Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Shiny Hunters group is selling data from 11 companies on the Dark Web

Shiny Hunters hacking group is offering for sale on a dark web marketplace databases containing over 73.2 million user records from over 11 companies. A hacking group named Shiny Hunters is attempting to sell on a dark web hacking marketplace databases containing more than 73.2 million user records from 11 different companies. Shiny Hunters started offering […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks May 03 – May 09, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 03 to May 09, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERShttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8AkYMfAAwJ4JZzYRm8GfsJCDON8q83C9_wu5u10sNAt_CcA/viewform Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 263

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERShttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8AkYMfAAwJ4JZzYRm8GfsJCDON8q83C9_wu5u10sNAt_CcA/viewform Coronavirus-themed attacks April 26 – May 02, 2020 Cyber Threats Observatory Gets Improvements Indias Jio Coronavirus symptom checker exposed test results TOKOPEDIA e-commerce […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020
3.68 Million MobiFriends User details leaked online

The personal details of 3.68 million MobiFriends users are available for download since April 2020, it seems that they have been stolen in January 2019. MobiFriends is an online service and Android app that allows registered users to meet new people online. The personal details of 3,688,060 MobiFriends registered users have been released online earlier this year and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2020
Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs

The Sodinokibi ransomware gang stolen gigabytes of legal documents from the law firm of the stars, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks (GSMLaw). The Sodinokibi ransomware group claims to have stolen gigabytes of legal documents from the entertainment and law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks (GSMLaw) that has dozens of international stars and celebrities among […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2020
Massive cyber attack forced Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) to shut down its IT infrastructure

Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) shuts down a large portion of its central IT infrastructure between May 6 and May 7, 2020. The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), German, announced today that it was forced to shut down parts of its central IT infrastructure due to a cyber attack that took place overnight, between May 6 and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2020
Cisco fixes High Severity issues in ASA and FTD products

Cisco addresses tens of flaws in multiple products, including 12 high severity issues in Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense. Cisco released security updates to address 34 flaws in multiple products, including 12 high severity vulnerabilities that affect Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD). Most of the vulnerabilities fixed by Cisco […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2020
Issues in Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor exposed 1 Million WordPress sites at risk

Attackers exploited two security issues in the Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor WordPress plugins to fully compromise over 1M sites. Hackers are actively exploiting two security flaws in the Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor WordPress plugins to fully compromise unpatched WordPress installs. Security experts from Wordfence have observed a hacking campaign targeting the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2020
Poulight Stealer, a new Comprehensive Stealer from Russia

Researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab monitored the evolution and the diffusion of an infostealer dubbed Poulight that most likely has a Russian origin. Introduction Nowadays, info-stealer is one of the most common threats. This category of malware includes famous malware like Azorult, Agent Tesla, and Hawkeye. Infostealer market is one of the most remunerative for cyber criminals, information gathered […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2020
Snake Ransomware hits Europe’s largest private hospital operator Fresenius during COVID-19 outbreak

Snake Ransomware operators launched a new campaign that has infected numerous companies worldwide including an health care organization. The operators behind the Snake Ransomware have launched a new campaign that targeted companies worldwide and that infected at least one organization in the healthcare industry over the last few days. In January experts observed a new […]