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Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2022
The hidden C2: Lampion trojan release 212 is on the rise and using a C2 server for two years

The hidden C2: Lampion trojan release 212 is on the rise and using a C2 server for two years. Lampion trojan is one of the most active banking trojans impacting Portuguese Internet end users since 2019. This piece of malware is known for the usage of the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax (Autoridade TributĂĄria e Aduaneira) email […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2022
Mar 06- Mar 12 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 12 – Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. March […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2022
LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked Bridgestone Americas

LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires. LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have compromised the network of Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires, and stolen data from the company. The Bridgestone Americas family of enterprises includes more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2022
Lapsus$ Ransomware Group is hiring, it announced recruitment of insiders

Lapsus$ Ransomware gang is looking for insiders willing to sell remote access to major technology corporations and ISPs. Thursday, March 10, Lapsus$ ransomware gang announced they’re starting to recruit insiders employed within major technology giants and ISPs, such companies include Microsoft, Apple, EA Games and IBM. Their scope of interests include – major telecommunications companies […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2022
Crooks target Ukraine’s IT Army with a tainted DDoS tool

Threat actors are spreading password-stealing malware disguised as a security tool to target Ukraine’s IT Army. Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army, threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” The Liberator tool is circulating among pro-Ukraina hackers that use it to target Russian […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2022
CISA added 98 domains to the joint alert related to Conti ransomware gang

The U.S. CISA has updated the alert on Conti ransomware and added 98 domain names used by the criminal gang. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated the alert on Conti ransomware operations, the agency added 100 domain names used by the group. The joint report published by CISA, the Federal Bureau […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2022
Ragnar Locker ransomware group breached at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA published a flash alert to warn that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations across […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2022
SharkBot, the new generation banking Trojan distributed via Play Store

SharkBot banking malware was able to evade Google Play Store security checks masqueraded as an antivirus app. SharkBot is a banking trojan that has been active since October 2021, it allows to steal banking account credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication mechanisms. The malware was spotted at the end of October by researchers from cyber security firms […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2022
Anonymous offers $52,000 worth of Bitcoin to Russian troops for surrendered tank. Is it fake news?

The popular hacker collective Anonymous is offering to Russian troops $52,000 in BTC for each surrendered tank. The popular hacker collective Anonymous will reportedly pay $52,000 in BTC for a tank surrendered by Russian troops. Ukrainian media reported that the hacker group claims to have collected over RUB 1 billion (worth ÂŁ7.8 million at the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 356

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs 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 newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Charities and NGOs providing support in Ukraine hit by malware Lapsus$ gang leaks data […]