Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2023
The LockBit ransomware attack on the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China demonstrates the weakness of global financial system to cyberattacks. The ransomware breach that crippled U.S. Treasury trading operations at an American subsidiary of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. on November 8 has laid bare the vulnerability of the global financial system […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2023
Threat actors are using the Agent Raccoon malware in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 01, 2023
The popular cybersecurity researcher Patrick Wardle dissected the new macOS ransomware Turtle used to target Apple devices. The popular cyber security researcher Patrick Wardle published a detailed analysis of the new macOS ransomware Turtle. Wardle pointed out that since Turtle was uploaded on Virus Total, it was labeled as malicious by 24 anti-malware solutions, suggesting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 01, 2023
The Black Basta ransomware gang infected over 300 victims accumulating ransom payments exceeding $100 million since early 2022. The Black Basta ransomware group has been active since April 2022, like other ransomware operations, it implements a double-extortion attack model. A joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance revealed that the group accumulated at least […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 30, 2023
The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London. King Edward VII’s Hospital is a private hospital located on Beaumont Street in the Marylebone district of central London. It is a leading provider of acute and specialist medical care, with a focus on musculoskeletal health, urology, women’s health, and digestive […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2023
An international law enforcement operation dismantled the core of a ransomware group operating from Ukraine. A joint law enforcement operation led by Europol and Eurojust, with the support of the police from seven nations, has arrested in Ukraine the core members of a ransomware group. The police arrested the kingpin along with four other suspects […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2023
The Daixin Team group claims to have hacked the North Texas Municipal Water District (US) and threatened to leak the stolen data. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is a regional water district that provides wholesale water, wastewater treatment, and solid waste services to a group of member cities and customers in North Texas, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2023
Researchers reported that a Hamas-linked APT group is using a Rust-based SysJoker backdoor against Israeli entities. Check Point researchers observed a Hamas-linked APT group is using the SysJoker backdoor against Israeli entities. In December 2021, security experts from Intezer first discovered the SysJoker backdoor, which is able to infect Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The version […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2023
North Korea-linked Konni APT group used Russian-language Microsoft Word documents to deliver malware. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the North Korea-linked Konni APT group using a weaponized Russian-language Word document in an ongoing phishing campaign. The KONNI RAT was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017, it has been undetected since 2014 and was employed in highly […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2023
Threat actors spread Atomic Stealer (AMOS) macOS information stealer via a bogus web browser update as part of the ClearFake campaign. Atomic Stealer (AMOS) macOS information stealer is now being delivered via a fake browser update chain tracked as ClearFake, Malwarebytes researchers warn. The malware focuses on macOS, designed to pilfer sensitive information from the […]
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