Malware

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2020
New Shlayer Mac malware spreads via poisoned search engine results

Shlayer Mac malware is back, the Mac threat is now spreading through new black SEO operations. Researchers spotted a new version of the Shlayer Mac malware that is spreading via poisoned Google search results. Researchers at security firm Intego observed the new variant being spread masqueraded as a fake Adobe Flash Player installer (.DMG disk […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2020
COVID-19 themed attacks are just a small percentage of the overall threats

Threat actors adapted their tactics to exploit the interest in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft says. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, threat actors started to actively deploy opportunistic campaigns using Coronavirus lures. Anyway, Microsoft says that malware attacks that abused the COVID-19 theme only had a temporary effect on the total volume of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2020
Hundreds of malicious Chrome browser extensions used to spy on you!

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. Malicious Chrome browser extensions were used in a massive surveillance campaign aimed at users working in the financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare, government organizations, and pharmaceuticals. The malicious Chrome browser extensions were […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2020
Australian beverages firm Lion hit for the second time in a few days by a cyber attack

The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion was hit for the second time by a cyber attack, media reported. The Australian beverages company and dairy conglomerate Lion was the victim of a new cyberattack, Sydney Morning Herald reported. Lion is a beverage and food company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, and a subsidiary of Japanese […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2020
AcidBox, a malware that borrows Turla APT exploit, hit Russian organizations

New AcidBox Malware employed in targeted attacks leverages an exploit previously associated with the Russian-linked Turla APT group. Palo Alto Networks researchers analyzed a new malware, dubbed AcidBox, that was employed in targeted attacks and that leverages an exploit previously associated with the Russian-linked Turla APT group. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2020
Cognizant admitted data breach in April Ransomware Attack

In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology suffered a ransomware attack, now it has confirmed also a data breach. In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology was hit by Maze Ransomware operators. Cognizant is an American multinational corporation that provides IT services, it is one of the largest IT managed services company in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2020
InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

Researchers uncovered a recent campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations. Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2020
An ongoing Qbot campaign targeted customers of tens of US banks

Researchers uncovered an ongoing campaign delivering the Qbot malware to steal credentials from customers of dozens of US financial institutions. Security researchers at F5 Labs have spotted ongoing attacks using Qbot malware payloads to steal credentials from customers of dozens of US financial institutions. Qbot, aka Qakbot, is a data stealer worm with backdoor capabilities that […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2020
Maze Ransomware gang breached the US chipmaker MaxLinear

U.S. system-on-chip maker MaxLinear disclosed a security incident, Maze ransomware operators infected some of its computing systems in May. U.S. system-on-chip maker MaxLinear is the last victim of the Maze ransomware operators, the company revealed that the systems were infected last month, but the threat actors first compromised the company on April 15. MaxLinear is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2020
Operation In(ter)reception targets Military and Aerospace employees in Europe and the Middle East

Experts uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “Operation In(ter)reception,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. Security experts from ESET uncovered a new sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “Operation In(ter)reception,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. The attackers were attempting to spy on key employees […]