Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2022
CommonSpirit, one of the largest hospital chains in the US, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted its operations. Common Spirit, one of the largest hospital chains in the US, this week suffered a ransomware cyberattack that caused severe inconvenience to the facilities and to patients The alleged security breach led to delayed surgeries, hold-ups in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2022
The BlackByte ransomware operators are leveraging a flaw in a legitimate Windows driver to bypass security solutions. Researchers from Sophos warn that BlackByte ransomware operators are using a bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack to bypass security products. In BYOVD attacks, threat actors abuse vulnerabilities in legitimate, signed drivers, on which security products rely, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 07, 2022
Researchers linked the threat actor behind the Eternity malware-as-a-service (MaaS) to a new malware strain called LilithBot. Zscaler researchers linked a recently discovered sample of a new malware called LilithBot to the Eternity group (aka EternityTeam; Eternity Project). The Eternity group operates a homonymous malware-as-a-service (MaaS), it is linked to the Russian “Jester Group,” which is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2022
Avast released a free decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware tracked as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ . Avast has released a decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware known as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ which can allow the victims of these ransomware strains to recover their files without paying the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2022
Hundreds of Microsoft SQL servers all over the world have been infected with a new piece of malware tracked as Maggie. Security researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer from the DCSO CyTec have spotted a new piece of malware, named Maggie, that has already infected over 250 Microsoft SQL servers worldwide. Most of the infected instances […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2022
OnionPoison: researchers reported that an infected Tor Browser installer has been distributed through a popular YouTube channel. Kaspersky researchers discovered that a trojanized version of a Windows installer for the Tor Browser has been distributed through a popular Chinese-language YouTube channel. The campaign, named OnionPoison, targeted users located in China, where the Tor Browser website […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, ESET researchers warn. The discovery was made by ESET researchers while […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2022
Researchers link recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyberespionage group DEV-0401. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia attributed the recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyber espionage group Bronze Starlight (aka DEV-0401, APT10) Bronze Starlight, has been active since mid-2021, in June researchers from Secureworks reported that the APT group is deploying […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
A threat actor used a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disclosed details of a supply chain attack that involved the use of a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Comm100 is a provider of customer service and communication products […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks. Ferrari is investigating the leak of the […]
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