Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2022
Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. Researchers from Jama Network analyzed trends in ransomware attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2022
Experts warn of a new Malvertising Campaign abusing Google Ads that targets users searching for popular software. Guardio Labs researchers uncovered a malvertising campaign, tracked as MasquerAds and attributed to a threat actor known as Vermux, that is abusing Google Ads to target users that are searching for popular software. The campaign aims at delivering […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2022
A new Linux malware has been exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in outdated WordPress plugins and themes to deploy malicious JavaScripts. Doctor Web researchers discovered a Linux malware, tracked as Linux.BackDoor.WordPressExploit.1, that compromises WordPress websites by exploiting 30 vulnerabilities in multiple outdated plugins and themes. The malware injects into targeted webpages malicious JavaScripts, then when users click on the compromised […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2022
Netgear addressed a high-severity bug affecting multiple WiFi router models, including Wireless AC Nighthawk, Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6), and Wireless AC. Netgear fixed a bug affecting multiple WiFi router models, including Wireless AC Nighthawk, Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6), and Wireless AC router models. The vendor only said that the flaw is a pre-authentication buffer overflow vulnerability and urged […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2022
The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) suffered a ransomware attack that impacted 270,000 patients. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) disclosed a data breach that affected almost 270,000 patients at its medical centers. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System is the largest not-for-profit community healthcare system in Southwest Louisiana. LCMHS reported the incident to the secretary of the U.S. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2022
The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service PrivateLoader is being used to distribute the RisePro info-stealing malware. The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service PrivateLoader is being used to distribute the information-stealing malware dubbed RisePro, Flashpoint warns. Threat actors can pay the Pay-per-install PrivateLoader service to download malicious payloads onto infected systems. Pay-per-install services are not a novel business model […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2022
Cybersecurity researchers exposed new evasion techniques adopted by an advanced malware downloader called GuLoader. CrowdStrike researchers d a detailed multiple evasion techniques implemented by an advanced malware downloader called GuLoader (aka CloudEyE). GuLoader uses a polymorphic shellcode loader to avoid traditional security solutions, the experts mapped all embedded DJB2 hash values for every API used by the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 25, 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. Expert found Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301 M209 Raspberry Robin malware used in attacks against Telecom […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 24, 2022
The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. The campaign has been active since at least September 2022, most of the infections have been observed in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2022
The Vice Society ransomware group has adopted new custom ransomware, with a strong encryption scheme, in recent intrusions. SentinelOne researchers discovered that the Vice Society ransomware gang has started using a custom ransomware that implements a robust encryption scheme, using NTRUEncrypt and ChaCha20-Poly1305 algorithms. Vice Society ransomware has been active since June 2021, it is considered […]
