Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2023
China-linked group APT41 was spotted using two previously undocumented Android spyware called WyrmSpy and DragonEgg China-linked APT group APT41 has been observed using two previously undocumented Android spyware called WyrmSpy and DragonEgg. The APT41 group, aka Winnti, Axiom, Barium, Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. Researchers at cybersecurity firm […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2023
The American cosmetics giant company EstĂ©e Lauder was hacked by two distinct ransomware groups, the ALPHV/BlackCat and Clop gangs. Yesterday the cybersecurity expert @sonoclaudio first alerted me about a strange circumstance, two ransomware actors, ALPHV/BlackCat and Clop, claim to have hacked the cosmetics giant company EstĂ©e Lauder and added the company to their Tor leak […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2023
Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets Redis servers. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers have discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows systems. The capability to target Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows operating systems makes P2PInfect more scalable and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2023
The U.S. government added surveillance technology vendors Cytrox and Intellexa to an economic blocklist for trafficking in cyber exploits. The Commerce Departmentâs Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added surveillance technology vendors Intellexa and Cytrox to the Entity List for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems. The Entity List maintained […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2023
The source code for the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit has been published on GitHub and experts warn of the risks of proliferation of custom versions. Researchers from ESET discovered in March a new stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit, named BlackLotus, that is able to bypass Secure Boot on Windows 11. Secure Boot is a security feature of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2023
A new malware dubbed AVrecon targets small office/home office (SOHO) routers, it infected over 70,000 devices from 20 countries. Lumen Black Lotus Labs uncovered a long-running hacking campaign targeting SOHO routers with a strain of malware dubbed AVrecon. The malware was spotted the first time in May 2021, but has been operating under the radar for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2023
CyberNews researchers discovered that at least one of the Cl0p ransomware gang masterminds is still residing in Ukraine. Original post at: https://cybernews.com/security/cl0p-hacker-hides-in-ukraine/ As the Cl0p ransomware gang continues to sow anxiety worldwide, affecting prominent companies like the BBC and Deutsche Bank, at least one of the gang masterminds, Cybernews discovered, is still residing in Ukraine. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2023
Threat actors are targeting NATO and groups supporting Ukraine in a spear-phishing campaign distributing the RomCom RAT. On July 4, the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team uncovered a spear phishing campaign aimed at an organization supporting Ukraine abroad. The researchers discovered two lure documents submitted from an IP address in Hungary, both targeting upcoming NATO Summit guests who […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 09, 2023
Two apps on the Google Play Store with more than 1.5 million downloads have been discovered spying on users and sending data to China. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Pradeo discovered two malicious apps on Google Play hinding spyware and spying on up to 1.5 million users. Both applications are file management apps from the same […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 08, 2023
Iran-linked APT group tracked TA453 has been linked to a new malware campaign targeting both Windows and macOS systems. The Iran-linked threat actor TA453 has been linked to a malware campaign that targets both Windows and macOS. TA453 is a nation-state actor that overlaps with activity tracked as Charming Kitten, PHOSPHORUS, and APT42. TA453 in May 2023 started […]
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