Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. ESXi Ransomware Attacks: Stealthy Persistence through SSH Tunneling MintsLoader: StealC and BOINC Delivery Cloud Ransomware Developments | The Risks of Customer-Managed Keys New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign Active Exploitation: New Aquabot Variant Phones Home […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2025
Meta announced the disruption of a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists with the Paragon spyware. Meta announced that discovered and dismantled a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists and civil society members with the Paragon spyware (aka Graphite). The hacking campaign targeted 90 users and was disrupted in December, WhatsApp already alerted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2025
Indian multinational technology company Tata Technologies suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. Indian multinational Tata Technologies, a Tata Motors subsidiary, suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. The company, which is engaged in product engineering, provides services to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers as well as industrial machinery companies. As of 2023, the IT giant has over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2025
The New York Blood Center faced a ransomware attack on Sunday, forcing the healthcare organization to reschedule appointments. The New York Blood Center suffered a ransomware attack on Sunday, causing appointment rescheduling. The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is a community, nonprofit blood bank based in New York City. The community was established in 1964 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2025
A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot targets vulnerable Mitel SIP phones to recruit them into a DDoS botnet. Akamai researchers spotted a new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot that is targeting vulnerable Mitel SIP phones. Aquabot is a Mirai-based botnet designed for DDoS attacks. Named after the âAquaâ filename, it was first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2025
ENGlobal reported to the SEC that personal information was compromised in a ransomware attack that took place in November 2024. ENGlobal disclosed a ransomware attack that occurred in November, in a SEC filing the company confirmed that threat actors gained access to personal information. On November 25, ENGlobal experienced a ransomware attack and took certain systems offline […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
Apple addressed the first zero-day vulnerability of 2025, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild aimed at iPhone users. Apple released security updates to address 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. “A malicious […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
New threat actor GamaCopy mimics Russia-linked Gamaredon APT in attacks on Russian-speaking targets. The Knownsec 404 Advanced Threat Intelligence team recently analyzed attacks on Russian-speaking targets using military-themed bait, 7z SFX for payloads, and UltraVNC, mimicking Gamaredonâs TTPs. The researchers linked the activity to the APT Core Werewolf (aka Awaken Likho, PseudoGamaredon), it mimics Gamaredon […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
Threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia warn that threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Ransomware groups are exploiting unmonitored ESXi appliances to persist and access corporate networks. They use “living-off-the-land” techniques, leveraging […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Gmail For Exfiltration: Malicious npm Packages Target Solana Private Keys and Drain Victims’ Wallets Threat Bulletin: Weaponized Software Targets Chinese-Speaking Organizations Mass Campaign of Murdoc Botnet Mirai: A New Variant of Corona Mirai Sophos MDR […]
