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Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 424 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Law enforcement shutdown a long-standing DDoS-for-hire service A Russian national charged for committing LockBit Ransomware attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2023
Oil and gas giant Shell is another victim of Clop ransomware attacks

British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack conducted by the Clop group. Oil and Gas giant Shell has confirmed that it is one of the victims of the recent large-scale ransomware campaign conducted by the Clop gang exploiting a MOVEit zero-day vulnerability Threat actors are actively exploiting the zero-day vulnerability, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2023
A database containing data of +8.9 million Zacks users was leaked online

A database containing the personal information of more than 8.9 million Zacks Investment Research users was leaked on a cybercrime forum. A database containing personal information of 8,929,503 Zacks Investment Research users emerged on a popular hacking forum on June 10, 2023. Zacks is the leading investment research firm focusing on stock research, analysis, and recommendations. The availability of the archive […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2023
UK communications regulator Ofcom hacked with a MOVEit file transfer zero-day

UK communications regulator Ofcom suffered a data breach after a Clop ransomware attack exploiting the MOVEit file transfer zero-day. UK’s communications regulator Ofcom disclosed a data breach after a Clop ransomware attack. The threat actors exploited the zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-34362,) in MOVEit file transfer and access the infrastructure of the regulator. A spokesperson for Ofcom […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2023
Xplain data breach also impacted the national Swiss railway FSS

The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton of Aargau. The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain is worse than initially estimated, the incident also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 423 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2023
The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach

The University of Manchester suffered a cyberattack, attackers likely stole staff and students’ data from its systems. The University of Manchester, one of the UK’s largest educational institutions, suffered a cyberattack, The popular university suspects that the threat actors have stolen data from its systems. The University of Manchester has about 11,000 staff and more […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2023
British Airways, BBC and Boots were impacted the by Zellis data breach

The BBC and British Airways were both impacted by the data breach suffered by the payroll provider Zellis. As a result of the cyber attack on the payroll provider Zellis, the personal data of employees at the BBC and British Airways has been compromised and exposed. “Zellis, a payroll company based in the UK, is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2023
Spanish bank Globalcaja confirms Play ransomware attack

Play ransomware group claims responsibility for a ransomware attack that hit Globalcaja, one of the major banks in Spain. Globalcaja is a financial institution in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, it has more than 300 offices across Spain and provides banking services to more than half a million clients. Globalcaja was the victim of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 422 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from […]