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Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 313

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. Cloud hosting provider Swiss Cloud suffered a ransomware attack Hacking a Tesla Model X with a DJI Mavic 2 drone equipped with a WIFI dongle WeSteal, a shameless commodity cryptocurrency […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2021
A cyberattack shutdown US Colonial Pipeline

A cyberattack forced the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the United States, the Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama. The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama was hit by a cybersecurity attack, its operators were forced to shut down its systems. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 million barrels of refined gasoline and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2021
Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

The Cuba Ransomware gang has partnered with the crooks behind the Hancitor malware in attacks aimed at corporate networks. The Hancitor downloader has been around for quite some time already. It is known since at least 2016 for dropping Pony and Vawtrak. As a loader, it has been used to download other malware families, such as Ficker […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2021
Windows Moriya rootkit used in highly targeted attacks

Experts spotted a new malware, dubbed Moriya rootkit, that targets Windows systems as part of cyberespionage campaign dubbed TunnelSnake. An unclassified threat actor employed a new stealthy malware, dubbed Moriya rootkit, to compromise Windows systems. Kaspersky experts who uncovered the threat speculate the attacks are likely part of an ongoing espionage campaign dubbed TunnelSnake that has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2021
UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

A new cybercrime gang, tracked as UNC2529, has targeted many organizations in the US and other countries using new sophisticated malware. A new financially motivated threat actor, tracked by FireEye Experts as UNC2529, has targeted many organizations in the United States and other countries using several new pieces of malware. The group targeted the organization […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2021
Project Signal: a second Iranian State-Sponsored Ransomware Operation

Iran-linked ATP group carried out a ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, Flashpoint researchers warn. Researchers from Flashpoint have uncovered a state-sponsored ransomware campaign conducted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through an Iranian contracting company called “Emen Net Pasargard” (ENP) (aka “Imannet Pasargad,” “Iliant Gostar Iranian,” “Eeleyanet Gostar Iraniyan”). […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2021
Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from January to March, Q1, of 2021. Threat Report Portugal Q1 2021: Phishing and malware by numbers. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-InformĂĄtica. This feed is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2021
WeSteal, a shameless commodity cryptocurrency stealer available for sale

The bold author of a new cryptocurrency stealer, dubbed WeSteal, is promising its customers a leading way to make money in 2021. A new cryptocurrency stealer dubbed WeSteal is available on the cybercrime underground, unlike other commodity cryptocurrency stealers, its author doesn’t masquerade its purpose and promises “the leading way to make money in 2021.” […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 312

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. 10,000+ unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarms can be deactivated remotely Hackers are targeting Soliton FileZen file-sharing servers A supply chain attack compromised the update mechanism of Passwordstate Password Manager Boffins […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2021
Hacking a Tesla Model X with a DJI Mavic 2 drone equipped with a WIFI dongle

A security duo has demonstrated how to hack a Tesla Model X’s and open the doors using a DJI Mavic 2 drone equipped with a WIFI dongle. The scenario is disconcerting, hackers could use a drone to fly on your Tesla Model X and open the doors, a couple of researchers demonstrated. The researchers Kunnamon, […]