Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2023
Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers

The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers. The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide, including Italian systems. The attackers are attempting to exploit the CVE-2021–21974 vulnerability. According to the ACN, most of the attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2023
Microsoft attributes Charlie Hebdo data leak to Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT

Microsoft attributes a recent cyber attack against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT group.  Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) attributes a recent cyberattacks against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked threat actor tracked as NEPTUNIUM (aka Emennet Pasargad, Holy Souls). The attack is a retaliation for […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 405 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. CISA adds Oracle, SugarCRM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog GoAnywhere MFT zero-day flaw actively […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2023
CERT-FR warns of a new wave of ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers

A new wave of ransomware attacks is targeting VMware ESXi servers to deliver ransomware, CERT of France warns. The French Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR) warns that threat actors are targeting VMware ESXi servers to deploy ransomware. CERT-FR reported that threat actors behind these ransomware attackers are actively exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2021-21974. “OpenSLP as used […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2023
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Florida, has taken IT systems offline after cyberattack

The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) hospital in Florida was forced to take offline its systems after a cyberattack. The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) hospital has taken its IT systems offline and suspended non-emergency procedures after a cyberattack. The attack took place on Thursday, the cyberattack hit some of the systems at the hospital. The Tallahassee […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2023
New Prilex PoS Malware evolves to target NFC-enabled credit cards

Authors of the Prolex PoS malware improved their malicious code to target contactless credit card transactions. The threat actors behind the sophisticated point-of-sale (PoS) malware Prilex have have improved its capabilities to block contactless payment transactions. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab discovered three new versions of the PoS malware designed to target credit cards using NFC technology. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2023
New LockBit Green ransomware variant borrows code from Conti ransomware

Lockbit ransomware operators have released a new version of their malware, LockBit Green, that also targets cloud-based services. Lockbit ransomware operators have implemented a new version of their malware, dubbed LockBit Green, which was designed to include cloud-based services among its targets. This is the third version of the ransomware developed by the notorious gang, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2023
Nevada Ransomware Has Released Upgraded Locker

Researchers from Resecurity have identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. Resecurity, California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 globally, has identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. The actors […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2023
TrickGate, a packer used by malware to evade detection since 2016

TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service to malware authors to avoid detection, CheckPoint researchers reported. TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. A packer (aka “Crypter” and “FUD”) implements a series of functionalities to make it harder for […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2023
JD Sports discloses a data breach impacting 10 million customers

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. UK sports fashion chain JD Sports disclosed a data breach that exposed customer data from orders placed between November 2018 and October 2020. The company discovered unauthorized access to a server that contained […]