Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2024
Multiple threat actors exploit PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577 to deliver malware

Multiple threat actors exploit a recently disclosed security PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577 to deliver multiple malware families. The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) warns that multiple threat actors are exploiting the PHP vulnerability CVE-2024-4577 to deliver multiple malware families, including Gh0st RAT, RedTail cryptominers, and XMRig. “Threat actors continued the speedy-time-from-disclosure-to-exploitation trend and were quick […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2024
Evolve Bank data breach impacted over 7.6 million individuals

The Lockbit ransomware attack on Evolve Bank has compromised the personal information of over 7.6 million individuals. At the end of June, the LockBit gang announced that it had breached the systems of the Federal Reserve of the United States and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data, including “Americans’ banking secrets.” Despite the announcement, data leaked data […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2024
More than 31 million customer email addresses exposed following Neiman Marcus data breach

The recent data breach suffered by the American luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus has exposed more than 31 million customer email addresses. In May 2024, the American luxury retailer and department store chain Neiman Marcus disclosed a data breach following the security breach of the cloud-based data warehousing company Snowflake. The luxury retailer disclosed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2024
Avast released a decryptor for DoNex Ransomware and its predecessors

Avast developed and released a decryptor for the DoNex ransomware family that allows victims to recover their files for free. Avast researchers identified a cryptographic flaw in the DoNex ransomware and its predecessors that allowed them to develop a decryptor. The experts revealed the weakness during the Recon 2024 conference. Avast also released a decryptor […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2024
RockYou2024 compilation containing 10 billion passwords was leaked online

Threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. The Cybernews researchers reported that threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. The compilation (“rockyou2024.txt”) contains 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords was posted on July 4th by a user with the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2024
CISA adds Cisco NX-OS Command Injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco NX-OS Command Injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco NX-OS Command Injection Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20399, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Cisco addressed an NX-OS zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2024
Security Affairs Malware Newsletter – Round 1

Today marks the launch of the Security Affairs newsletter, specializing in Malware. This newsletter complements the weekly one you already receive. Each week, it will feature a collection of the best articles and research on malware. CapraTube Remix | Transparent Tribe’s Android Spyware Targeting Gamers, Weapons Enthusiasts Supply Chain Compromise Leads to Trojanized Installers for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 479 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. GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2024
Alabama State Department of Education suffered a data breach following a blocked attack

Alabama’s education superintendent disclosed a data breach following a hacking attempt on the Alabama State Department of Education. The Alabama State Department of Education announced it had thwarted a ransomware attack on June 17, however, threat actors accessed some data and disrupted services before the attack was stopped. Superintendent Eric Mackey, who disclosed the attack, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2024
GootLoader is still active and efficient

Researchers warn that the malware GootLoader is still active and threat actors are still using it in their campaigns. Threat actors continue to use GootLoader malware in their campaigns, Cybereason researchers warn. The malware has evolved, resulting in several versions, with GootLoader 3 currently in use. Despite updates to the payload, the infection strategies and overall […]