Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2022
Law enforcement agencies can extract data from thousands of cars’ infotainment systems

Law enforcement agencies can extract data from the infotainment systems of thousands of different car models. Data managed by infotainment systems in modern vehicles are a valuable source of information for the investigation of law enforcement agencies. Modern vehicles come with sophisticated infotainment systems that are connected online and that could represent an entry point […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 396

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. Google fixed the ninth actively exploited Chrome zeroday this year A new Linux flaw can be […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2022
Cuba Ransomware received over $60M in Ransom payments as of August 2022

Cuba ransomware gang received more than $60 million in ransom payments related to attacks against 100 entities worldwide as of August 2022. The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware (aka COLDDRAW, Tropical Scorpius) have demanded over 145 million U.S. Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2022
New Go-based Redigo malware targets Redis servers

Redigo is a new Go-based malware employed in attacks against Redis servers affected by the CVE-2022-0543 vulnerability. Researchers from security firm AquaSec discovered a new Go-based malware that is used in a campaign targeting Redis servers. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0543, in Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) servers. Redis (remote dictionary server) […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2022
3 of the Worst Data Breaches in the World That Could Have Been Prevented

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly. Here are three of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2022
Lastpass discloses the second security breach this year

LastPass disclosed a new security breach, threat actors had access to its cloud storage using information stolen in the August 2022 breach. Password management solution LastPass disclosed a new security breach, the attackers had access to a third-party cloud storage service using information stolen in the August 2022 breach. The impacted cloud storage service is […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2022
Attackers abused the popular TikTok Invisible Challenge to spread info-stealer

Threat actors are exploiting interest in a popular TikTok challenge, dubbed Invisible Challenge, to trick users into downloading info-stealing malware. Threat actors are exploiting the popularity of a TikTok challenge, called Invisible Challenge, to trick users into downloading information-stealing malware, Checkmarx researchers warn. People participating in the Invisible Challenge have to apply a filter called Invisible […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2022
China-linked UNC4191 APT relies on USB Devices in attacks against entities in the Philippines

An alleged China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC4191, used USB devices in attacks aimed at Philippines entities. Mandiant researchers spotted an alleged China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC4191, leveraging USB devices as attack vectors in campaigns aimed at Philippines entities. This campaign has been active dates as far back as September 2021 and targeted public […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2022
RansomBoggs Ransomware hit several Ukrainian entities, experts attribute it to Russia

Several Ukrainian organizations were hit by Russia-based RansomBoggs Ransomware in the last week, ESET reports. Researchers from ESET observed multiple attacks involving a new family of ransomware, tracked as RansomBoggs ransomware, against Ukrainian organizations. The security firm first detected the attacks on November 21 and immediately alerted the CERT US. The ransomware is written in […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 395

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. Data from 5.4M Twitter users obtained from multiple threat actors and combined with data from other […]