IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2021
$611 million stolen in Poly Network cross-chain hack

The cross-chain protocol Poly Network has been hacked, threat actors stole $611 million making this hack the largest DeFi hack to date. $611 million has reportedly been stolen in one of the largest cryptocurrency hacks. The cross-chain protocol Poly Network disclose a security breach, threat actors have stolen over $611 million in cryptocurrencies. The attackers have […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2021
New eCh0raix ransomware variant targets NAS devices from both QNAP and Synology vendors

A new variant of the eCh0raix ransomware is able to target Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices from both QNAP and Synology vendors. A newly variant of the eCh0raix ransomware is able to infect Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices from Taiwanese vendors QNAP and Synology. The eCh0raix ransomware has been active since at least 2019, when eExperts from security firms […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2021
Microsoft Azure Sentinel uses Fusion ML to detect ransomware attacks

Microsoft Azure Sentinel cloud-native SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform used the Fusion machine learning model to detect ransomware attack. Microsoft Azure Sentinel cloud-native SIEM is using the Fusion machine learning model to analyze data across enterprise environments and detect the activity associated with potential threats, including ransomware attacks. When a potential ransomware attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2021
FlyTrap, a new Android Trojan compromised thousands of Facebook accounts

Experts spotted a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap, that compromised Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021. Zimperium’s zLabs researchers spotted a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap, that already compromised Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021. The malware was spreading […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2021
StealthWorker botnet targets Synology NAS devices to drop ransomware

Taiwanese vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is targeting their NAS devices to deliver ransomware. Taiwan-based vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is conducting brute-force attacks in an attempt to implant ransomware. Once compromised the device, threat actors employed it in a botnet used in attacks aimed at Linux […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2021
City of Joplin paid a 320K ransom after a ransomware Attack

A ransomware attack hit City of Joplin forcing the IT staff to shutdown the City computer. Finally the insurer for Joplin paid $320,000 to threat actors. A ransomware attack last month hit the City of Joplin forcing the IT staff to shut down the city’s government’s computer system to prevent the threat from spreading. While […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2021
1M compromised cards available for free in the underground market

Group-IB detected an unconventional post on several carding forums containing links to a file containing 1 million compromised cards. On August 2, Group-IB Threat Intelligence & Attribution system detected an unconventional post on several carding forums. A user, nicknamed AW_cards posted links to a file containing 1 million pieces of stolen payment records. The file […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 326

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs 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. GhostEmperor, a new Chinese-speaking threat actor targets Southeast Asia WordPress Download Manager Plugin was affected by two flaws […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2021
Ivanti fixed a critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN

Security firm Ivanti addressed a critical vulnerability in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. IT firm Ivanti released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-22937 is a high-severity remote code execution […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2021
VMware addresses critical flaws in its products

VMware has addressed a critical vulnerability that affects multiple products that could be exploited to gain access to confidential information. VMware has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its products, including a critical issue that could allow an attacker to access confidential information. A couple of vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2021-22002 and CVE-2021-22003, impact Workspace […]