Pierluigi Paganini
November 18, 2019
NextCry is a new ransomware that was spotted by researchers while encrypting data on Linux servers in the wild. Security experts spotted new ransomware dubbed NextCry that targets the clients of the NextCloud file sync and share service. The name comes from the extensions the ransomware appends to the filenames of encrypted files. The malicious code targets Nextcloud […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2019
The computer network of Australian Parliament was hacked earlier this year, and hackers exfiltrated data from the computers of several elected officials. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC), earlier this year hackers penetrated the computer network of Australian Parliament and stole data from the computers of several elected officials. The attack took place on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2019
A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. A new threat actor, tracked as TA2101, is using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy to multiple families of malware, deliver ransomware, and banking Trojans. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2019
APT33, the Iran-linked APT group, has been using multiple layers of obfuscation to run a dozen live C2 servers for extremely targeted attacks. APT33, the Iran-linked APT group, has been using multiple layers of obfuscation to run a dozen live C2 servers involved in extremely targeted malware attacks. The targeted malware campaigns aimed at organizations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2019
The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. Introduction During a normal monitoring activity, one of the detection tools hits a suspicious email coming from the validtree.com domain. The domain was protected by a Panama company to hide its real registrant and this […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2019
Another day, another victim of a ransomware attack, this time major ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP announced it was infected by ransomware. SmarterASP.NET is one of the most popular ASP.NET hosting providers, the company has more than 440,000 customers. SmarterASP announced it was hit yesterday by ransomware attack. The attack encrypted customer data and the company’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2019
Kaspersky researchers have found a new advanced backdoor used by the Platinum advanced persistent threat (APT) group in attacks in the wild. Security experts at Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new backdoor, tracked as Titanium, that was used by the Platinum APT group in attacks in the wild, the malicious code implements sophisticated evasion techniques. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2019
Microsoft is warning once again of more BlueKeep attacks that could deliver disruptive payloads and urges organizations to patch their systems. Recently, researchers warned of the first mass-hacking campaign exploiting the BlueKeep exploit, the attack aimed at installing a cryptocurrency miner on the infected systems. The popular expert Kevin Beaumont observed some of its EternalPot RDP honeypots crashing after being […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2019
A recently discovered exploit kit dubbed Capesand is being involved in live attacks despite the fact that it’s still under development. In October 2019, researchers at TrendMicro discovered a new exploit kit dubbed Capesand that is being involved in live attacks. The tool was discovered while analyzing a malvertising campaign employing the RIG EK to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2019
Experts observed a new phishing campaign that used a specially crafted ZIP archive that was designed to bypass secure email gateways to distribute malware. Attackers have devised a new technique to distribute malware bypassing secure email gateways and other security solutions by using a specially crafted ZIP file. The structure of a ZIP archive contains […]
