Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2024
BianLian ransomware group was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity software in recent attacks. Researchers from GuidePoint Security noticed, while investigating a recent attack linked to the BianLian ransomware group, that the threat actors gained initial access to the target by exploiting flaws in a TeamCity server. The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2024
The financially motivated hacking group Magnet Goblin uses various 1-day flaws to deploy custom malware on Windows and Linux systems. A financially motivated threat actor named Magnet Goblin made the headlines for rapidly adopting and exploiting 1-day vulnerabilities, CheckPoint warned. The group focuses on internet-facing services, in at least one instance the group exploited the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2024
Threat actors are hacking WordPress sites by exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-6000, in old versions of the Popup Builder plugin. In January, Sucuri researchers reported that Balada Injector malware infected over 7100 WordPress sites using a vulnerable version of the Popup Builder WordPress plugin. Sucurity reported that on December 13th, the Balada Injector campaign started infecting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 10, 2024
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. Threat actors breached two crucial systems of the US CISA CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity bug to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2024
Threat actors are using Facebook messages to spread a Python-based information stealer dubbed Snake, researchers warn. Cybereason researchers warn that threat actors are utilizing Facebook messages to spread the Snake malware, a Python-based information stealer. The researchers noticed that the threat actors are maintaining three different Python Infostealer variants. Two of these variants are regular […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2024
Researchers warn that the cybercrime groups GhostSec and Stormous have joined forces in a new ransomware campaign. The GhostSec and Stormous ransomware gang are jointly conducting a ransomware campaign targeting various organizations in multiple countries, Cisco Talos reported. GhostSec is a financially motivated threat actor that is also involved in hacktivism-related operations. The group is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2024
The wide torrent-based accessibility of these leaked victim files ensures the longevity of LockBit 3.0âs harmful impact. While embattled ransomware gang LockBit 3.0 fights for its survival following Operation Cronos, a coordinated takedown of the syndicateâs web infrastructure by global authorities, the availability of victim data leaked by the gang persists via peer-to-peer (P2P) torrent […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2024
The U.S. government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator spyware used to target Americans. Today, the Department of the Treasuryâs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced actions on two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in the development and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2024
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft Windows Kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS Score 7.8) Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2024
Researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed to target telecom carrier networks. Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor dubbed GTPDOOR, which is specifically crafted to carry out stealth cyber operations within mobile carrier networks. The researcher believes that the threat actors behind GTPDOOR focuses on systems proximate to […]
