malware

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2024
Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs exploit recent ConnectWise ScreenConnect bugs

New threat actors have started exploiting ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities, including the Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs. Multiple threat actors have started exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-1709 (CVSS score of 10) and CVE-2024-1708 (CVSS score of 8.4), in the ConnectWise ScreenConnect software. ConnectWise recently warned of the following two critical vulnerabilities in […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2024
IDAT Loader used to infect a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT

A new malware campaign is targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. Morphisec Threat Labs researchers observed a new malware campaign targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2024
US pharmacy outage caused by Blackcat ransomware attack on Optum Solutions

A BlackCat ransomware attack hit UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum causing an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. A ransomware attack hit the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum leading to an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. Optum Solutions is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, a leading health insurance company in the United States. Optum Solutions […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2024
LockBit is back and threatens to target more government organizations

The LockBit gang is back and set up a new infrastructure after the recent attempt by law enforcement to disrupt their operation. Last week, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 460 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. Apple created post-quantum cryptographic protocol PQ3 for iMessage Russian hacker is set to face trial for […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2024
230K individuals impacted by a data breach suffered by Telco provider Tangerine

Australian telecommunications provider Tangerine disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 230,000 individuals. Tangerine suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 230,000 individuals. The security breach occurred on Sunday 18 February 2024, but Tangerine management became aware of the incident on Tuesday 20 February 2024.   The telco notified the Australian Cyber Security […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2024
New Mustang Panda campaign targets Asia with a backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda targeted various Asian countries with a variant of the PlugX (aka Korplug) backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign, carried out by China-linked APT group Mustang Panda, targeting Asian countries, including Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, it targeted American and European entities such […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2024
US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

U.S. government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the identification or location of members of the Lockbit ransomware gang and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2024
More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Law enforcement provided additional details about the international Operation Cronos that led to the disruption of the Lockbit ransomware operation. Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. Below is the image of the Tor leak site of the Lockbit ransomware gang that […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2024
Anatsa Android banking Trojan expands to Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia

The Android banking trojan Anatsa resurged expanding its operation to new countries, including Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia. In November 2023, researchers from ThreatFabric observed a resurgence of the Anatsa banking Trojan, aka TeaBot and Toddler. Between November and February, the experts observed five distinct waves of attacks, each focusing on different regions. The malware previously focused […]