Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2021
Experts spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games to deliver a backdoor and a malicious Chrome extension. Talos researchers spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games as a lure to trick users into downloading a new backdoor and an undocumented malicious […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2021
North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. According to the Google Threat Horizons report, the state-sponsored […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2021
Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is using a custom implant, dubbed Backdoor.Graphon, in attacks aimed at telecommunication providers, IT firms, and government entities in South Asia. At this […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 10, 2021
ESET researchers spotted a previously unknown, modular Linux malware, dubbed FontOnLake, that has been employed in targeted attacks. ESET researchers spotted a previously unknown, modular Linux malware, dubbed FontOnLake, that was employed in targeted attacks on organizations in Southeast Asia. According to the experts, modules of this malware family are under development and continuously improved. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2021
Microsoft discovered new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb, used by the Nobelium cyberespionage group to implant backdoor in Windows domains. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers have discovered a new custom malware, dubbed FoggyWeb used by the Nobelium APT group to deploy additional payloads and steal sensitive info from Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 04, 2021
Threat actors compromised the servers of Mongolian certificate authority (CA) MonPass and used its website to spread malware. Hackers compromised the servers of the Mongolian certificate authority (CA) MonPass and used its website to spread malware, reported Avast researchers. According to the experts, the security breach took place at least six months ago, MonPass was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2021
Microsoft spotted a series of attacks that use SEO poisoning to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) used by threat actors to steal sensitive data. Microsoft is monitoring a wave of cyber attacks that leverages SEO poisoning to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) to steal sensitive data from the infected systems The IT giant […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2021
ESET researchers discovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, tracked as BackdoorDiplomacy, that is targeting diplomats across Africa and the Middle East. ESET researchers spotted a new state-sponsored group, dubbed BackdoorDiplomacy, that was behind a series of cyberattacks against Ministries of Foreign Affairs aimed at numerous African countries, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. The group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2021
Qihoo 360 NETLAB spotted a new backdoor dubbed Facefish that could allow attackers to take over Linux systems and steal sensitive data. Cybersecurity experts from Qihoo 360 NETLAB published details about a new backdoor, dubbed Facefish, which can be used by threat actors to steal login credentials and executing arbitrary commands on Linux systems. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2021
A new cybercrime gang, tracked as UNC2529, has targeted many organizations in the US and other countries using new sophisticated malware. A new financially motivated threat actor, tracked by FireEye Experts as UNC2529, has targeted many organizations in the United States and other countries using several new pieces of malware. The group targeted the organization […]
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