Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2023
A cyberespionage campaign, tracked as Stayin’ Alive, targeted high-profile government and telecom entities in Asia. Cybersecurity company Check Point uncovered a malicious activity, tracked as Stayin’ Alive, that is targeting high-profile government and telecom entities in Asian countries, including Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. The campaign has been active since at least 2021, threat actors employed downloaders […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2023
Ransomlooker monitors ransomware groups’ extortion sites and delivers consolidated feeds of their claims worldwide. Cybernews presented Ransomlooker, a tool to monitor ransomware groups’ extortion sites and delivers consolidated feeds of their claims worldwide. The researchers have created the tool to help cybersecurity experts in their daily jobs by providing real-time updates and actionable insights. It offers various […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2023
Researchers observed a new Magecart web skimming campaign changing the websites’ default 404 error page to steal credit cards. Researchers from the Akamai Security Intelligence Group uncovered a Magecart web skimming campaign that is manipulating the websiteâs default 404 error page to hide malicious code. The attacks are targeting a large number of Magento and WooCommerce websites, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2023
A Mirai-based DDoS botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new exploits to target routers from different vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, and TP-Link. Fortinet researchers observed a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, tracked as IZ1H9, that added thirteen new payloads to target routers from multiple vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, and TOTOLINK. The experts observed a surge in botnet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2023
A threat actor has leaked the source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking cybercrime forum. Cybersecurity researchers 3xp0rt reported that a threat actor that goes online with the moniker ‘kapuchin0’ (and also uses the alias Gookee) has leaked the source code of the HelloKitty ransomware on the XSS forum. kapuchin0 claims […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2023
Flagstar Bank announced a data breach suffered by a third-party service provider exposed the personal information of over 800,000 US customers. Flagstar Bank is warning 837,390 US customers that their personal information was exposed after threat actors breached the third-party service provider Fiserv. Flagstar Bank is an American commercial bank headquartered in Troy, Michigan, it is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2023
Researchers warn that more than 70,000 Android smartphones, CTV boxes, and tablets were shipped with backdoored firmware as part of BADBOX network. Cybersecurity researchers at Human Security discovered a global network of consumer products, dubbed BADBOX, with firmware backdoors installed and sold through a compromised hardware supply chain. The experts reported that at least 74,000 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 07, 2023
Threat actors behind the QakBot malware are still active, since August they are carrying out a phishing campaign delivering Ransom Knight ransomware and Remcos RAT. In August, the FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet was dismantled as a result of an international law enforcement operation named Operation âDuck Hunt.â Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2023
Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts announced that the costs of the recent ransomware attack costs exceeded $110 million. In September the hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. The incident affected hotel reservation systems in the United States and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2023
The DRM Report Q2 2023 report provides a detailed insight into the ransomware threat landscape during the period between May and August 2023. In an era where digitalization has woven its web into the very fabric of our lives, the dark underbelly of the digital realm continues to pose an ever-growing threat. Ransomware, a menace […]
