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Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2021
Trickbot improve its VNC module in recent attacks

Trickbot botnet is back, its authors implemented updates for the VNC module used for remote control of infected systems. The Trickbot botnet continues to evolve despite the operations conducted by law enforcement aimed at dismantling it. The authors recently implemented an update for the VNC module used for remote control over infected systems. In October, Microsoft’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2021
The infrastructure and websites used by REvil ransomware gang are not reachable

The infrastructure and leak sites used by the REvil ransomware gang for its operations went offline last night. Starting last night, the infrastructure and the websites used by the REvil ransomware gang were mysteriously unreachable, BleepingComputer first reported. “The REvil ransomware operation, aka Sodinokibi, operates through numerous clear web and dark web sites used as […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2021
BIOPASS malware abuses OBS Studio to spy on victims

Researchers spotted a new malware, dubbed BIOPASS, that sniffs victim’s screen by abusing the framework of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. Researchers from Trend Micro spotted a new malware, dubbed BIOPASS, that sniffs the victim’s screen by abusing the framework of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. Threat actors behind the new malware planted a malicious JavaScript code on support […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2021
Magecart hackers hide stolen credit card data into images and bogus CSS files

Magecart hackers continuously improve their exfiltration techniques to evade detection, they are hiding stolen credit card data into images. Magecart hackers have devised a new technique to obfuscating the malware within comment blocks and hide stolen credit card data into images evading detection. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to steal payment card data with […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2021
Biden discussed Russian ransomware gangs with Putin in a phone call

President Joe Biden expressed concerns about ransomware attacks carried out by Russian gangs during a phone call with President Vladimir Putin. The recent wave of ransomware attacks carried out by Russian gangs like REvil and Darkside worries US authorities and was discussed by Presidents Biden and Putin during a phone call. The ransomware attacks against […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 322

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 international press subscribe here. Coop supermarket closes hundreds of stores after Kaseya supply chain ransomware attack Hackers spread backdoor after compromising the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2021
Kaseya warns customers of ongoing malspam campaign posing as security updates

Threat actors are conducting a spam campaign aimed at infecting Kaseya customers, posing as legitimate VSA security updates Kaseya is warning customers of threat actors attempting to exploit the recent massive supply chain ransomware attack suffered by the company. The software provider is warning of an ongoing malspam campaign aimed at delivering malware into their […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2021
Wiregrass Electric Cooperative hit by a ransomware attack

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, a rural Alabama electric cooperative was hit by a ransomware attack. Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, a rural Alabama electric cooperative that serves about 25,000 members, was hit by a ransomware attack. The cyberattack temporarily blocked the customers’ access to their account information, the cooperative is working to restore the impacted system. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2021
WildPressure APT expands operations targeting the macOS platform

WildPressure APT is targeting industrial organizations in the Middle East since 2019 and was spotted using now a new malware that targets both Windows and macOS. Researchers from Kaspersky have spotted a new malware used by the WildPressure APT group to targets both Windows and macOS systems. The WildPressure was spotted for the first time […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2021
Researchers uncovered the network infrastructure of REVil – The notorious ransomware group that hit Kaseya

Resecurity® HUNTER, cyber threat intelligence and R&D unit, identified a strong connection to a cloud hosting and IoT company servicing the domain belonging to cybercriminals. According to the recent research published by ReSecurity on Twitter, starting January 2021 REVil leveraged a new domain ‘decoder[.]re’ in addition to a ransomware page available in the TOR network. […]