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Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Russia-linked APT29 relies on Google Drive, Dropbox to evade detection

Russia-linked threat actors APT29 are using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. Palo Alto Networks researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT29 group, tracked by the researchers as Cloaked Ursa, started using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. The Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) has been active since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Crooks create rogue cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from users

The U.S. FBI has warned of crooks developing malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from the users. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of crooks creating malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from investors. Crooks contact US investors claiming to offer legitimate cryptocurrency investment services, and attempt to trick them […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2022
Several apps on the Play Store used to spread Joker, Facestealer and Coper malware

Google blocked dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were spreading Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families. Google has removed dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were distributing Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families. Researchers from security firms Pradeo discovered multiple apps spreading the Joker Android malware. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship

The Tor Project team has announced the release of Tor Browser 11.5, which introduces functionalities to automatically bypass censorship. The Tor Project team has announced the release of Tor Browser 11.5, the new version of the popular privacy-oriented browser implements new features to fight censorship. With previous versions of the browser, circumventing censorship of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
A massive cyberattack hit Albania

A synchronized criminal attack from abroad hit Albania over the weekend, all Albanian government systems shut down following the cyberattack. Albania was hit by a massive cyberattack over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday. A synchronized criminal attack from abroad hit the servers of the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI), which handles many […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw

Researchers published an analysis of the Windows remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2022-30136 impacting the Network File System. Trend Micro Research has published an analysis of the recently patched Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30136 that impacts the Network File System. CVE-2022-30136 is a remote code execution vulnerability that resides in the Windows Network File System, it is due […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2022
Crooks stole $375k from Premint NFT, it is one of the biggest NFT hacks ever

Threat actors hacked the popular NFT platform, Premint NFT and stole 314 NFTs. The popular NFT platform, Premint NFT, was hacked, the threat actors compromised its official website and stole 314 NFTs. According to the experts from blockchain security firm CertiK, this is one of the biggest NFT hacks on record. The analysis of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2022
Google is going to remove App Permissions List from the Play Store

Google is going to remove the app permissions list from the official Play Store for both the mobile app and the web. As part of the “Data safety” initiative for the Android app on the Play Store, Google plans to remove the app permissions list from both the mobile app and the web. In April, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 374 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. Critical flaw in Netwrix Auditor application allows arbitrary code execution CISA urges to fix multiple critical flaws in Juniper Networks products Threat actors exploit a flaw in Digium Phone Software […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2022
APT groups target journalists and media organizations since 2021

Researchers from Proofpoint warn that various APT groups are targeting journalists and media organizations since 2021. Proofpoint researchers warn that APT groups are regularly targeting and posing as journalists and media organizations since early 2021. The media sector is a privileged target for this category of attackers due to the access its operators have to […]