malware

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2020
Chinese tax software bundled with GoldenSpy backdoor targets western companies

A new malware dubbed GoldenSpy is being distributed embedded in tax payment software that some businesses operating in China are required to install. GoldenSpy is a new backdoor that is being distributed embedded in tax payment software (the Aisino Intelligent tax software) that some businesses operating in China are required to install. The campaign is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2020
REvil operators threaten to leak files stolen from Australian firm Lion

Australian beverage company Lion announced that it has found no evidence that hackers have stolen information from its systems. The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion suffered two cyber attacks in a few days this month. Lion is a beverage and food company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, and a subsidiary of Japanese beverage […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2020
Office 365 users that are returning to the workplace targeted with Coronavirus training resources

Experts are warning of a new phishing campaign aimed at Office 365 users that are returning to the workplace with Coronavirus training resources. Threat actors continue to use Coronavirus lures adapting their technique to the current situation. The attack techniques adopted by the threat actors depends on the state of businesses in each region. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2020
Australian ACSC ‘s report confirms the use of Chinese malware in recent attacks

Australian ACSC published a detailed report on the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with the threat actor that targeted organizations in the country. Recently, Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison revealed that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses. Warning Australians of “specific risks” and an increased frequency of attacks, the Australian […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 270

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. 230k+ Indonesian COVID-19 patients records for sale in the Darkweb COVID-19 themed attacks are just a small percentage of the overall threats New Shlayer Mac malware spreads via poisoned search […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2020
Magento 1.x EOL is set on June 30, 75% of installs potentially impacted

Adobe, Mastercard, Visa are warning the owners of the online store running Magento 1.x of updating their installs because it will reach EOL by June 30 Adobe, Mastercard, Visa are warning the owners of online store running Magento 1.x of updating their installs because it will reach the end-of-life (EOL) by June 30 After June […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2020
Asian media firm E27 hacked, attackers asked for a “donation”

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack Asian media firm E27 has been hacked by a hacking group identifying themselves as “Korean Hackers” and “Team Johnwick”that asked for a “donation” to provide information on the vulnerabilities they […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2020
NVIDIA addressed multiple code execution issues in GPU Drivers

NVIDIA released security patches for a dozen vulnerabilities in GPU display drivers and vGPU software, including code execution issues. NVIDIA has released security updates to address a dozen vulnerabilities in GPU display drivers and vGPU software, some of them could lead to code execution. “NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA GPU Display […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2020
France Télévisions group hit by a cyber attack, its antennas were not impacted

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites. The France Télévisions group announced Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted one of its broadcasting sites. According to the group, the attack did not impact its antennae.  “One of its dissemination sites has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2020
The man behind Cardplanet credit card market sentenced to 9 years in prison

A 30-year old Russian national was sentenced to nine years in prison for running Cardplanet and Direct Connection credit card market. The Russian national named Aleksey Yurievich Burkov (30) was sentenced to nine years in prison for running Cardplanet and Direct Connection, two credit card market that facilitated payment card fraud, computer hacking, and other illegal activities. In 2019, Burkov […]