Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
China-linked APT Billbug breached a certificate authority in Asia

A suspected China-linked APT group breached a digital certificate authority in Asia as part of a campaign aimed at government agencies since March 2022. State-sponsored actors compromised a digital certificate authority in a country in Asia as part of a cyber espionage campaign aimed at multiple government agencies in the region, Symantec warns. Symantec attributes […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
Google to Pay a record $391M fine for misleading users about the collection of location data

Google is going to pay $391.5 million to settle with 40 states in the U.S. for secretly collecting personal location data. Google has agreed to pay $391.5 million to settle with 40 US states for misleading users about the collection of personal location data. The settlement is the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
Previously undetected Earth Longzhi APT group is a subgroup of APT41

Trend Micro reported that the Earth Longzhi group, a previously undocumented subgroup of APT41, targets Ukraine and Asian Countries. Early this year, Trend Micro investigated a security breach suffered by a company in Taiwan. Threat actors employed a custom Cobalt Strike loader in the attack. Further analysis, revealed that the same threat actor targeted multiple regions […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2022
Massive Black hat SEO campaign used +15K WordPress sites

Experts warn of a malicious SEO campaign that has compromised over 15,000 WordPress websites to redirect visitors to fake Q&A portals. Since September 2022, researchers from security firm Sucuri have tracked a surge in WordPress malware redirecting website visitors to fake Q&A sites via ois[.]is. The campaign’s end goal appears to be black hat SEO aimed at […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2022
CERT-UA warns of multiple Somnia ransomware attacks against organizations in Ukraine

Russian threat actors employed a new ransomware family called Somnia in attacks against multiple organizations in Ukraine. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA is investigating multiple attacks against organizations in Ukraine that involved a new piece of ransomware called Somnia. Government experts attribute the attacks to the group ‘From Russia with Love’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2022
Have board directors any liability for a cyberattack against their company?

Are the directors of a company hit by a cyberattack liable for negligence in failing to take steps to limit the risk. As the risk of a cyberattack grows, it is pivotal to consider whether the directors of a company hit by a ransomware attack, for example, can bear any liability for negligence in failing […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2022
Ukraine Police dismantled a transnational fraud group that made €200 million per year

Ukraine’s Cyber ​​Police and Europol arrested 5 Ukrainian citizens who are members of a large-scale transnational fraud group. Ukraine’s cyber police and Europol arrested five members of a transnational fraud group that caused more than 200 million losses per year. The arrests are the results of a joint operation conducted with the support of law […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2022
Lockbit gang leaked data stolen from global high-tech giant Thales

The Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang started leaking the information allegedly stolen from the global high-tech company Thales. Thales is a global high-tech leader with more than 81,000 employees worldwide. The Group invests in digital and deep tech innovations – big data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum – to build a future of trust, essential […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2022
$1 billion of FTX customer funds have vanished, Reuters reported

Crypto exchange FTX appears to have been hacked, rumors state that attackers stole $600 million drained from the company’s wallets. Crypto exchange FTX is recommending users to delete FTX apps and avoid using its website, a circumstance that refutes the rumors that the rumors of a $600 million crypto heist. The owners of several wallets […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2022
Canadian supermarket chain giant Sobeys suffered a ransomware attack

Sobeys, the second-largest supermarket chain in Canada, was he victim of a ransomware attack conducted by the Black Basta gang. Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada, the company operates over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian business conglomerate. During […]