malware

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2024
Magento flaw exploited to deploy persistent backdoor hidden in XML

Threat actors are exploiting critical Magento vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 to install a persistent backdoor on e-stores. Sansec researchers observed threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed Magento vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 to deploy a persistent backdoor on e-stores. The vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 (CVSS score of 9.1) is an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2024
The New Version of JsOutProx is Attacking Financial Institutions in APAC and MENA via Gitlab Abuse

Resecurity researchers warn that a new Version of JsOutProx is targeting financial institutions in APAC and MENA via Gitlab abuse. Resecurity has detected a new version of JSOutProx, which is targeting financial services and organizations in the APAC and MENA regions. JSOutProx is a sophisticated attack framework utilizing both JavaScript and .NET. It employs the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2024
New Vultur malware version includes enhanced remote control and evasion capabilities

Researchers detected a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android with enhanced remote control and evasion capabilities. Researchers from NCC Group discovered a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android that includes new enhanced remote control and evasion capabilities. Some of the new features implemented in this variant include the ability […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 465 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 for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Expert found a backdoor in XZ tools used many Linux distributions German BSI warns of 17,000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2024
INC Ransom stole 3TB of data from the National Health Service (NHS) of Scotland

The INC Ransom extortion group hacked the National Health Service (NHS) of Scotland and is threatening to leak three terabytes of alleged stolen data. The INC Ransom extortion gang added the National Health Service (NHS) of Scotland to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The cybercrime group claims to have stolen three terabytes of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2024
TheMoon bot infected 40,000 devices in January and February

A new variant of TheMoon malware infected thousands of outdated small office and home office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices worldwide. The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies uncovered an updated version of “TheMoon” bot targeting end-of-life (EoL) small home/small office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices. The new version of the bot has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2024
US Treasury Dep announced sanctions against members of China-linked APT31

The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on two APT31 Chinese hackers linked to attacks against organizations in the US critical infrastructure sector. The US government announced sanctions against a pair of Chinese hackers (Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin), alleged members of the China-linked APT31 group, who are responsible for “malicious cyber operations targeting U.S. entities that operate […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 464 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 for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Russia-linked APT29 targeted German political parties with WINELOADER backdoor Mozilla fixed Firefox zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2024
Cybercriminals Accelerate Online Scams During Ramadan and Eid Fitr

During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams. During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with a surge in retail and online transactions. Middle Eastern enterprises, facing this heightened risk, are urged to bolster consumer protection and reinforce their […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2024
Large-scale Sign1 malware campaign already infected 39,000+ WordPress sites

A large-scale malware campaign, tracked as Sign1, has already compromised 39,000 WordPress sites in the last six months. Sucurity researchers at Sucuri spotted a malware campaign, tracked as Sign1, which has already compromised 39,000 WordPress sites in the last six months. The experts discovered that threat actors compromised the websites implanting malicious JavaScript injections that […]