Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2022
UScellular discloses the second data breach in a year

UScellular, one of the largest wireless carriers in the US, has disclosed a data breach after the hack suffered in December 2021. UScellular has disclosed a data breach after the attack that compromised the company’s billing system in December 2021. United States Cellular Corporation, is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the United States, with over […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2022
Attackers abused cloud video platform to inject an e-skimmer into 100 Real Estate sites

Threat actors compromised more than 100 real estate websites belonging to the same parent company by implanting an e-skimmer. Threat actors used an unnamed cloud video platform to install an e-skimmer on more than 100 real estate websites belonging to the same parent company. In e-skimming attacks, attackers inject malicious JavaScript code into e-stores to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2022
Purple Fox backdoor spreads through fake Telegram App installer

Threat actors are spreading the Purple Fox backdoor using tainted installers of the Telegram messaging application. Threat actors are using weaponized installers of the Telegram messaging application to deliver the Purple Fox backdoor on Windows systems. Researchers from Minerva Labs pointed out that this campaign, unlike similar ones leveraging legitimate software to deliver malware, has […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2022
Broward Health suffered a data breach that impacted +1.3 million people

The Broward Health public health system disclosed a massive data breach that has impacted more than 1.3 million individuals. The Broward Health public health system has suffered a data breach that impacted 1,357,879 individuals. Broward Health, formally the North Broward Hospital District, is one of the 10 largest public health systems in the U.S. Located […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2022
Lapsus$ ransomware gang hits Impresa, Portugal’s largest media conglomerate

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 stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges

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
Security Affairs most-read cyber stories of 2021

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 service now includes 441K accounts stolen by RedLine malware

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
New iLOBleed Rootkit, the first time ever that malware targets iLO firmware

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
AvosLocker ransomware gang releases a free decryptor after an affiliate hit US gov agency

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 […]