Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2021
The Babuk ransomware operators seem to have suffered a ransomware attack, threat actors flooded their forum gay orgy porn images. At the end of June, the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online allowing threat actors to use it to create their own version of the popular ransomware. The Babuk Locker operators halted their operations at the end […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2021
Apple released a security update that addresses CVE-2021-30807 flaw in macOS and iOS that may have been actively exploited to deliver malware Apple addressed a security flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-30807, in macOS and iOS that may have been actively exploited to plant malware on vulnerable devices. The vulnerability resides in the IOMobileFramebuffer, which is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2021
The No More Ransom initiative celebrates its fifth anniversary, over 6 million victims of ransomware attacks recover their files for free saving almost âŹ1 billion in payments. No More Ransom is celebrating its 5th anniversary, the initiative allowed more than 6 million ransomware victims to recover their files for free saving roughly $1 billion in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2021
Researchers demonstrated how to hide malware inside an image classifier within a neural network in order to bypass the defense solutions. Researchers Zhi Wang, Chaoge Liu, and Xiang Cui presented a technique to deliver malware through neural network models to evade the detection without impacting the performance of the network. Tests conducted by the experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2021
Microsoft published mitigations for the recently discovered PetitPotam attack that allows attackers to force remote Windows machines to share their password hashes. Microsoft has released mitigations for the recently discovered PetitPotam NTLM attack that could allow attackers to take over a domain controller. A few days ago, security researcher Gilles Lionel (aka Topotam) has discovered a vulnerability in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 25, 2021
A threat actor is offering for sale on hacking forums the secret database Clubhouse containing 3.8B phone numbers. Clubhouse is a social audio app for iOS and Android where users can communicate in voice chat rooms that accommodate groups of thousands of people. The audio-only app hosts live discussions, with opportunities to participate through speaking and listening. Conversations are prohibited by Clubhouse’s guidelines […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 25, 2021
Threat actors target Kubernetes installs via Argo Workflows to cryptocurrency miners, security researchers from Intezer warn. Researchers from Intezer uncovered new attacks on Kubernetes (K8s) installs via misconfigured Argo Workflows aimed at deploying cryptocurrency miners. Argo Workflows is an open-source, container-native workflow engine designed to run on K8s clusters. The experts discovered Argo Workflows instances with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 25, 2021
XCSSET macOS malware continues to evolve, now it is able to steal login information from multiple apps, including Telegram and Google Chrome. Security researchers from Trend Micro continues to monitor the evolution of the XCSSET macOS malware, new variants are able to steal login information from multiple apps, including Telegram and Google Chrome, and send […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 24, 2021
Japanese researchers spotted an Olympics-themed wiper targeting Japanese users ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics could be a great opportunity for cybercriminals and malware authors, the US FBI warned private US companies of cyberattacks that might attempt to disrupt the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Researchers from the Japanese security firm Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions (MBSD) […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 23, 2021
Estonian hacker Pavel Tsurkan has pleaded guilty in a United States court to the counts of computer fraud and of creating and operating a proxy botnet. The Estonian national Pavel Tsurkan has pleaded guilty in a United States court to two counts of computer fraud and abuse. According to court documents, Pavel Tsurkan (33) operated […]
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