Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2022
Lapsus$ extortion gang claims to have hacked IT Giant Globant

The Lapsus$ extortion group claims to have hacked IT giant Globant and leaked tens of gigabytes of stolen data. The Lapsus$ extortion group claims to have hacked IT giant Globant and leaked roughly 70 Gb of stolen data. The gang claims that the company has implemented poor security practices that allowed them to hack their […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2022
$625M stolen from Axie Infinity ‘s Ronin bridge, the largest ever crypto hack

Threat actors have stolen approximately $625 million worth of Ethereum and USDC tokens from Axie Infinity ‘s Ronin network bridge. Threat actors have stolen almost $625 million in Ethereum and USDC (a U.S. dollar pegged stablecoin) tokens from Axie Infinity’s Ronin network bridge. The attack took place on March 23rd, but the cyber heist was […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2022
Hive ransomware ports its encryptor to Rust programming language

The Hive ransomware gang ported its encryptor to the Rust programming language and implemented new features. The Hive ransomware operation has developed a Rust version of their encryptor and added new features to prevent curious from snooping on the victim’s ransom negotiations. According to BleepingComputer, which focused on Linux VMware ESXi encryptor, the Hive ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2022
Muhstik Botnet Targeting Redis Servers Using Recently Disclosed Vulnerability

The Muhstik botnet has been observed targeting Redis servers exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-0543 vulnerability. Muhstik is a botnet that is known to use web application exploits to compromise IoT devices, it has been around for at least 2018. Botnet operators monetize their efforts via XMRig combined with DDoS-for-hire services.  The botnet leverages IRC servers for command-and-control (C2) communications, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2022
Shopping trap: The online stores’ scam that hits users worldwide

Shopping trap: Criminal gangs from China have been using copies of online stores of popular brands to target users all over the world Malicious schemas linked to online stores are on the rise in 2022. Criminal gangs from China have been using copies of online stores of popular brands to target users all over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs 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. FCC adds Kaspersky to Covered List due to unacceptable risks to national security Anonymous […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2022
Okta says 375 customers impacted by the hack, but Lapsus$ gang says it is lying

The provider of access management systems Okta confirmed the data breach and revealed that 2.5% of its customers were impacted. This week Lapsus$ extortion group claimed to have stolen sensitive data from the identity and access management giant Okta solutions. The gang announced the alleged hack through its Telegram channel and shared a series of screenshots […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2022
It’s official, Lapsus$ gang compromised a Microsoft employee’s account

Microsoft confirmed that Lapsus$ extortion group has hacked one of its employees to access and steal the source code of some projects. Microsoft confirmed that Lapsus$ extortion group has hacked one of its employees to access and steal the source code of some projects. Yesterday the cybercrime gang leaked 37GB of source code stolen from […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2022
A new wave of DeadBolt Ransomware attacks hit QNAP NAS devices

Internet search engine Censys reported a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks targeting QNAP NAS devices. Internet search engine Censys reported that QNAP devices were targeted in a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks. Since January, DeadBolt ransomware operators are targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide, its operators claim the availability of a zero-day exploit that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2022
Lapsus$ extortion gang leaked the source code for some Microsoft projects

The Lapsus$ extortion group claims to have hacked Microsoft ‘s internal Azure DevOps server and leaked the source code for some projects. Microsoft recently announced that is investigating claims that the Lapsus$ cybercrime gang breached their internal Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data. On Sunday, the Lapsus$ gang announced to have compromised Microsoft’s Azure DevOps […]