Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2020
Drug dealers are selling Pfizer COVID vaccines on the darkweb

While the United Kingdom announced the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to the population drug dealers is selling ‘Pfizer COVID Vaccines.’ The UK became the first Western country to authorize a Covid-19 vaccine. The UK government announced the distribution of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that has been granted emergency authorization by British regulators. While the first […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 292

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A critical flaw in industrial automation systems opens to remote hack Crooks stole 800,000€ from ATMs in Italy with Black Box attack Operators behind Dark Caracal are still alive and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2020
COVID-19 themed attacks October 1 – December 5, 2020

This post includes the details of the COVID-19 themed attacks launched from October 1 to December 5, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the COVID-19 outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily basis. Below a list of attacks detected between October 1 to December 5, 2020. October 26 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2020
Police arrest two people over stealing sensitive data from defense giant

Italian police arrested two people that have stolen 10 GB of confidental and alleged secret data from the defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Italian police have arrested two people that have been accused of stealing 10 GB of confidental data and military secrets from defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Leonardo is a state-owned multinational company and one […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2020
COVID-19 – Johnson & Johnson saw a 30% uptick in cyber-attacks

Healthcare organizations like Johnson & Johnson are observing a surge of cyber attacks carried by state-sponsored hackers during COVID-19 pandemic. Nation-state actors are intensifying their attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry, like Johnson & Johnson, that are involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson, along with other COVID-19 research companies, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2020
Human resource consulting giant Randstad hit by Egregor ransomware

Multinational human resource consulting firm Randstad NV announced that they were a victim of the Egregor ransomware. Egregor ransomware operators have breached the network of the multinational human resource consulting firm Randstad NV and have stolen unencrypted files during the attack. Randstad operates in 39 countries and employs over 38,000 people and generated €23.7 billion in revenue for […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2020
Cyber mercenaries group DeathStalker uses a new backdoor

The group of cyber mercenaries tracked as DeathStalker has been using a new PowerShell backdoor in recent attacks. The cyber mercenaries group known as DeathStalker has been using a new PowerShell backdoor in recent attacks. DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire group discovered by Kaspersky, it has been targeting organizations worldwide, mainly law firms and financial entities, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

A group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at an Israeli Water Facility and posted a video as proof of the hack. Researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm OTORIO revealed that a group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at the Israeli Water Facility. The threat actors accessed […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Recently disclosed CVE-2020-4006 VMware zero-day was reported by NSA

VMware addressed CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. VMware has finally released security updates to fix the CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. At the end of November, VMware only has released a workaround to address the critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Islamic imprisoned hacker Ardit Ferizi ordered to be deported

The Islamic hacker Ardit Ferizi, who is serving 20 years for giving his support to Islamic State group has been granted compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. Ferizi is the first man charged with cyber terrorism that was extradited to the […]