malware

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
UK rail network Merseyrail hit by ransomware gang

UK rail network Merseyrail was hit by a cyberattack, ransomware operators breached the corporate email system to disclose the attack to employees and journalists. UK rail network Merseyrail, which operates rail services across Merseyside, announced it was a victim of a cyber attack. A ransomware gang has also compromised the email system of the organization to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
Cloud misconfiguration, a major risk for cloud security

Misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to cause data breaches, millions of database servers are currently exposed across cloud providers. Fugue’s new State of Cloud Security 2020 report reveals that misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to pose a severe security risk to organizations. Cloud misconfiguration remains the top cause of data breaches in the cloud, and the ongoing COVID-19 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2021
FBI shares with HIBP 4 million email addresses involved in Emotet attacks

The FBI has shared with Have I Been Pwned service 4 million email addresses collected by Emotet botnet and employed in malware campaigns. Last week, European law enforcement has conducted an operation aimed at performing a mass-sanitization of computers infected with the infamous Emotet Windows malware. The authorities automatically wiped the infamous Emotet malware from infected systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2021
CISA, NIST published an advisory on supply chain attacks

CISA and NIST published a report on software supply chain attacks that shed light on the associated risks and provide instructions on how to mitigate them. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a joint advisory that provides trends and best practices related to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2021
Ransomware hit Guilderland Central School District near Albany

Officials revealed that the school district near Albany was hit by a ransomware attack that forced students in grades 7 through 12 into all-remote learning on Monday. The Guilderland Central School District near Albany was hit by a ransomware attack that forced students in grades 7 through 12 into all-remote learning on Monday, the news […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2021
Shlayer macOS malware abuses zero-day to bypass Gatekeeper feature

Apple addresses a zero-day in macOS exploited by Shlayer malware to bypass Apple’s security features and deliver second-stage malicious payloads. Apple has addressed a zero-day flaw in macOS that was exploited by Shlayer malware to bypass Apple’s File Quarantine, Gatekeeper, and Notarization security checks and download second-stage malicious payloads. The developers behind the Shlayer malware have successfully […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2021
Boffins found a bug in Apple AirDrop that could leak users’ personal info

Experts found a bug in Apple’s wireless file-sharing protocol Apple AirDrop that could expose user’s contact information. Boffins from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, have discovered a privacy issue in Apple’s wireless file-sharing protocol Apple AirDrop that could expose user’s contact information, such as email addresses and phone numbers. “A team of researchers from […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2021
Bye Bye Emotet, law enforcement pushed the uninstall code via the botnet

European law enforcement has conducted an operation aimed at performing a mass-sanitization of computers infected with the infamous Emotet Windows malware. European law enforcement agencies automatically wiped the infamous Emotet malware from infected systems across the world as part of a mass sanitization operation. Early this year, law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide conducted a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2021
Prometei botnet is targeting ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws

Attackers are exploiting the ProxyLogon flaws in Microsoft Exchange to recruit machines in a cryptocurrency botnet tracked as Prometei. Experts from the Cybereason Nocturnus Team have investigated multiple incidents involving the Prometei Botnet. The attackers hit companies in North America and threat actors exploited the ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws (CVE-2021-27065 and CVE-2021-26858) to deliver malware in their networks. Attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2021
A supply chain attack compromised the update mechanism of Passwordstate Password Manager

The software company Click Studios was the victim of a supply chain attack, hackers compromised its Passwordstate password management application. Another supply chain attack made the headlines, the Australian software company Click Studios informed its customers of the security breach that impacted its Passwordstate password management application. Passwordstate is the Enterprise Password Management solution used by more […]