Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2021
Threat actors are injecting credit card swipers into random plugins of e-commerce WordPress sites, Sucuri researchers warn. Sucuri researchers are warning of threat actors injecting credit card swipers into random plugins of e-commerce WordPress sites. The holidays season is the period when online scammers and threat actors intensify their operations. Sucuri researchers have spotted a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 08, 2021
The Emotet malware continues to evolve, in the latest attacks, it directly installs Cobalt Strike beacons to give the attackers access to the target network. Emotet malware now directly installs Cobalt Strike beacons to give the attackers immediate access to the target network and allow them to carry out malicious activities, such as launching ransonware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2021
Experts spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games to deliver a backdoor and a malicious Chrome extension. Talos researchers spotted a series of malvertising campaigns using fake installers of popular apps and games as a lure to trick users into downloading a new backdoor and an undocumented malicious […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2021
German BSI warns of ransomware attacks over the Christmas and end-of-year holidays, fearing Emotet return and attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. The German cybersecurity authority BSI warns of ransomware attacks over the Christmas holidays, fearing the return of the Emotet botnet return. During this period offices are often closed and employees are at home, for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2021
Since 2017, an unknown threat actor has run thousands of malicious Tor relay servers in the attempt to unmask Tor users. A mysterious threat actor, tracked as KAX17, has run thousands of malicious Tor relay servers since 2017 in an attempt to deanonymize Tor users. KAX17 ran relay servers in various positions within the Tor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2021
Threat actors have started to exploit the interest in the Omicron COVID-19 variant and are using it as a lure in phishing campaigns. Crooks have already started exploiting the interest in the Omicron COVID-19 variant and are using it as a lure in phishing attacks. People are interested in the spreading of the new variant, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2021
Threat actors are targeting e-stores with remote access malware, dubbed NginRAT, that hides on Nginx servers bypassing security solutions. Researchers from security firm Sansec recently discovered a new Linux remote access trojan (RAT), tracked as CronRAT, that hides in the Linux task scheduling system (cron) on February 31st. CronRAT is employed in Magecart attacks against online stores […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 01, 2021
Nation-state actors from China, India, and Russia, were spotted using a novel RTF template injection technique in recent attacks. APT groups from China, India, and Russia have used a new RTF (rich text format) template injection technique in recent phishing attacks. The technique was first reported by the security firm Proofpoint spotted which observed phishing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 01, 2021
Sabbath ransomware is a new threat that has been targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and Canada since June 2021. A new ransomware group called Sabbath (aka UNC2190) has been targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and Canada since June 2021. According to Mandiant researchers, the group is a rebrand of Arcane and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 30, 2021
Opera released a mini patch for a vulnerability in their turbo servers that dates back to 2018. Prior approval are taken from Opera security team before disclosing this issue! Before we get started there are few things which we need to understand such as, Value added service (VAS):Â Value added services (VAS) is a popular telecommunications […]
