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Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
Happy birthday Security Affairs … 11 years together!

Happy BirthDay Security Affairs! Eleven years together! I launched Security Affairs for passion in November 2011 and since then the blog was visited by tens of millions of readers. Thank you! Eleven years ago I decided to launch Security Affairs, a blog that is considered today one of the most valuable sources of the cybersecurity […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
Experts found critical RCE in Spotify’s Backstage

Researchers discovered a critical vulnerability impacting Spotify’s Backstage Software Catalog and Developer Platform. Researchers from the security firm Oxeye discovered a critical Remote Code Execution in Spotify’s Backstage (CVSS Score of 9.8). Backstage is Spotify’s open-source platform for building developer portals, it’s used by a several organizations, including American Airlines, Netflix, Splunk, Fidelity Investments and Epic Games. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
China-linked APT Billbug breached a certificate authority in Asia

A suspected China-linked APT group breached a digital certificate authority in Asia as part of a campaign aimed at government agencies since March 2022. State-sponsored actors compromised a digital certificate authority in a country in Asia as part of a cyber espionage campaign aimed at multiple government agencies in the region, Symantec warns. Symantec attributes […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
Avast details Worok espionage group’s compromise chain

Cyber espionage group Worok abuses Dropbox API to exfiltrate data via using a backdoor hidden in apparently innocuous image files. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Avast observed the recently discovered espionage group Worok abusing Dropbox API to exfiltrate data via using a backdoor hidden in apparently innocuous image files. The experts started their investigation from the analysis published […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2022
KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Researchers spotted a new evasive malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak credentials. Akamai Security Research discovered a new evasive Golang-based malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak login credentials. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2022
CERT-UA warns of multiple Somnia ransomware attacks against organizations in Ukraine

Russian threat actors employed a new ransomware family called Somnia in attacks against multiple organizations in Ukraine. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA is investigating multiple attacks against organizations in Ukraine that involved a new piece of ransomware called Somnia. Government experts attribute the attacks to the group ‘From Russia with Love’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2022
Lockbit gang leaked data stolen from global high-tech giant Thales

The Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang started leaking the information allegedly stolen from the global high-tech company Thales. Thales is a global high-tech leader with more than 81,000 employees worldwide. The Group invests in digital and deep tech innovations – big data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum – to build a future of trust, essential […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2022
Malicious app in the Play Store spotted distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan

Experts discovered two new malicious dropper apps on the Google Play Store distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a couple of malicious dropper apps on the Play Store distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. Xenomorph was first spotted by ThreatFabric researchers in February 2022, at the time the malware was employed in attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2022
Canadian supermarket chain giant Sobeys suffered a ransomware attack

Sobeys, the second-largest supermarket chain in Canada, was he victim of a ransomware attack conducted by the Black Basta gang. Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada, the company operates over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian business conglomerate. During […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2022
Long-running surveillance campaigns target Uyghurs with BadBazaar and MOONSHINE spyware

Lookout researchers discovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the ethnic minority Uyghurs. Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout uncovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the Uyghurs minority. The threat actors behind the campaigns used two Android spyware to spy on the victims and steal sensitive information. The campaigns involved a new piece of malware called […]