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Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2020

Crooks stole $10 million from Norway’s state investment fund Norfund

Norway’s state investment fund, Norfund, suffered a business email compromise (BEC) attack, hackers stole $10 million. Hackers stole $10 million from Norway’s state investment fund, Norfund, in a business email compromise (BEC) attack. Norfund is a private equity company established by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) in 1997 and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2020

China-linked hackers are attempting to steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

US authorities warned healthcare and scientific researchers that China-linked hackers were attempting to steal COVID-19 vaccine research. US authorities warned healthcare and scientific researchers that China-linked hackers were attempting to steal research related to treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2020

Crooks continues to use COVID-19 lures, Microsoft warns

Microsoft discovered a new phishing campaign using COVID-19 lures to target businesses with the infamous LokiBot information-stealer. Microsoft has discovered a new COVID-19 themed phishing campaign targeting businesses with the LokiBot Trojan. Lokibot was already employed in Coronavirus-themed campaigns, early of April, security experts at FortiGuard Labs discovered phishing attacks using alleged messages from the World Health Organization […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2020

Zeus Sphinx continues to be used in Coronavirus-themed attacks

The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan continues to evolve while receiving new updates it is employed in ongoing coronavirus-themed scams. IBM security researcher continues to monitor the evolution of the infamous Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan (aka Zloader or Terdot) that receives frequent updates and that was involved in active coronavirus scams. The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan is based […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2020

GDPR Data Security Checklist in the Age of COVID-19 and the Remote Workforce

During COVID-19 outbreak data processors have to be extra vigilant to maintain their compliance with data protection authorities like GDPR. COVID-19 has abruptly changed the world. It has imposed online learning and earning, which in turn has open new doors of cybersecurity threats and data breaches. Now the data processors have to be extra vigilant […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020

Coronavirus-themed attacks May 03 – May 09, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 03 to May 09, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERShttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8AkYMfAAwJ4JZzYRm8GfsJCDON8q83C9_wu5u10sNAt_CcA/viewform Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020

SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks observed a Nigerian cyber gang, tracked as SilverTerrier and specialized in BEC attacks, using COVID-19 lures in a recent wave of attacks on healthcare and government organizations. SilverTerrier has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2020

Snake Ransomware hits Europe’s largest private hospital operator Fresenius during COVID-19 outbreak

Snake Ransomware operators launched a new campaign that has infected numerous companies worldwide including an health care organization. The operators behind the Snake Ransomware have launched a new campaign that targeted companies worldwide and that infected at least one organization in the healthcare industry over the last few days. In January experts observed a new […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2020

Nation-state actors are targeting UK universities to steal info on COVID-19 research

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of cyber attacks against UK universities and scientific institutes involved in COVID-19 research. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned of targeted attacks against UK universities and scientific facilities that are involved in the COVID-19 research. The NCSC reported that nation-state actors are carrying out cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2020

India’s Jio Coronavirus symptom checker exposed test results

A security glitch in the self-test coronavirus symptom checker developed by India’s Jio cell network exposed test results. While Coronavirus was spreading worldwide, India’s largest cell network Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance, has developed a coronavirus self-test symptom checker, days before the Indian government imposed a local lockdown to prevent the outbreak. The app was […]

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Crooks stole $10 million from Norway’s state investment fund Norfund

China-linked hackers are attempting to steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

Crooks continues to use COVID-19 lures, Microsoft warns

Zeus Sphinx continues to be used in Coronavirus-themed attacks

GDPR Data Security Checklist in the Age of COVID-19 and the Remote Workforce

Coronavirus-themed attacks May 03 – May 09, 2020

SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Snake Ransomware hits Europe’s largest private hospital operator Fresenius during COVID-19 outbreak

Nation-state actors are targeting UK universities to steal info on COVID-19 research

India’s Jio Coronavirus symptom checker exposed test results

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