Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2020
Maze ransomware operators hit Threadstone Advisors LLP, a US corporate advisory firm specialising in mergers ‘n’ acquisitions. Threadstone Advisors LLP, a corporate advisory firm specialising in mergers ‘n’ acquisitions, is the last victim of the Maze ransomware operators. MAZE ransomware operators have stolen the data of the company before encrypting its systems and threaten to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2020
One of the most recent threats is the info stealer TroyStealer, first shared by Abuse.ch on Twitter, and targeting Portuguese users. The world of cybercrime is changing, and more and more malware variants have spread every day. To keep your system safe, one of the things you can do is following a cyber doctrine focused on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2020
Threat actors continue to use COVID-19 lures, Google is reporting an increase in Coronavirus-themed phishing attempts in Brazil, India, and the UK. While Coronavirus spreads on a global scale, threat actors continues to use COVID-19 lures, in April Google announced that the Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2020
Russia-linked Gamaredon APT use a new module for Microsoft Outlook that creates custom emails with malicious documents and sends them to a victim’s contacts. Reseaerchers from ESET reported that Russia-linked Gamaredon APT has a new tool in its arsenal, it is a module for Microsoft Outlook that creates custom emails with malicious documents and sends […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2020
A ransomware attack that targeted the offices of the City of Knoxville, Tennessee, forced to shut down its entire computer network. The city of Knoxville, Tennessee, has shut down its computer network following a ransomware attack. The attack took place in the night between June 10 and June 11, the malware encrypted multiple systems in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2020
Japanese carmaker Honda announced it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its business in several countries. The Japanese carmaker Honda announced that threat actors have compromised the Honda network disrupting its business in several countries. Source informed about the security incident believe Honda’s systems have been infected with SNAKE Ransomware. BleepingComputer reported that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2020
A Korean threat actor, tracked as Higaisa, has been using malicious LNK files in recent attacks aimed at organizations that use the Zeplin collaboration platform. The Korean threat actor Higaisa, has been using malicious LNK files in recent attacks aimed at organizations that use the Zeplin collaboration platform. The group is believed to be a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2020
Researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is targeting Windows and Linux servers with a Golang-based malicious code called Stealthworker. Akamai researchers uncovered a malware campaign spreading a Golang-based malicious code tracked as Stealthworker. The malware targets Windows and Linux servers running popular web services and platforms including (i.e. cPanel / WHM, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, OpenCart, Magento, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 07, 2020
This infographic includes interesting data related to the Covid-19 themed attacks observed by security researchers and law enforcement in the past months. [adrotate banner=”9″] [adrotate banner=”12″] Pierluigi Paganini (SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking) [adrotate banner=”5″] [adrotate banner=”13″]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 06, 2020
Hackers have stolen confidential documents from the US military contractor Westech, which provides critical support for US Minuteman III nuclear deterrent. MAZE ransomware operators have stolen sensitive data from Westech, a company that supports the US Minuteman III nuclear deterrent. The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in service with the […]
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