Pierluigi Paganini
May 15, 2020
Russia-linked cyberespionage group Turla targets diplomatic entities in Europe with a new piece of malware tracked as COMpfun. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign carried out by Russia-linked APT Turla that employs a new version of the COMpfun malware. The new malware allows attackers to control infected hosts using a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 15, 2020
Palo Alto Networks addressed tens of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the software that runs on the companyâs next-generation firewalls. Palo Alto Networks has issued security updates to address tens of vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the software that runs on the companyâs next-generation firewalls. One of the most severe vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2020-2018, is an authentication bypass vulnerability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 15, 2020
Threat actors are offering for sale tens of databases on a hacker forum that contains roughly 550 million stolen user records. Security experts from Cyble reported that a threat actor is attempting to sell twenty-nine databases on a hacker forum since May 7. Forum members could also buy each database individually. The archives allegedly contain a total […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2020
Norwayâs state investment fund, Norfund, suffered a business email compromise (BEC) attack, hackers stole $10 million. Hackers stole $10 million from Norwayâs state investment fund, Norfund, in a business email compromise (BEC) attack. Norfund is a private equity company established by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) in 1997 and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2020
The popular zero-day broker Zerodium announced new limitations it the submission of certain types of iOS exploits due to surplus. The exploit broker Zerodium announced that itâs no longer accepting certain types of iOS exploits due to surplus, this implies that prices for them will drop in the near future. The company announced via Twitter that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2020
Experts discovered a new strain of malware dubbed Ramsay that can infect air-gapped computers and steal sensitive data, including Word, PDF, and ZIP files. Researchers from security firm ESET discovered a new advanced malware framework named Ramsay that appears to have been designed to infect air-gapped computers and exfiltrate sensitive data. The malicious code collects […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed that she is the target of an “outrageous” cyber espionage campaign carried out by Russia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed that Russia-linked threat actors were targeting her in an “outrageous” cyberespionage campaign. “I can honestly say that it pains me. Every day I try to build a better relationship with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2020
Magellan Health, a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Magellan Health Inc. is an American for-profit managed health care company, its customers include health plans and other managed care organizations, employers, labor unions, various military and governmental agencies and third-party administrators. The company ranks 417 on the Fortune […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2020
A security researcher is warning of a new wave of MageCart attackers, he has found over 1,000 domains infected with e-skimmers. MageCart gangs continue to be very active, security researcher Max Kersten discovered 1,236 domains hosting e-skimmer software. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to steal payment card data with software skimmers. Security firms have […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2020
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has uploaded five new North Korean malware samples to VirusTotal. The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has shared five new malware samples attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT, it has uploaded the malicious code to VirusTotal. “On May 12, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the […]
