Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2018
Critical Apache Struts flaw CVE-2018-11776 exploited in attacks in the wild

According to the threat intelligence firm Volexity, the CVE-2018-11776 vulnerability is already being abused in malicious attacks in the wild. Just yesterday I wrote about the availability online of the exploit code for the recently discovered Critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2018-11776 in Apache Struts 2. The PoC code was published on GitHub and experts were warning of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2018
AdvisorsBot, a previously undocumented downloader involved in malicious email campaigns

Security researchers at Proofpoint security have discovered a previously undocumented downloader tracked as AdvisorsBot that was involved in malicious email campaigns. AdvisorsBot was uncovered in malicious email campaigns, attributed to the TA555 threat actor, targeting hotels, restaurants, and telecommunications entities. The name “AdvisorsBot” comes from the early command and control (C&C) domains that all contained the word […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2018
Crooks claim to have stolen 20k customer records from Superdrug cosmetics retailer

Hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of almost 20,000 Superdrug customers who shopped online at the cosmetics retailer. The British Superdrug is the last victim of a security breach, hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of almost 20,000 people who shopped online at the cosmetics retailer. Hackers accessed customers’ names, addresses and in some cases […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2018
Unusual Malspam campaign targets banks with Microsoft Publisher files

Researchers from Trustwave have uncovered a malspam campaign targeting banks with the FlawedAmmyy RAT. The peculiarity of this malspam campaign is the unusual use of a Microsoft Office Publisher file to infect victims’ systems. Experts noticed an anomalous spike in the number of emails with a Microsoft Office Publisher file (a .pub attachment) and the subject line, “Payment Advice,” that was sent to domains belonging […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2018
2.6 billion records exposed in 2,308 disclosed data breaches in H1

According to a report from cyber threat intelligence firm Risk Based Security some 2.6. billion data records have been exposed in data breached in the first half of 2018. According to a new report titled “Mid-Year 2018 Data Breach QuickView” published by the cyber threat intelligence company Risk Based Security some 2.6. billion data records have been exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2018
Marap modular downloader opens the doors to further attacks

Researchers discovered a new modular downloader, tracked as Marap malware, that is being used in large campaigns targeting financial institutions. Researchers from Proofpoint have spotted a new modular downloader in large campaigns targeting financial institutions, experts believe the malicious code could be used to deliver additional malware in future attacks. Earlier August, Proofpoint reported several […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2018
Cosmos Bank – Hackers stole Rs 94 crore ($13.5 million) in just in 2 days

Cosmos Bank, one of the largest Indian cooperative banks, confirmed it was the victim of a cyberheist, over the weekend hackers stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) in three days. Hackers stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) in three days from the Indian cooperative Cosmos bank. The Cosmos bank publicly disclosed the attacks in a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2018
PhishPoint Phishing Attack – A new technique to Bypass Microsoft Office 365 Protections

Security experts from the cloud security firm Avanan have discovered a new technique dubbed PhishPoint, that was used by hackers to bypass Microsoft Office 365 protections. PhishPoint is a new SharePoint phishing attack that affected an estimated 10% of Office 365 users over the last 2 weeks. The experts are warning of the new technique […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2018
Ramnit is back and contributes in creating a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet

Security researchers at Checkpoint security have spotted a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet, created by Ramnit operators. Security researchers at Checkpoint security have spotted a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet, that could be the sign of a wider ongoing operation involving the Ramnit operators. Ramnit is one of the most popular […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2018
Group-IB experts record a massive surge of user data leaks form cryptocurrency exchanges

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. Security experts from Group-IB, an international company specializing in preventing cyberattacks and developing information security solutions, has investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. Within a year, the number […]