Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
The source code for the KPot information stealer was put up for auction and the REvil ransomware operators want to acquire it. The authors of KPot information stealer have put its source code up for auction, and the REvil ransomware operators will likely be the only group to bid. KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
Yesterday almost $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency contained in a password-protected BitCoin wallet was moved to another wallet. Ahead of the 2020 Presidential election a mysterious transaction was noticed by cyber security experts and researchers. Someone has transferred almost $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency contained in a password-protected BitCoin wallet to another wallet. It is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
Cyber Defense Magazine November 2020 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 150 pages of excellent content. 150 PAGESLOADED WITH EXCELLENT CONTENTLearn from the experts, cybersecurity best practicesFind out about upcoming information security related conferences, expos and trade shows. Always free, no strings attached. CLICK HERE AND GRAB THIS VERSION AND […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
Toymaker giant Mattel disclosed a ransomware attack, the incident took place in July and impacted some of its business operations. Toy industry giant Mattel announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that took place on July 28th, 2020, and impacted some of its business operations. The good news that the company excluded the theft of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2020
A sophisticated threat actor, tracked as UNC1945, has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in the Oracle Solaris operating systems for over two years. Researchers from FireEye reported that a sophisticated threat actor, tracked as UNC1945, has been observed targeting Oracle Solaris operating systems for over two years. The codename “UNC” used to track the group is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2020
Russian cybercriminal Aleksandr Brovko has been sentenced to eight years in jail for his role in a botnet scheme that caused at least $100 million in financial damage. The Russian cybercriminal Aleksandr Brovko (36) has been sentenced to eight years in jail for his role in a sophisticated botnet scheme that caused at least $100 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2020
The npm security team has removed a malicious JavaScript library named “twilio-npm” from its repository because contained malicious code. The npm security team has removed a malicious JavaScript library named “twilio-npm” from its repository because contained a code for establishing backdoors on the computers of the programmers. Npm is the largest package repository for any […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2020
Oracle issued an out-of-band security update to address a critical remote code execution issue (CVE-2020-14750) impacting multiple Oracle WebLogic Server versions. Oracle issued an out-of-band security update to address a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-14750, which affects several versions of Oracle WebLogic Server. The IT giant assigned to the flaw a severity base score of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2020
North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky was recently spotted using a new piece of malware in attacks on government agencies and human rights activists. North Korea-linked cyber espionage group Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima) was recently observed using a new malware in attacks aimed at government agencies and human rights activists. The Kimsuky APT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2020
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) issued a warning of temporary suspension of its email systems, likely caused by a cyber attack. The Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) temporarily suspended its email systems, the interruption is likely caused by a cyber attack. The agency published a warning on its website, it is asking people to contact […]
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