Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2021
The U.S. sanctioned four companies for the development of surveillance malware or the sale of hacking tools used by nation-state actors, including NSO Group. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has sanctioned four companies for the development of spyware or the sale of hacking tools used by nation-state actors. The firms are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2021
Experts warn of the availability in the cybercrime underground of offers for initial access to networks of players in global supply chains. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Intel 471 published an analysis of current cybercrime underground trends online, warning that initial access brokers are offering credentials or other forms of access to shipping and logistics organizations. These organizations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2021
The BlackMatter ransomware gang announced it is going to shut down its operation due to pressure from law enforcement. The BlackMatter ransomware group has announced it is shutting down its operation due to the pressure from local authorities. The announcement was published on the Ransomware-as-a-Service portal operated by the group used by the network of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2021
The FBI warns of ransomware attacks on businesses involved in “time-sensitive financial events” such as corporate mergers and acquisitions. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a new private industry notification (PIN) to warn organizations of targeted ransomware attacks aimed at companies involved in “time-sensitive financial events” such as corporate mergers and acquisitions. Ransomware gangs target these […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2021
Google is going to increase the bounty for finding and exploiting privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Good news for white hat hackers, Google is going to increase the bounty for demonstrating privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. The payouts for privilege escalation exploits using a known vulnerability will be up to US$31,337, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2021
Researchers warn of a now-fixed critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in GitLab ‘s web interface actively exploited in the wild. Cybersecurity researchers warn of a now-patched critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22205, in GitLab’s web interface that has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is an improper validation issue of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2021
Researchers devised a new attack method called ‘Trojan Source’ that allows hide vulnerabilities into the source code of a software project. Trojan Source is a new attack technique demonstrated by a group of Cambridge researchers that can allow threat actors to hide vulnerabilities in the source code of a software project. The technique could be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2021
The US FBI has published a flash alert warning private organizations of the evolution of the HelloKitty ransomware (aka FiveHands). The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent out a flash alert warning private industry of a new feature of the HelloKitty ransomware gang (aka FiveHands). According to the alert, the ransomware gang is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2021
Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 million. Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 million just after a week from its launch. Gizmodo, which first reported the news, initially warned of a potential scam because investors were not allowed to sell the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2021
Meet Balikbayan Foxes: a threat group impersonating the Philippine gov’t Experts uncovered a new threat actor, tracked as Balikbayan Foxes, that is impersonating the Philippine government to spread malware. Researchers from Proofpoint have uncovered a new threat actor, dubbed Balikbayan Foxes (TA2722) that is impersonating the Philippine health, labor, and customs organizations as well as […]
