Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2022
A flaw in Dahua IP Cameras allows full take over of the devices

A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-30563, impacting Dahua IP Camera can allow attackers to seize control of IP cameras. The CVE-2022-30563 vulnerability impacting Dahua IP Camera can allow attackers to seize control of IP cameras. The issue affects Dahua’s implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF). ONVIF provides and promotes standardized interfaces for effective […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2022
Threat actor claims to have hacked European manufacturer of missiles MBDA

Threat actors that go online with the moniker Adrastea claim to have hacked the multinational manufacturer of missiles MBDA. MBDA is a European multinational developer and manufacturer of missiles that was the result of the merger of the main French, British and Italian missile systems companies (Aérospatiale–Matra, BAE Systems, and Finmeccanica (now Leonardo). The name MBDA comes from the initialism of the names missile companies: Matra, BAe Dynamics and Alenia. A threat actor […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2022
17 Android Apps on Google Play Store, dubbed DawDropper, were serving banking malware

The researchers discovered over a dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store, collectively dubbed DawDropper, that were dropping Banking malware. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a malicious campaign that leveraged 17 seemingly harmless Android dropper apps, collectively tracked as DawDropper, on the Google Play Store to distribute banking malware. The DawDropper apps are masqueraded as productivity and utility apps such […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 376 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Reading the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report CISA orders to patch an actively exploited […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2022
Reading the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report

I’m proud to announce the release of the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report, Enjoy it! Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous threats for organizations worldwide. Cybercriminal organizations and ransomware gangs have devised new business models that are attracting a broad range of advanced threat actors. It is quite easy today for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2022
Microsoft experts linked the Raspberry Robin malware to Evil Corp operation

Microsoft linked the recently discovered Raspberry Robin Windows malware to the notorious Evil Corp operation. On July 26, 2022, Microsoft researchers discovered that the FakeUpdates malware was being distributed via Raspberry Robin malware. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The malicious code […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2022
Threat actors use new attack techniques after Microsoft blocked macros by default

Threat actors are devising new attack tactics in response to Microsoft’s decision to block Macros by default. In response to Microsoft’s decision steps to block Excel 4.0 (XLM or XL4) and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in Microsoft Office applications, threat actors are adopting new attack techniques. Researchers from Proofpoint reported that […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2022
The strange similarities between Lockbit 3.0 and Blackmatter ransomware

Researchers found similarities between LockBit 3.0 ransomware and BlackMatter, which is a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware. Cybersecurity researchers have found similarities between the latest version of the LockBit ransomware, LockBit 3.0, and the BlackMatter ransomware. The Lockbit 3.0 ransomware was released in June with important novelties such as a bug bounty program, Zcash payment, and new extortion […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2022
Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop

Thera actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability to steal payment information from sites using the open source e-commerce platform PrestaShop. Threat actors are targeting websites using open source e-commerce platform PrestaShop by exploiting a zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-36408, that can allow to execute arbitrary code and potentially steal customers’ payment information. PrestaShop is currently used by 300,000 shops worldwide […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2022
Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Italian Revenue Agency

The ransomware group Lockbit claims to have stolen 78 GB of files from the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). The ransomware gang Lockbit claims to have hacked the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and added the government agency to the list of victims reported on its dark web leak site. “The Revenue Agency, operational since 1 January […]