021
Packaging giant WestRock disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. American corrugated packaging company WestRock announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. WestRock did not share details about the security incident, it only confirmed that its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 25, 2021
Zscaler’s research team recently spotted a Linux-based malware family, tracked as DreamBus botnet, targeting Linux servers. Researchers at Zscaler’s ThreatLabZ research team recently analyzed a Linux-based malware family, tracked as DreamBus Botnet, which is a variant of SystemdMiner. The bot is composed of a series of Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) binaries and Unix shell scripts. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 23, 2021
Sophos experts believe that an Iranian company is behind a recently uncovered MrbMiner crypto-jacking campaign targeting SQL servers. Sophos researchers that investigated the recently uncovered crypto-mining campaign targeting SQL servers with MrbMiner malware believe that it was conducted by an Iran-based company. In September, a group of hackers launched brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2021
QNAP is warning customers of a new piece of malware dubbed Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices to mine cryptocurrency. Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. The malware was designed to abuse NAS resources and mine cryptocurrency. The malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2021
Microsoft’s report provides details of the entire SolarWinds attack chain with a deep dive in the second-stage activation of malware and tools. Microsoft published a new report that includes additional details of the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The new analysis shad lights on the handover from the Solorigate DLL backdoor to the Cobalt Strike loader. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2021
The threat actors behind the SolarWinds attack used malware dubbed Raindrop for lateral movement and deploying additional payloads. Security experts from Symantec revealed that threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack leveraged a malware named Raindrop for lateral movement and deploying additional payloads. Raindrop is the fourth malware that was discovered investigating the SolarWinds […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2021
Security researchers uncovered a series of attacks conducted by the FreakOut botnet that leveraged recently discovered vulnerabilities. Security researchers from Check Point have uncovered a series of attacks associated with the FreakOut botnet that is targeting multiple unpatched flaws in applications running on top of Linux systems. The botnet appeared in the threat landscape in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2021
The researcher John Page launched malvuln.com, the first website exclusively dedicated to the research of security flaws in malware codes. The security expert John Page (aka hyp3rlinx) launched malvuln.com, the first platform exclusively dedicated to the research of security flaws in malware codes. The news was first announced by SecurityWeek, the researcher explained that Malvuln is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2021
A Chinese Threat actor targeted organizations in Russia and Hong Kong with a previously undocumented backdoor, experts warn. Cybersecurity researchers from Positive Technologies have uncovered a series of attacks conducted by a Chinese threat actor that aimed at organizations in Russia and Hong Kong. Experts attribute the attacks to the China-linked Winnti APT group (aka APT41) […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 14, 2021
Security experts from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax, against Colombian government institutions and private companies. Malware researchers from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax, against Colombian entities exclusively. The attacks aimed at government institutions and private companies, most of them in the energy and metallurgical sectors. The campaign […]
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