Cybersecurity

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2022
Israeli Media Outlets hacked on the anniversary of Soleimani killing

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
The worst cyber attacks of 2021

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 02, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 347

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. Y2k22 bug in Microsoft Exchange causes failure in email delivery Security Affairs most-read cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 01, 2022
PulseTV discloses potential credit card breach

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
How to implant a malware in hidden area of SSDs with Flex Capacity feature

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 leverages Log4Shell in recent attack

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 APT uses new Flagpro malware in recent attacks

China-linked BlackTech cyberespionage group was targeting Japanese companies using new malware tracked as ‘Flagpro’. Researchers from NTT Security reported that China-linked BlackTech cyberespionage group targeted Japanese companies using new malware tracked as ‘Flagpro’. 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
LastPass investigated recent reports of blocked login attempts

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
Threat actors are abusing MSBuild to implant Cobalt Strike Beacons

Experts warn of malicious campaigns abusing Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to execute a Cobalt Strike payload on compromised systems. Security expert from Morphus Labs recently observed several malicious campaigns abusing Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to execute a Cobalt Strike payload on compromised machines. MSBuild is a free and open-source build toolset for managed code as well […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2021
Shutterfly hit by a Conti ransomware attack

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 […]