Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2024
Akamai researchers discovered a new Mirai botnet variant targeting a vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs. Akamai researchers spotted a Mirai-based botnet that is exploiting an remote code execution vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro NVRs. The experts pointed out that this Mirai variant has been modified to use improved encryption algorithms. The Mirai variant incorporates ChaCha20 and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2024
A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thursday, December 19. Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is the public transportation agency that serves the Pittsburgh […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 25, 2024
Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a new variant of the BellaCiao malware dubbed BellaCPP, Kaspersky researchers warn. The Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, dubbed BellaCPP. BellaCiao, a .NET-based malware, combines webshell persistence with covert tunneling. The malicious code was first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 23, 2024
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted employees of an unnamed nuclear-related organization in January 2024. Kaspersky researchers observed the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeting at least two employees associated with the same nuclear-related organization over the course of one month. The experts believe the attacks are part the cyber espionage campaign Operation Dream Job (aka NukeSped), […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Vishing via Microsoft Teams Facilitates DarkGate Malware Intrusion  Spyware distributed through Amazon Appstore BADBOX Botnet Is Back Supply Chain Attack on Rspack npm Packages Injects Cryptojacking Malware 4.5 Million (Suspected) Fake Stars in GitHub: A Growing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2024
Experts uncovered a botnet of 190,000 Android devices infected by BadBox bot, primarily Yandex smart TVs and Hisense smartphones. Bitsight researchers uncovered new BADBOX infrastructure, company’s telemetry shows that over 192,000 devices were infected with the BADBOX bot. The botnet includes 160,000 previously unseen devices, notably Yandex 4K QLED Smart TVs and T963 Hisense Smartphones. Most […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2024
Romanian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks, pleading guilty to fraud charges in June. Romanian national Daniel Christian Hulea, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks. Hulea pleaded guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2024
Raccoon Infostealer operator Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in US prison and ordered to pay over $910,000 in restitution. The US Department of Justice sentenced the Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky (28) for his role in the distribution of the Raccoon Infostealer malware. “Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to 60 months in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 19, 2024
Juniper Networks warns that a Mirai botnet is targeting SSR devices with default passwords after unusual activity was reported on December 11, 2024. Juniper Networks is warning that a Mirai botnet is targeting Session Smart Router (SSR) products with default passwords. Multiple customers reported anomalous activity on their Session Smart Network (SSN) platforms on December […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 17, 2024
Texas Tech University reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million, exposing personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers. Texas Tech University disclosed a data breach that impacted over 1.4 million individuals following a cyber attack. The security breach exposed the personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers, the Health […]
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