Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2022
CVE-2021-44731 Linux privilege escalation bug affects Canonical’s Snap Package Manager

Qualys experts found a new Linux privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-44731, in Canonical’s Snap Package Manager. Canonical’s Snap software packaging and deployment system are affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including a privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2021-44731 (CVSS score 7.8). Snap is a software packaging and deployment system developed by Canonical for operating systems that use the Linux […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2022
Threat actors leverage Microsoft Teams to spread malware

Attackers compromise Microsoft Teams accounts to attach malicious executables to chat and spread them to participants in the conversation. While the popularity of Microsoft Teams continues to grow, with roughly 270 million monthly active users, threat actors started using it as an attack vector. Starting in January 2022, security researchers from Avanan observed attackers compromising […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2022
New Kraken botnet is allowing operators to earn USD 3,000 every month

Researchers spotted a new Golang-based botnet called Kraken that is under active development and supports a lot of backdoor capabilities. Kraken is a new Golang-based botnet discovered in late October 2021 by researchers from threat intelligence firm ZeroFox Intelligence. Experts pointed out that despite having the same name, this botnet should not be confused with the Kraken […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2022
Trickbot targets customers of 60 High-Profile companies

TrickBot malware is targeting customers of 60 financial and technology companies with new anti-analysis features. The infamous TrickBot malware was employed in attacks against customers of 60 financial and technology companies with new anti-analysis features. The news wave of attacks aimed at cryptocurrency firms, most of them located in the U.S.. Trickbot is a sophisticated, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2022
BlackByte ransomware breached at least 3 US critical infrastructure organizations

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the BlackByte ransomware gang has breached at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory with the US Secret Services which revealed that the BlackByte ransomware group has breached at least three organizations from US critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2022
Organizations paid at least $602 million to ransomware gangs in 2021

Organizations have paid more than $600 million in cryptocurrency during 2021, nearly one-third to the Conti ransomware gang. Last week, cybersecurity agencies from the U.K., the U.S. and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. According to a report published by the blockchain analysis firm […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2022
San Francisco 49ers NFL team discloses BlackByte ransomware attack

A ransomware attack hit the corporate IT network of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, The Record reported. The San Francisco 49ers NFL team has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, the news was reported by The Record. The team disclosed the attack after that the BlackByte ransomware added the team to the list of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 353

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. Organizations are addressing zero-day vulnerabilities more quickly, says Google CISA, FBI, NSA warn of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2022
CISA, FBI, NSA warn of the increased globalized threat of ransomware

CISA, FBI and NSA published a joint advisory warning of ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations. Cybersecurity agencies from the U.K., the U.S. and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. Almost any sector was hit by sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks, including the Defense Industrial […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2022
Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska discloses data breach

Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska has disclosed a data breach that has impacted roughly 200,000 customers. Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska has disclosed a data breach that has impacted 10% of its customers, roughly 200,000 people. Threat actors had access to sensitive personal information of the customers, including names, personal identification numbers, physical addresses, and […]