Pierluigi Paganini
November 30, 2020
Boffins from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev described a new cyberattack on DNA scientists that could open to biological warfare. A team of researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev described a new cyberattack on DNA scientists that could open to biological warfare. Scientists play a crucial role in modern society, especially during […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 30, 2020
The University of Vermont Medical Center has yet to fully recover from a cyber attack that crippled systems at the Burlington hospital. In October, ransomware operators hit the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. The ransomware attack took place on October 28 and disrupted services at the UVM Medical Center and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 30, 2020
Delaware County, Pennsylvania opted to pay a $500,000 ransom after it was the victim of a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack last weekend. During the last weekend Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was the victim of a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack that brought down part of its network. According to local media, the ransomware operators have compromised systems containing sensitive information, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
A cyber criminal organization has stolen money from at least 35 Italian ATMs with a black box attack technique. A criminal organization has stolen money from at least 35 ATMs and Post Office cash dispensers operated by Italian banks with a new black box attack technique. The Carabinieri of Monza dismantled by the gang, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
Experts found a critical flaw in Real-Time Automation’s (RTA) 499ES EtherNet/IP stack that could allow hacking industrial control systems. Tracked as CVE-2020-25159, the flaw is rated 9.8 out of 10 in severity by the industry-standard Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and impacts all versions of EtherNet/IP Adapter Source Code Stack prior to 2.28, which was released on November […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
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 cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
IT services provider Sopra Steria estimates that a recent ransomware attack will have a financial impact ranging between âŹ40M and âŹ50M. At the end of October, French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack. While the company did not reveal the family of malware that infected its systems, local media speculate the involvement […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
The Dark Caracal APT group has carried out a series of attacks against multiple sectors using a new variant of a 13-year-old backdoor Trojan. The Dark Caracal cyberespionage group is back, researchers from Check Point uncovered a new series of attack against multiple industries. The Dark Caracal is an APT group associated with the Lebanese […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2020
The IIoT chip maker Advantech was hit by the Conti ransomware, the gang is now demanding over $13 million ransom from the company. The Conti ransomware gang hit infected the systems of industrial automation and Industrial IoT (IIoT) chip maker Advantech and is demanding over $13 million ransom (roughly 750 BTC) to avoid leaking stolen […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2020
Experts warn of a new sophisticated phishing scheme for stealing Office 365 credentials from small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. The new sophisticated phishing scheme was implemented by threat actors for stealing Office 365 credentials, it leverages both cloud services from Oracle and Amazon for their infrastructure. The campaign has been active for more […]
