Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2022
The Lapsus$ ransomware hit Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal and the owner of SIC and Expresso. The Lapsus$ ransomware gang has compromised the infrastructure of Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal. Impresa owns SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications. The attack took place during the New Year […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2022
North Korea-linked threat actors are behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea-linked APT groups are suspected to be behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. According to South Korean media outlet Chosun, North Korean threat actors have stolen around $1.7 billion (2 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency from multiple […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 01, 2022
Which are the most-read cyber stories of 2021? This post includes Top Posts for the last 365 days. Why Edward Snowden is urging users to stop using ExpressVPN? The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden recommends customers of ExpressVPN VPN service to stop using it. Two kids found a screensaver bypass in Linux Mint The development team […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2021
The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now includes credentials for 441K accounts that were stolen by RedLine malware. The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now allows victims of the RedLine malware to check if their credentials have been stolen. The service now includes credentials for 441K accounts stolen by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2021
A previously unknown rootkit, dubbed iLOBleed, was used in attacks aimed at HP Enterprise servers that wiped data off the infected systems. iLOBleed, is a previously undetected rootkit that was spotted targeting the HP Enterprise’s Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) server management technology to tamper with the firmware modules and wipe data off the infected systems. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2021
The AvosLocker ransomware operators released a free decryptor after they accidentally encrypted the system of US Government entity. The AvosLocker ransomware operation provided a free decryptor after they encrypted the systems of a US government agency. According to BleepingComputer, the gang hit a police department but fearing the reaction of US law enforcement opted to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2021
T-Mobile discloses a new data breach that impacted a “very small number of customers” who were victim of SIM swap attacks. T-Mobile has suffered another security breach, threat actors gained access to the accounts of “a small number of” customers.’ According to The T-Mo Report, which viewed T-Mobile internal documents, there was “unauthorized activity” on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2021
A new wave of ech0raix ransomware attacks is targeting QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The threat actors behind the ech0raix ransomware are targeting NAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Users reported numerous compromises of their devices a few days before Christmas. According to BleepingComputer, forum users reported an intensification of the attacks since December 20, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2021
Researchers from DrWeb monitored attacks leveraging exploits for vulnerabilities in the Apache Log4j library Researchers from DrWeb monitored attacks leveraging exploits for vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE2021-4104, and CVE-2021-42550) in the Apache Log4j library warning of the need to adopt protective measures. The vulnerabilities can allow threat actors to execute arbitrary code on the target systems, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2021
The operators of the ToRReZ dark web marketplace have shut down their operation claiming it is the result of their own’s decision. The operators of the ToRReZ dark web marketplace have shut down their operation before Christmas, claiming that it is the result of their own’s decision. The admin of Torrez market “mrblonde” made the […]
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