Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
Toymaker giant Mattel disclosed a ransomware attack, the incident took place in July and impacted some of its business operations. Toy industry giant Mattel announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that took place on July 28th, 2020, and impacted some of its business operations. The good news that the company excluded the theft of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
A sophisticated threat actor, tracked as UNC1945, has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in the Oracle Solaris operating systems for over two years. Researchers from FireEye reported that a sophisticated threat actor, tracked as UNC1945, has been observed targeting Oracle Solaris operating systems for over two years. The codename “UNC” used to track the group is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2020
Russian cybercriminal Aleksandr Brovko has been sentenced to eight years in jail for his role in a botnet scheme that caused at least $100 million in financial damage. The Russian cybercriminal Aleksandr Brovko (36) has been sentenced to eight years in jail for his role in a sophisticated botnet scheme that caused at least $100 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2020
The npm security team has removed a malicious JavaScript library named “twilio-npm” from its repository because contained malicious code. The npm security team has removed a malicious JavaScript library named “twilio-npm” from its repository because contained a code for establishing backdoors on the computers of the programmers. Npm is the largest package repository for any […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2020
The Maze ransomware operators finally announced that they have officially shut down their operations and denies the creation of a cartel. Today the Maze ransomware gang announced that they have officially shut down their operations, the news was anticipated last week. The cybercrime gang announced that it will no longer leak data of new companies […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2020
North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky was recently spotted using a new piece of malware in attacks on government agencies and human rights activists. North Korea-linked cyber espionage group Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima) was recently observed using a new malware in attacks aimed at government agencies and human rights activists. The Kimsuky APT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2020
The Maze ransomware operators are shutting down their operations for more than one year the appeared on the threat landscape in May 2019. The Maze cybercrime gang is shutting down its operations, it was considered one of the most prominent and active ransomware crew since it began operating in May 2019. The gang was the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2020
The REvil ransomware operators made the headlines again, this time the gang claims to have hacked the Gaming Partners International (GPI). Gaming Partners International (GPI) is a full-service supplier of gaming furniture and equipment for casinos worldwide. The REvil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) claims to have stolen info from the systems at the company before […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2020
Crooks behind Emotet malware attempt to take advantage of the Halloween festivity, a new campaign could invite you to a Halloween party. Threat actors are attempting to take advantage of the Halloween festivities, a recent Emotet malware campaign spotted by BleepingComputer employed spam emails that invite recipients to a Halloween party. The Emotet banking trojan has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2020
Experts uncovered a new watering hole attack, dubbed Operation Earth Kitsune, targeting the Korean diaspora that exploits flaws in web browsers. Researchers at Trend Micro have disclosed details about a new watering hole campaign, dubbed Operation Earth Kitsune, targeting the Korean diaspora that exploits flaws in web browsers such as Google Chrome and Internet Explorer […]
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