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Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2024
Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank

Financially-motivated threat actors hacked Uganda ‘s central bank system, government officials confirmed this week. Ugandan officials confirmed on Thursday that the national central bank suffered a security breach by financially-motivated threat actors. The police’s Criminal Investigations Department and the Auditor General are investigating the incident. A senior government official at the finance ministry confirmed that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2024
15 SpyLoan Android apps found on Google Play had over 8 million installs

McAfee researchers discovered 15 SpyLoan Android apps on Google Play with a combined total of over 8 million installs. 15 SpyLoan apps with a combined total of 8M+ installs were found on Google Play, targeting users in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. SpyLoan apps exploit social engineering to gain sensitive user data and excessive […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2024
Notorious ransomware programmer Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev arrested in Russia

Russian authorities arrested ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev, aka Wazawaka, for developing malware and ties to hacking groups. Russian authorities arrested a ransomware affiliate, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin), and charged him for developing malware and his role in several hacking groups. The man was arrested in Kaliningrad, Russia, law […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2024
Phishing-as-a-Service Rockstar 2FA continues to be prevalent

Phishing tool Rockstar 2FA targets Microsoft 365 credentials, it uses adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks to bypass multi-factor authentication. Trustwave researchers are monitoring malicious activity associated with Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms, their latest report focuses on a toolkit called Rockstar 2FA. Rockstar 2FA targets Microsoft 365 accounts and bypasses multi-factor authentication with adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. In AiTM phishing, threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2024
Zello urges users to reset passwords following a cyber attack

Zello urges customers with accounts created before November 2 to reset passwords following a potential security breach. Zello is warning customers who have an account created before November 2 to reset their passwords, a circumstance that suggests that the incident took place on November 2. Zello is a tech software company in Austin, Texas, U.S., known for the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2024
ProjectSend critical flaw actively exploited in the wild, experts warn

Researchers warn that a critical security flaw in ProjectSend open-source file-sharing application may be under active exploitation. VulnCheck researchers warn that ProjectSend vulnerability CVE-2024-11680 (CVSS score: 9.8) appears to have been exploited by attackers in the wild. The vulnerability is an improper authentication issue that impacts ProjectSend versions before r1720. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2024
Bootkitty is the first UEFI Bootkit designed for Linux systems

ESET discovered the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit specifically designed for Linux systems, named Bootkitty. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed to target Linux systems, called by its authors Bootkitty. The bootkit allows attackers to disable the kernel’s signature verification feature and to preload two as yet unknown ELF […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2024
VMware fixed five vulnerabilities in Aria Operations product

Virtualization giant VMware addressed multiple vulnerabilities in its Aria Operations product that can led to privilege escalation and XSS attacks. VMware released security updates to address five vulnerabilities in its Aria Operations product. Aria Operations (formerly known as VMware vRealize Operations) is a comprehensive cloud management and operations platform developed by VMware. It is designed […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2024
Operation Serengeti: INTERPOL arrested 1,006 suspects in 19 African countries

Operation Serengeti: INTERPOL arrested 1,006 suspects in 19 African countries and dismantled 134,089 malicious networks. A joint law enforcement operation by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL across 19 African countries, dubbed Operation Serengeti, led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects. The authorities dismantled 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks. “Operation Serengeti (2 September – 31 October) targeted criminals […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2024
How DSPM Helps Businesses Meet Compliance Requirements

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps monitor, secure, and ensure compliance for sensitive data, reducing risks across diverse environments. Complying with cybersecurity regulations can be a source of great pain for organizations, especially those that handle and store particularly valuable and vulnerable information. Organizations in sectors like healthcare, finance, legal, and government often process vast […]