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Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2023
Clop ransomware claims the hack of 130 orgs using GoAnywhere MFT flaw

The Clop ransomware group claims to have breached over 130 organizations exploiting the GoAnywhere MFT zero-day. The Clop ransomware group claims to have stolen sensitive data from over 130 organizations by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-0669) in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool, BleepingComputer reported. Fortra immediately addressed the flaw with the release of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2023
CISA adds Fortra MFT, TerraMaster NAS, Intel driver Flaws, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Fortra MFT, Intel driver, and TerraMaster NAS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Fortra MFT, Intel driver, and TerraMaster NAS, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-0669, CVE-2015-2291, and CVE-2022-24990, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2015-2291 flaw (CVSS v3 score 7.8) is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2023
DPRK fund malicious cyber activities with ransomware attacks on critical Infrastructure

North Korea-linked APT groups conduct ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund its activities. Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by North Korea-linked hacker groups are used by the government of Pyongyang to fund its malicious cyber operations, U.S. and South Korean agencies warn. US CISA published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2023
New TA886 group targets companies with custom Screenshotter malware

The TA886 hacking group targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new spyware tracked as Screenshotter. A recently discovered threat actor, tracked as TA886 by security firm Proofpoint, is targeting organizations in the United States and Germany with new malware dubbed Screenshotter. The experts first spotted the attacks attributed to this threat actor […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2023
Reddit discloses security breach that exposed source code and internal docs

Social news aggregation platform Reddit suffered a security breach, attackers gained unauthorized access to internal documents, code, and some business systems. Reddit announced it was hit by a sophisticated and highly-targeted attack that took place on February 5, 2023. A highly-targeted phishing attack hit the employees of the company. The company pointed out that Reddit […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2023
Android mobile devices from top vendors in China have pre-installed malware

Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Trinity College of Dublin revealed that top-of-the-line Android devices sold in the country […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
US and UK sanctioned seven Russian members of Trickbot gang

The US and the UK have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot operations. The US and the UK authorities have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot operations. The US Treasury has frozen the assets belonging to the individuals and imposed travel bans against them. The US Treasury […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
A new variant of ESXiArgs ransomware makes recovery much harder

Experts warn of new ESXiArgs ransomware attacks using an upgraded version that makes it harder to recover VMware ESXi virtual machines. Experts spotted a new variant of ESXiArgs ransomware targeting VMware ESXi servers, authors have improved the encryption process, making it much harder to recover the encrypted virtual machines. The new variant was spotted less than a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
Twitter restricted in Turkey after the earthquake amid disinformation fear

Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. The data show that multiple internet providers in Turkey blocked the popular platform as of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
Experts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet

SecurityScorecard’s researchers released a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet to neutralize its attacks. SecurityScorecard’s researchers published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet with the intent to interfere with its operation and block its attacks. “To help organizations better protect themselves, SecurityScorecard has published a list of […]