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Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2024
8Base ransomware group hacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka

The 8Base ransomware group attacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka, stealing sensitive data, including contracts and accounting info. A cyber attack hit the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, the 8Base ransomware group claimed responsibility for the security breach. The Port of Rijeka (Luka Rijeka d.d.), Croatia’s largest dry cargo concessionaire, provides maritime traffic services, port operations, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2024
Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer

Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer after detaining him for allegedly donating to Ukraine earlier this year. The Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to monitor a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, after he was detained earlier this year for allegedly donating to Ukraine. Researchers from the First Department and the Citizen Lab discovered that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2024
U.S. CISA adds CyberPanel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds CyberPanel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CyberPanel flaw CVE-2024-51378 (CVSS score: 10.0) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The getresetstatus vulnerability in CyberPanel (before commit 1c0c6cb) affects dns/views.py and ftp/views.py. Remote attackers could bypass authentication and execute […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2024
Black Basta ransomware gang hit BT Group

BT Group (formerly British Telecom)’s Conferencing division shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. British multinational telecommunications holding company BT Group (formerly British Telecom) announced it has shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. “We identified an attempt to compromise our BT Conferencing platform. This […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2024
Energy industry contractor ENGlobal Corporation discloses a ransomware attack

ENGlobal Corporation disclosed a ransomware attack, discovered on November 25, disrupting operations, in a filing to the SEC. A ransomware attack disrupted the operations of a major energy industry contractor, ENGlobal Corporation. Founded in 1985, ENGlobal Corporation designs automated control systems for commercial and government sectors, reporting $6 million in Q3 revenue and $18.4 million […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2024
Poland probes Pegasus spyware abuse under the PiS government

Poland probes Pegasus spyware abuse under the PiS government; ex-security chief Piotr Pogonowski arrested to testify before parliament. Poland’s government has been investigating the alleged misuse of Pegasus spyware by the previous administration and arrested the former head of Poland’s internal security service Piotr Pogonowski. News of the arrest of Piotr Pogonowski was first reported by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2024
BootKitty Linux UEFI bootkit spotted exploiting LogoFAIL flaws

The ‘Bootkitty’ Linux UEFI bootkit exploits the LogoFAIL flaws (CVE-2023-40238) to target systems using vulnerable firmware. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET recently discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed to target Linux systems, called by its authors Bootkitty. The bootkit allows attackers to disable the kernel’s signature verification feature and to preload two as yet unknown ELF […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 500 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. 15 SpyLoan Android apps found on Google Play had over 8 million installs Notorious ransomware programmer Mikhail Pavlovich […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2024
Notorious ransomware programmer Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev arrested in Russia

Russian authorities arrested ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev, aka Wazawaka, for developing malware and ties to hacking groups. Russian authorities arrested a ransomware affiliate, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin), and charged him for developing malware and his role in several hacking groups. The man was arrested in Kaliningrad, Russia, law […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2024
Bootkitty is the first UEFI Bootkit designed for Linux systems

ESET discovered the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit specifically designed for Linux systems, named Bootkitty. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed to target Linux systems, called by its authors Bootkitty. The bootkit allows attackers to disable the kernel’s signature verification feature and to preload two as yet unknown ELF […]