Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2021
The U.S. CISA warned of crypto-mining malware hidden in a popular JavaScript NPM library, named UAParser.js, which has millions of weekly downloads. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published an advisory to warn of the discovery of a crypto-mining malware in the popular NPM Package UAParser.js. The popular library has million of weekly downloads. “Versions of a popular […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 22, 2021
Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operators have moved a large amount of their Bitcoin reserves after the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure. The gangs behind the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operations have moved 107 BTC ($6.8 million) after the news of the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure by law enforcement agencies. “The ransomware group REvil was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2021
A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2021
Researchers warn of a new evolution of the PurpleFox botnet, operators included exploits and leverage WebSockets for C2 communication. Researchers from TrendMicro have documented a recent evolution of the PurpleFox botnet, the experts discovered a new .NET backdoor, dubbed FoxSocket, that is highly associated with the PurpleFox operation. Its operators have added new exploits and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2021
Sentinel Labs experts have analyzed the new Karma ransomware and speculate it represents an evolution of the Nemty ransomware operation. Karma ransomware is a new threat that was first spotted in June of 2021, it is important to distinguish it from a different threat with the same name that is active since 2016. Sentinel Labs […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2021
Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is using a custom implant, dubbed Backdoor.Graphon, in attacks aimed at telecommunication providers, IT firms, and government entities in South Asia. At this […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2021
Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can allow victims of the BlackByte ransomware to restore their files for free. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2021
Apple has silently addressed a zero-day vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain access to sensitive user data. Apple has silently addressed zero-day vulnerability with the release of iOS 15.0.2, the vulnerability could allow attackers gain access to sensitive user information. The flaw was reported to the IT giant by software developers Denis Tokarev seven […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2021
Apple released emergency updates for both iOS and iPadOS to address a zero-day flaw that is actively exploited in the wild. Apple has released iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2 to address a zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-30883, that is actively exploited in the wild. The flaw is a critical memory corruption issue that resides in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2021
Security expert Dhiraj Mishra published an NMAP script for the CVE-2021-41773 Path Traversal vulnerability affecting Apache Web Server version 2.4.49. Security researcher Dhiraj Mishra released an NMAP script for the CVE-2021-41773 path traversal vulnerability affecting Apache Web Server version 2.4.49. This week Apache Software Foundation has released HTTP Web Server 2.4.51 to address an actively exploited path […]
