Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2021
Microsoft, like Google TAG, observed a cyber espionage campaign aimed at vulnerability researchers that attributed to North Korea-linked Zinc APT group. Researchers from Microsoft monitored a cyber espionage campaign aimed at vulnerability researchers and attributed the attacks to North Korea-linked Zinc APT group. “In recent months, Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting security researchers by an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2021
Researchers at the Italian CERT warns of new Android malware dubbed Oscorp that abuses accessibility services for malicious purposes. Researchers from security firm AddressIntel spotted a new Android malware dubbed Oscorp, its name comes from the title of the login page of its command-and-control server. Like other Android malware, the Oscorp malware trick users into granting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2021
The TeamTNT cybercrime group has improved its Linux cryptocurrency miner by implementing open-source detection evasion capabilities. The TeamTNT cybercrime group has upgraded their Linux cryptocurrency miner by adding open-source detection evasion capabilities, AT&T Alien Labs researchers warn. Early this year, researchers from Trend Micro discovered that the TeamTNT botnet was improved with the ability to steal Docker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2021
A joint operation of U.S. and EU law enforcement authorities allowed the seizure of the leak sites used by NetWalker ransomware operators. Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. and Europe have seized the dark web sites used by NetWalker ransomware operators. The authorities also charged a Canadian national involved in the NetWalker ransomware operations. “The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2021
A global operation of law enforcement has dismantled the infrastructure of the infamous Emotet botnet. A global operation of law enforcement, lead by Europol, has dismantled the infrastructure of the infamous Emotet botnet. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked as TA542. In the middle-August, the malware was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2021
Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. According to the Google team that focuses on nation-state attacks, a North Korea-linked APT group has targeted experts that are working on the research […]
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
Zscalerâs research team recently spotted a Linux-based malware family, tracked as DreamBus botnet, targeting Linux servers. Researchers at Zscalerâs 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 […]
