IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2021
Minecraft Japanese gamers hit by Chaos ransomware using alt lists as lure

Chaos Ransomware operators target gamers’ Windows devices using Minecraft alt lists as a lure and promoting them on gaming forums. Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world, it had more than 140 million monthly active players in August 2021. Cybercriminals are attempting to exploit this popularity, the Chaos Ransomware gang is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2021
Graff multinational jeweller hit by Conti gang. Data of its rich clients are at risk, including Trump and Beckham

Conti ransomware gang hit high society jeweller Graff and threatens to release private details of world leaders, actors and tycoons The latest attack of the Conti ransomware gang makes the headlines, the threat actors hit high society jeweller Graff and asked the payment of a multi-million ransom to avoid leaking details of world leaders, actors […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2021
Reading INTERPOL the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021

INTERPOL published the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, a report that analyzes evolution of cybercrime in Africa. A new report published by INTERPOL, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, sheds the light on cybercrime in Africa. The report aims at providing information about the most prevalent threats in Africa, a continent that is particularly […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2021
MITRE and CISA publish the 2021 list of most common hardware weaknesses

MITRE and CISA announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. MITRE and the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. The list was published with the intent of raising awareness of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2021
TrickBot member extradited to US faces up to 60 years in prison

An alleged member of the TrickBot gang, the Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (aka FFX), has been extradited to the US. Vladimir Dunaev (38), a Russian national suspected to be a member of the infamous TrickBot gang, has been extradited to the U.S. and could be sentenced to up to 60 years in prison. “He is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2021
ESET found a variant of the Hive ransomware that encrypts Linux and FreeBSD

The Hive ransomware operators have developed a new variant of their malware that can encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. ESET researchers discovered a new Hive ransomware variant that was specifically developed to encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm believe that the new encryptors are still under development. Both variants are written in Golang, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2021
Papua New Guinea ‘s finance ministry was hit by a ransomware

A ransomware attack hit Papua New Guinea ‘s finance ministry and disrupted government payments and operations. Government officials confirmed that Papua New Guinea’s finance ministry was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted government payments and operations. The ransomware infected the Department of Finance’s Integrated Financial Management System a week ago, said the finance minister […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2021
Police arrested 12 individuals involved in 1800 ransomware attacks worldwide

Europol and Norwegian Police arrested 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. A joint operation conducted by Europol, the Norwegian Police and other authorities led to the arrest of 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. The suspects were involved in more than 1,800 ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2021
NSA and CISA explained how to prevent and detect lateral movement in 5G networks via cloud systems

The US NSA and CISA published a security advisory to warn about threat actors compromising 5G networks via cloud infrastructure. The US National Security Agency and the US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency have published a security advisory to warn of attacks on 5G networks through the hijacking of a provider’s cloud resources. The report […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2021
Google fixes 2 new actively exploited zero-day flaws in Chrome

Google has released Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Google has released Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003, actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Google fixed a total of seven vulnerabilities with the latest release […]