Pierluigi Paganini
May 24, 2020
This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 17 to May 23, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. May 19 – Hackers Target Oil Producers During […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 24, 2020
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. Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network hit by cyber-attack Experts reported the hack of several supercomputers across Europe A bug in Edison Mail iOS app impacted over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 23, 2020
Security experts observed a spike in the use of the GuLoader since March 2020 while investigating COVID-19-themed malspam campaigns. Researchers from Vipre Labs observed a spike in the use of GuLoader in COVID-19-themed campaign since March 2020. The discovery confirms that crooks continue to use COVID-19 lures in malspam campaigns. In the campaign monitored by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2020
ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. Introduction During our Cyber Threat Intelligence monitoring we spotted new malicious activities targeting some Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector, some of them also part of the automotive production chain. The group behind this activity is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2020
Experts from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new “massive campaign” using COVID-19 themed emails. Researchers from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team provided some details on a new massive phishing campaign using COVID-19 themed emails. The messages used weaponized Excel documents, the IT giant observed a spike in the number of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2020
The Winnti hacking group continues to target gaming industry, recently it used a new malware named PipeMon and a new method to achieve persistence. Winnti hacking group is using a new malware dubbed PipeMon and a novel method to achieve persistence in attacks aimed at video game companies. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 19, 2020
Recent research shows that the oil industry — already experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19 — must remain abreast of threats to stay safe from hackers. Spear-phishing is a rapidly emerging threat. It’s more specific than generic phishing attempts and often targets a single person or company. Recent research shows that the oil industry — already […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2020
A new ransomware attack hit the Texas government, the malware this time infected systems at the state’s Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Texas government suffered two ransomware attacks in a few weeks, the first one took place on May 8, 2020 and infected systems at the Texas court. Now ransomware has infected malware the systems […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2020
Organizations managing supercomputers across Europe reported their systems have been compromised to deploy cryptocurrency miners. Crooks have compromised supercomputers across Europe to deploy cryptocurrency miners, incidents have been already reported in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. Rumors are circulating about a similar infection of a supercomputer located in Spain. The supercomputers have shut down to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2020
This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 10 to May 16, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. May 12 – Zeus Sphinx continues to be […]
