Pierluigi Paganini
January 03, 2023
In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. According to the “The State of Ransomware in the US: Report and Statistics 2022” report published by Emsisoft, the number of ransomware attacks against government, education and healthcare sector organizations is quite similar to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2023
These are the most-read cybersecurity articles that have been published by SecurtiyAffairs in 2022. 1 – Russia-linked actors may be behind an explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas Russian threat actors may be behind the explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas, the incident took place on June 8. 2 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 01, 2023
The LockBit ransomware group formally apologized for the attack on the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and gave to the victim a decryptor for free. The LockBit ransomware gang formally apologized for the attack on the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and has released a free decryptor for the Hospital. The group is known to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 01, 2023
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. Personal health information of 42M Americans leaked between 2016 and 2021 Malvertising campaign MasquerAds abuses Google […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2022
Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. Researchers from Jama Network analyzed trends in ransomware attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2022
A new Linux malware has been exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in outdated WordPress plugins and themes to deploy malicious JavaScripts. Doctor Web researchers discovered a Linux malware, tracked as Linux.BackDoor.WordPressExploit.1, that compromises WordPress websites by exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in multiple outdated plugins and themes. The malware injects into targeted webpages malicious JavaScripts, then when users click on the compromised […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2022
The website for the Port of Lisbon is still down days after it was the target of a ransomware attack claimed by Lockbit group. The Port of Lisbon is the third-largest port in Portugal and one of the main European ports due to its strategic location. The website of the port was hit by a cyber attack on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2022
The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) suffered a ransomware attack that impacted 270,000 patients. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) disclosed a data breach that affected almost 270,000 patients at its medical centers. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System is the largest not-for-profit community healthcare system in Southwest Louisiana. LCMHS reported the incident to the secretary of the U.S. […]
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 27, 2022
The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service PrivateLoader is being used to distribute the RisePro info-stealing malware. The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service PrivateLoader is being used to distribute the information-stealing malware dubbed RisePro, Flashpoint warns. Threat actors can pay the Pay-per-install PrivateLoader service to download malicious payloads onto infected systems. Pay-per-install services are not a novel business model […]
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