Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2021
At-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory discloses a ransomware attack and consequent data breach. Apex Laboratory, Inc. is a clinical laboratory that has been providing home laboratory services to homebound and Nursing Home patients in the NY Metropolitan Area for over 20 years. The at-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory disclosed a ransomware attack, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2021
Experts spotted a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language that is targeting the US and Canadian bank customers. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language that is targeting the US and Canadian bank customers as part of an ongoing campaign that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2020
Experts from Intezer discovered a new and self-spreading Golang-based malware that targets Windows and Linux servers. Experts from Intezer discovered a Golang-based worm that targets Windows and Linux servers. The malware has been active since early December targeting public-facing services, including MySQL, Tomcat admin panel and Jenkins that are protected with weak passwords. The worm […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2020
An Emotet campaign hit Lithuania, the malware has infected systems at the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and several municipalities. A large-scale Emotet campaign hit Lithuania, the malware has infected the networks of Lithuania’s National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and several municipalities. “The National Cyber ââSecurity Center under the Ministry of National Defense […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2020
The American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances Whirlpool was hit by the Nefilim ransomware gang. The American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances Whirlpool suffered a ransomware attack, Nefilim ransomware operators claim to have stolen data from the company and threaten to release the full dump if the company will not pay the ransom. The leak comes after failed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2020
The Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network has finally admitted that ransomware was behind the October attack. In October, threat actors hit the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. The cyber attack took place on October 28 and disrupted services at the UVM Medical Center and affiliated facilities. A […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2020
Emotet is back on Christmas Eve, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan. Emotet is back on Christmas Eve, after two months of silence, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan. The recent Emotet campaign uses updated payloads and is targeting over 100,000 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2020
REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, hacked The Hospital Group and threatens to release before-and-after pictures of celebrity clients. The Hospital Group has 11 clinics and has a celebrity clientele, but it made the headlines because the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, claims to have hacked its systems and threatens to release before-and-after pictures of celebrity […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 25, 2020
The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has recently launched cyberattacks against at least two organizations involved in COVID-19 research. The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has recently launched cyberattacks against two entities involved in COVID-19 research. The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2020
Security experts shared lists of organizations that were infected with the SolarWinds Sunburst backdoor after decoding the DGA mechanism. Security experts started analyzing the DGA mechanism used by threat actors behind the SolarWinds hack to control the Sunburst/Solarigate backdoor and published the list of targeted organizations. Researchers from multiple cybersecurity firms published a list that […]
