Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2022
Researchers link recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyberespionage group DEV-0401. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia attributed the recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyber espionage group Bronze Starlight (aka DEV-0401, APT10) Bronze Starlight, has been active since mid-2021, in June researchers from Secureworks reported that the APT group is deploying […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
A threat actor used a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disclosed details of a supply chain attack that involved the use of a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Comm100 is a provider of customer service and communication products […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2022
The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks. Ferrari is investigating the leak of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 02, 2022
Another US defense contractor suffered a data breach, the BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked NJVC. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the IT firm NJVC, which supports the federal government and the United States Department of Defense. The company supports intelligence, defense, and geospatial organizations. The company has more than 1,200 employees in locations worldwide. BlackCat added NJVC to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 02, 2022
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs 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. CISA adds Atlassian Bitbucket Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Guacamaya hacktivists stole sensitive data […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2022
A cyberespionage group, tracked as Witchetty, used steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team observed a threat actor, tracked as Witchetty, using steganography to hide a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo. The group used the backdoor in attacks against Middle Eastern governments. The cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2022
Researchers from Mandiant have discovered a novel malware persistence technique within VMware ESXi Hypervisors. Mandiant detailed a novel technique used by malware authors to achieve administrative access within VMware ESXi Hypervisors and take over vCenter servers and virtual machines for Windows and Linux to perform the following actions: The highly targeted and evasive nature of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2022
The Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit has been cracked and now is available in the underground hacking and cybercrime communities. Threat actors have cracked the Brute Ratel C4 (BRC4) post-exploitation toolkit and leaked it for free in the cybercrime underground. The availability of the cracked version of the tool was first reported by the cybersecurity researcher Will […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2022
A new multifunctional Go-based malware dubbed Chaos is targeting both Windows and Linux systems, experts warn. Researchers from Black Lotus Labs at Lumen Technologies, recently uncovered a multifunctional Go-based malware that was developed to target devices based on multiple architectures, including Windows and Linux. The malicious code was developed to target a broad range of devices, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2022
The recently discovered malware builder Quantum Builder is being used by threat actors to deliver the Agent Tesla RAT. A recently discovered malware builder called Quantum Builder is being used to deliver the Agent Tesla remote access trojan (RAT), Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers warn. “Quantum Builder (aka “Quantum Lnk Builder”) is used to create malicious shortcut […]
