IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2021
AbstractEmu, a new Android malware with rooting capabilities

AbstractEmu is a new Android malware that can root infected devices to take complete control and evade detection with different tricks. Security researchers at the Lookout Threat Labs have discovered a new Android malware, dubbed AbstractEmu, with rooting capabilities that is distributed on Google Play and prominent third-party stores (i.e. Amazon Appstore and the Samsung Galaxy Store). The malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2021
German investigators identify crypto millionaire behind REvil operations

German authorities have identified a Russian man named Nikolay K. who is suspected to be a prominent member of the REvil ransomware gang. REvil ransomware gang is one of the most successful ransomware operations, the group and its affiliated hit hundreds of organizations worldwide. On July 2, the gang hit the Kaseya cloud-based MSP platform impacting MSPs and their […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2021
Avast releases free decrypters for AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware families

Security firm Avast released today decryptors for AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware that allow victims to recover their files for free. Cyber security firm Avast has released today decryption utilities for AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware that allow the victims to recover their files for free. Experts pointed out that AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware only have a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2021
Avast released a free decryptor for Babuk ransomware

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Avast released a decryption tool for Babuk ransomware that allows victims to recover their files for free. Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a decryption tool for Babuk ransomware that allows victims to recover their files for free. The decryptor was created using the leaked source code and decryption keys. Babuk is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2021
Operations at Iranian gas stations were disrupted today. Cyber attack or computer glitch?

A cyberattack has disrupted gas stations from the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) across Iran. A cyber attack has disrupted gas stations from the state-owned National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) across Iran. The attack also defaced the screens at the gas pumps and gas price billboards. In multiple cities, the billboards […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2021
Dark HunTOR: Police arrested 150 people in dark web drug bust

Dark HunTOR: Police corps across the world have arrested 150 individuals suspected of buying or selling illicit goods on the dark web marketplace DarkMarket. A joint international operation, tracked as Dark HunTOR, conducted by law enforcement across the world resulted in the arrest of 150 suspects allegedly involved in selling and buying illicit goods in […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2021
Expert managed to crack 70% of a 5,000 WiFi network sample in Tel Aviv

A researcher from the security firm CyberArk has managed to crack 70% of Tel Aviv’s Wifi Networks starting from a sample of 5,000 gathered WiFi. CyberArk security researcher Ido Hoorvitch demonstrated how it is possible to crack WiFi at scale by exploiting a vulnerability that allows retrieving a PMKID hash. Hoorvitch has managed to crack […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2021
Ranzy Locker ransomware hit tens of US companies in 2021

The FBI published a flash alert to warn of the activity of the Ranzy Locker ransomware that had already compromised tens of US companies. The FBI published a flash alert to warn of Ranzy Locker ransomware operations that had already compromised at least 30 US companies this year. The gang has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2021
Kansas Man pleads guilty to hacking the Post Rock Rural Water District

Kansas man Wyatt Travnichek admitted in court to tampering with the computer systems at the Post Rock Rural Water District. Kansas man Wyatt A. Travnichek pleaded guilty to tampering with the computer system at a drinking water treatment facility at the Post Rock Rural Water District. The man also pleaded guilty to one count of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2021
A critical RCE flaw affects Discourse software, patch it now!

US CISA urges administrators to address a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-41163, in Discourse installs. Discourse is a popular open-source Internet forum and mailing list management software application. The US CISA published a security advisory to urge administrators to fix a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-41163, in Discourse installs. The […]