Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2020
The Swiss watchmaker giant Swatch Group shut down its systems over the weekend because it was the victim of a cyber attack Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group shut down its IT systems in response to a cyber attack that hit its infrastructure over the weekend. The company turned off its systems to avoid other systems on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2020
Cisco addressed two actively exploited DoS vulnerabilities that reside in the IOS XR software that runs on multiple carrier-grade routers. Cisco addressed two high severity memory exhaustion DoS vulnerabilities that reside in the IOS XR Network OS that runs on multiple carrier-grade routers. The company confirmed that both vulnerabilities are actively exploited in attacks in the wild. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)Â insurance giant disclosed a ransomware attack, the security breach took place on Saturday. US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)Â global insurance brokerage firm confirmed that it was his with a ransomware attack on Saturday, September 26. The company did not provide technical details about the attack, it is not clear how the ransomware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
The FBI and the US CISA issued a joint public service announcement about the threat of disinformation campaigns targeting the 2020 USÂ election. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint public service announcement to warn of the threat of disinformation campaigns targeting the upcoming 2020 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
While the AgeLocker ransomware continues to target QNAP NAS systems, the Taiwanese vendor urges customers to update the firmware and apps. Taiwanese vendor QNAP is urging its customers to update the firmware and apps installed on their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to prevent AgeLocker ransomware infections. The name AgeLocker comes from the use of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
Customers of Tyler Technologies are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools on their infrastructure Tyler Technologies, Inc. is the largest provider of software to the United States public sector. The company last week disclosed a ransomware attack, and now its customers are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
Universal Health Services (UHS) healthcare providers has reportedly shut down systems at healthcare facilities after a Ryuk ransomware attack. Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest hospital and healthcare services providers, has shut down systems at healthcare facilities in the United States after they were infected with the Ryuk ransomware. The attack cyber-attack took […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
Putin is proposing a new cyber security collaboration with the United States, including a no-hack pact for the upcoming Presidential election. Russian Government has published a statement by President Vladimir Putin that proposes to the United States a comprehensive program of measures for restoring the Russia â US cooperation in information security. Russia was accused of interfering in the 2016 US presidential […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
The operators behind new ransomware dubbed Mount Locker have adopted the same tactic of other gangs threatening the victims to leak stolen data. A new ransomware gang named Mount Locker has started its operations stealing victims’ data before encrypting. According to BleepingComputer, the ransomware operators are demanding multi-million dollar ransoms. Like other ransomware operators, Mount […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. Amnesty International uncovered a new surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with previously undisclosed versions of the infamous FinSpy surveillance spyware. The new versions employed in this campaign allow its operators to […]
