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Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021
Emsisoft created a free decryptor for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware

Experts from cybersecurity firm Emsisoft announced the availability of a free decryptor for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware. Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware. The researchers found a vulnerability in the encryption process implemented in the BlackMatter ransomware that allowed them to recover encrypted […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2021
TodayZoo phishing kit borrows the code from other kits

Microsoft uncovered an extensive series of credential phishing campaigns that employed a custom phishing kit tracked as TodayZoo. Microsoft researchers uncovered a custom phishing kit, dubbed TodayZoo, that was used in an extensive series of credential phishing campaigns. A “phishing kit” is a set of software or services aimed at facilitating phishing campaigns, In most […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 337

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2021
Cisco SD-WAN flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution, patch it now!

Cisco fixes an OS command-injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-1529, in Cisco SD-WAN that could allow privilege escalation and lead to arbitrary code execution. Cisco addressed a high-severity OS command-injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-1529, in Cisco SD-WAN that could allow privilege escalation and lead to arbitrary code execution. Cisco SD-WAN is a cloud-delivered overlay WAN architecture […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2021
Supply-chain attack on NPM Package UAParser, which has millions of daily downloads

The U.S. CISA warned of crypto-mining malware hidden in a popular JavaScript NPM library, named UAParser.js, which has millions of weekly downloads. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published an advisory to warn of the discovery of a crypto-mining malware in the popular NPM Package UAParser.js. The popular library has million of weekly downloads. “Versions of a popular […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2021
Groove ransomware group calls on other ransomware gangs to hit US public sector

Groove ransomware operators call on other ransomware groups to stop competing and join the forces to fight against the US. The Groove ransomware gang is calling on other ransomware groups to attack US public sector after a an operation of of law enforcement shut down the infrastructure of the REvil gang. “The ransomware group REvil […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2021
DarkSide ransomware operators move 6.8M worth of Bitcoin after REvil shutdown

Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operators have moved a large amount of their Bitcoin reserves after the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure. The gangs behind the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operations have moved 107 BTC ($6.8 million) after the news of the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure by law enforcement agencies. “The ransomware group REvil was […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2021
FiveSys, a new digitally-signed rootkit spotted by Bitdefender experts

Bitdefender researchers discovered a new Rootkit named FiveSys that abuses Microsoft-Issued Digital Signature signature to evade detection. FiveSys is a new rootkit discovered by researchers from Bitdefender, it is able to evade detection by abusing a Microsoft-issued digital signature. Driver packages that pass Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) testing can be digitally-signed by Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2021
Evil Corp rebrands their ransomware, this time is the Macaw Locker

Evil Corp cybercrime gang is using a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from paying the ransom. Evil Corp has launched a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from making ransom payments. Bleeping Computer, citing Emsisoft CTO Fabian Wosar, reported that the Macaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2021
Administrators of bulletproof hosting sentenced to prison in the US

The United States Department of Justice sentenced two individuals that were providing bulletproof hosting to various malware operations. The United States Department of Justice sentenced to prison two individuals involved in providing bulletproof hosting to various malware operations, including Citadel, SpyEye, Zeus, and the Blackhole exploit kit. The two individuals, Aleksandr Skorodumov (33) of Lithuania, […]