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Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2023
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a script to recover VMware ESXi servers infected with ESXiArgs ransomware. Good news for the victims of the recent wave of ESXiArgs ransomware attacks, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a script to allow them to recover encrypted VMware ESXi servers. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 24, 2023
The U.S. FBI attributes the $100 million cyber heist against Harmony Horizon Bridge to North Korea-linked Lazarus APT. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week confirmed that in June 2022 the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group and APT38 stole $100 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Blockchain company Harmony Horizon Bridge. “The FBI continues […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2023
The Saint Gheorghe Recovery Hospital in Romania suffered a ransomware attack in December that is still impacting medical activity. The Saint Gheorghe Recovery Hospital in Botoşani, in northeastern Romania, was hit by a ransomware attack in December that is still impacting medical operations. The hospital is not able to report the services performed in December […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2022
The BTC.com cryptocurrency platform was the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $3 million worth of crypto assets. BTC.com is a website that provides services for managing and transferring Bitcoin, it offers a digital wallet for storing Bitcoin, a trading interface for exchanging Bitcoin with other cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 19, 2022
The Glupteba botnet is back, researchers reported a surge in infection worldwide after Google disrupted its operation in 2021. In December 2021, Google announced it has taken down the infrastructure operated by the Glupteba botnet, it also sued Russian nationals Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov for creating and operating the botnet. The blockchain-enabled botnet has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 16, 2022
Gemini crypto exchange warns users of an ongoing phishing campaign after a third-party vendor suffered a security breach. Gemini crypto exchange is warning of phishing campaigns targeting its users after a threat actor obtained their data by breaching a third-party vendor. The company pointed out that its systems were not impacted. “Some Gemini customers have […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2022
The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT spreads fake cryptocurrency apps under the fake brand BloxHolder to install the AppleJeus malware. Volexity researchers warn of a new malware campaign conducted by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT against cryptocurrency users. The threat actors were observed spreading fake cryptocurrency apps under the fake brand BloxHolder to deliver the AppleJeus […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2022
Experts spotted a new data wiper, dubbed CryWiper, that was employed in destructive attacks against Russian mayor’s offices and courts. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a previously unknown data wiper, dubbed CryWiper, that was employed in destructive attacks against Russian mayor’s offices and courts. The malware masquerades as ransomware, but the analysis of the code demonstrates that it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2022
Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn for allegedly running a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Two Estonian nationals were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, after being indicted in the US for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that caused more than $575 million in losses. According to the indictment, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2022
Google won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals involved in the operations of the Glupteba botnet. This week, Google announced it has won a nearly year-long legal battle against the Glupteba botnet. Glupteba is a highly sophisticated botnet composed of millions of compromised Windows devices. Unlike other botnets, Gluteba leverages cryptocurrency blockchains as a command-and-control mechanism […]
APT / February 05, 2026
