malware

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2021
4 Android banking trojans were spread via Google Play infecting 300.000+ devices

Experts found four Android banking trojans that were available on the official Google Play Store and that infected +300,000 devices. Researchers from ThreatFabric discovered four distinct Android banking trojans that were spread via the official Google Play Store between August and November 2021. According to the experts, the malware infected more than 300,000 devices through […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Biopharmaceutical firm Supernus Pharmaceuticals hit by Hive ransomware during an ongoing acquisition

Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals discloses a ransomware attack, the Hive ransomware claims to have stolen company data. Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals confirmed it was the victim of a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the firm last in Mid-November. The Company states that the security breach did not impact its operations, it notified […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
RATDispenser, a new stealthy JavaScript loader used to distribute RATs

RATDispenser is a new stealthy JavaScript loader that is being used to spread multiple remote access trojans (RATs) into the wild. Researchers from the HP Threat Research team have discovered a new stealthy JavaScript loader dubbed RATDispenser that is being used to spread a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) in attacks into the wild. Experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
North Korea-linked Zinc group posed as Samsung recruiters to target security firms

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. According to the Google Threat Horizons report, the state-sponsored […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2021
HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested +1,000 suspects linked to various cybercrimes

HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested 1,003 individuals charged for several cybercrimes, including romance scams, investment frauds, and online money laundering. Interpol has coordinated an international operation, code-named Operation HAEICHI-II, that led to the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling. The INTERPOL published […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2021
IKEA hit by a cyber attack that uses stolen internal reply-chain emails

Threat actors are targeting IKEA employees in an internal phishing campaign leveraging stolen reply-chain emails. According to BleepingComputer, threat actors are targeting IKEA employees in phishing attacks using stolen reply-chain emails. Once compromised the mail servers, threat actors use the access to reply to the company’s internal emails in reply-chain attacks. Sending the messages from […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) hit by Clop ransomware

Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has suffered a Clop ransomware attack that resulted in the theft of company data. Clop ransomware hit Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) and stole company data, but did not affected global operations. “Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has discovered that it was the target of a cyberattack […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
Threat actors target crypto and NFT communities with Babadeda crypter

Morphisec researchers spread cryptocurrency malware dubbed Babadeda in attacks aimed at crypto and NFT communities. Morphisec researchers spotted a new crypto-malware strain, tracked as Babadeda, targeting cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and DeFi passionates through Discord channels. Threat actors are attempting to exploit the booming market for NFTs and crypto games. Babadeda is able to bypass antivirus solutions. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
APT C-23 group targets Middle East with an enhanced Android spyware variant

A threat actor, tracked as APT C-23, is using new powerful Android spyware in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. The APT C-23 cyberespionage group (also known as GnatSpy, FrozenCell, or VAMP) continues to target entities in the Middle East with enhanced Android spyware masqueraded as seemingly harmless app updates (i.e. AndroidUpdate,, Telegram). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
New Linux CronRAT hides in cron jobs to evade detection in Magecart attacks

Security researchers discovered a new Linux RAT, tracked as CronRAT, that hides in scheduled cron jobs to avoid detection. Security researchers from Sansec have discovered a new Linux remote access trojan (RAT), tracked as CronRAT, that hides in the Linux task scheduling system (cron) on February 31st. Threat actors hides the malware in the task names, […]