Cybercrime

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2022
Data from 5.4M Twitter users obtained from multiple threat actors

The massive data breach suffered by Twitter that exposed emails and phone numbers of its customers may have impacted more than five million users. At the end of July, a threat actor leaked data of 5.4 million Twitter accounts that were obtained by exploiting a now-fixed vulnerability in the popular social media platform. The threat actor offered […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2022
Experts investigate WhatsApp data leak: 500M user records for sale

Cybernews investigated a data sample available for sale containing up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. Original post published by Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/news/whatsapp-data-leak/ On November 16, an actor posted an ad on a well-known hacking community forum, claiming they were selling a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user mobile numbers. The dataset […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2022
An international police operation dismantled the spoofing service iSpoof

An international law enforcement operation has dismantled an online phone number spoofing service called iSpoof. An international law enforcement operation that was conducted by authorities in Europe, Australia, the United States, Ukraine, and Canada, with the support of Europol, has dismantled online phone number spoofing service called iSpoof. The iSpoof service allowed fraudsters to impersonate trusted corporations […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2022
RansomExx Ransomware upgrades to Rust programming language

RansomExx ransomware is the last ransomware in order of time to have a version totally written in the Rust programming language. The operators of the RansomExx ransomware (aka Defray777 and Ransom X) have developed a new variant of their malware, tracked as RansomExx2, that was ported into the Rust programming language. The move follows the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2022
An aggressive malware campaign targets US-based companies with Qakbot to deliver Black Basta Ransomware

Researchers warn of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. Experts at the Cybereason Global SOC (GSOC) team have observed a surge in Qakbot infections as part of an ongoing aggressive Qakbot malware campaign that leads to Black Basta ransomware infections in the US. In the last two […]