Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2022
NY OAG warned 17 companies that roughly 1.1 million of their customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. The New York State Office of the Attorney General (NY OAG) has warned 17 companies that roughly 1.1 million accounts of their customers were compromised in credential stuffing attacks. Credential stuffing attacks involve […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2022
Hospitality chain McMenamins disclosed a data breach after a recent ransomware attack. Hospitality chain McMenamins discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack that took place on December 12. McMenamins is a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington. According to the company, threat actors have stolen data of individuals […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 03, 2022
Threat actors hacked the website of Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of Maariv outlet on Soleimani killing anniversary. Threat actors have taken over the website of the English-language Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of Maariv daily newspaper publishing a picture of a fist firing a shell out of a ring with a red stone on a finger toward an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 03, 2022
Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? CNA Financial (March 2021) – CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, reportedly paid a $40 million ransom to restore access to its files following a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 01, 2022
U.S. online store PulseTV disclosed a potential credit card data breach, more than 200,000 customers have been impacted. U.S. online store PulseTV has disclosed a credit card data breach that has impacted more than 200,000 customers. According to the notification letter published by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, VISA informed the company on March […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2021
Researchers devised a series of attacks against SSDs that could allow to implant malware in a location that is not monitored by security solutions. Korean researchers devised a series of attacks against solid-state drives (SSDs) that could allow to implant malware in specific memory locations bypassing security solutions. The attacks work against drives with flex […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2021
China-linked APT group Aquatic Panda is exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to compromise a large academic institution. China-linked cyberespionage group Aquatic Panda was spotted exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE 2021-44228) in an attack aimed at a large academic institution. According to the Crowdstrike OverWatch team, the APT group is using a modified version of the Log4j […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2021
China-linked BlackTech cyberespionage group was targeting Japanese companies using new malware tracked as âFlagproâ. Researchers from NTT Security reported that China-linked BlackTech cyberespionage group targeted Japanese companies using new malware tracked as âFlagproâ. Attacks using Flagpro targeted multiple companies in Defense, Media, and Communications industries several times. According to a report by NTT Security, Flagpro has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2021
Password manager app LastPass confirmed that threat actors have launched a credential stuffing attack against its users. While LastPass says that it is not aware that some of its accounts were compromised in the recent credential stuffing attacks that started on Monday, numerous LastPass users claim that their master passwords have been compromised after receiving […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2021
Shutterfly, an online platform for photography and personalized products, has been affected by a ransomware attack. Shutterfly, is American photography, photography products, and image sharing company that owns multiple brands such as BorrowLenses, GrooveBook, Lifetouch, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Spoonflower, and Tiny Prints. The service allows users to create personalized photo gifts such as smartphone cases, photo books, wall art, and […]
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