Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2025
SuperBlack Ransomware operators exploit Fortinet Firewall flaws in recent attacks

Operators behind the SuperBlack ransomware exploited two vulnerabilities in Fortinet firewalls for recent attacks. Between January and March, researchers at Forescout Research – Vedere Labs observed a threat actors exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities to deploy the SuperBlack ransomware. The experts attribute the attacks to a threat actor named “Mora_001” which using Russian-language artifacts and exhibiting […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025
Medusa ransomware hit over 300 critical infrastructure organizations until February 2025

The Medusa ransomware operation hit over 300 organizations in critical infrastructure sectors in the United States until February 2025. The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint advisory detailing Medusa ransomware tactics, techniques, and indicators of compromise (IOCs) based on FBI investigations as recent as February 2025. This advisory is part of the #StopRansomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2025
New Ballista Botnet spreads using TP-Link flaw. Is it an Italian job?

The Ballista botnet is exploiting an unpatched TP-Link vulnerability, targeting over 6,000 Archer routers, Cato CTRL researchers warn. Cato CTRL researchers observed a new botnet, called Ballista botnet, which is exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-1389 (CVSS score 8.8), in TP-Link Archer routers. The CVE-2023-1389 flaw is an unauthenticated command injection […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2025
Experts warn of mass exploitation of critical PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577

Threat actors exploit PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577 for remote code execution. Over 1,000 attacks detected globally. GreyNoise researchers warn of a large-scale exploitation of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4577 (CVSS 9.8), in PHP. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable servers using Apache and PHP-CGI. The flaw CVE-2024-4577 (CVSS score: 9.8) is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2025
RansomHouse gang claims the hack of the Loretto Hospital in Chicago

Another American hospital falls victim to a ransomware attack; the RansomHouse gang announced the hack of Loretto Hospital in Chicago.” The RansomHouse gang announced the hack of Loretto Hospital in Chicago, the groups claims to have stolen 1.5TB of sensitive data. The Loretto Hospital is a not-for-profit, community-focused health care provider. They provide healthcare services […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2025
Large-scale cryptocurrency miner campaign targets Russian users with SilentCryptoMiner

Experts warn of a large-scale cryptocurrency miner campaign targeting Russian users with SilentCryptoMiner. Kaspersky researchers discovered a mass malware campaign spreading SilentCryptoMiner by disguising it as a tool to bypass internet restrictions. While investigating the increased use of Windows Packet Divert (WPD) tools by crooks to distribute malware under this pretense, the researchers spotted the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2025
Feds seized $23 million in crypto stolen using keys from LastPass breaches

U.S. authorities seized $23M in crypto linked to a $150M Ripple wallet theft, experts believe the incident is linked to the 2022 LastPass breach. U.S. authorities seized $23M in crypto tied to a $150M Ripple hack, suspected to have been carried out by hackers from the 2022 LastPass breach. Security researcher ZachXBT identified the victim […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 36

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Cellebrite zero-day exploit used to target phone of Serbian student activist   One in Four Cyberattacks in 2024 Traced to Infostealers, Huntress Reports   Uncovering .NET Malware Obfuscated by Encryption and Virtualization   Black Basta and Cactus Ransomware Groups […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 514 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR Japanese telecom giant NTT suffered a data breach […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2025
Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR

The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within a target’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). The […]