Pierluigi Paganini
March 15, 2022
Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns most of its NAS devices are impacted by high severity Linux vulnerability dubbed ‘Dirty Pipe.’ Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP warns most of its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are impacted by the recently discovered Linux vulnerability ‘Dirty Pipe.’ An attacker with local access can exploit the high-severity vulnerability Dirty Pipe to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 15, 2022
Experts discovered a new wiper, tracked as CaddyWiper, that was employed in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations. Experts at ESET Research Labs discovered a new data wiper, dubbed CaddyWiper, that was employed in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations. The security firm has announced the discovery of the malware with a series of tweets: “This new malware erases […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2022
Many Israel government websites were offline after a cyberattack, defense sources claim that this is the largest-ever attack that hit the country. Israeli media reported that a massive DDoS attack has taken down many Israel government websites. The Jerusalem Post attributed the attack to an allegedly Iran-linked threat actor that claimed responsibility for the attack. Multiple […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2022
Ukraine’s defense ministry began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead. Ukraine’s defense ministry announced it will use the AI’s facial recognition technology offered by Clearview. Clearview’s chief executive Hoan Ton-That confirmed the news to Reuters, the technology will allow the Ukrainian military to uncover Russian […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2022
Anonymous claims to have hacked the systems of the German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft and stole 20TB of data. The Anonymous hacker collective claimed to have hacked the German branch of the Russian energy giant Rosneft. In hacktivists announced to have stolen 20 terabytes of data from the company. According to the German […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2022
Brazilian trojan impacting Portuguese users and using the same capabilities seen in other Latin American threats Introduction A new variant of a Brazilian trojan has impacted Internet end users in Portugal since last month (February 2022). Although there are no significant differences and sophistication in contrast to other well-known trojans such as Maxtrilha, URSA, and Javali, an analysis […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2022
While the Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict goes on, nation-state actors, crooks, and hacktivists continue to pose critical infrastructure at risk. Critical infrastructure is a privileged target for almost any kind of threat actor, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict is posing them at risk. Ongoing attacks could cause severe damages to multiple sectors, including transportation, communication, financial […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2022
Anonymous has published a new message for Russian citizens inviting them to remove Putin that is sacrificing them and killing Ukrainians. The hacker collective Anonymous has published a new message for Russians inviting them to wake up and remove Putin, who is responsible for war crimes against Ukrainian. Putin is killing a defenseless population, it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2022
This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 12 – Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. March […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2022
LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires. LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have compromised the network of Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires, and stolen data from the company. The Bridgestone Americas family of enterprises includes more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 […]
