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Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2024
Ransomware group Dark Angels claims the theft of 1TB of data from chipmaker Nexperia 

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims the hack of the chipmaker Nexperia and the theft of 1 TB of data from the company. The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data. Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024
Ukrainian Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets

The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. Industrial and enterprise IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty reported that the Ukrainian Blackjack hacking group claims to have damaged emergency detection and response capabilities in Moscow and beyond the Russian capital using a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024
Threat actors exploited Palo Alto Pan-OS issue to deploy a Python Backdoor

Threat actors have been exploiting the recently disclosed zero-day in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS since March 26, 2024. Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 are investigating the activity related to CVE-2024-3400 PAN-OS flaw and discovered that threat actors have been exploiting it since March 26, 2024. CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score of 10.0) is a critical command […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024
U.S. and Australian police arrested Firebird RAT author and operator

A joint investigation conducted by U.S. and Australian authorities led to the arrest of two key figures behind the Firebird RAT operation. A joint law enforcement operation conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI resulted in the arrest and charging of two individuals suspected of creating and selling the Firebird RAT, which […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 467 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. Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2024
Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware

Researchers warn threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to target developers with persistent malware. Checkmarx researchers reported that threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to deliver persistent malware to developers systems. Attackers behind this campaign create malicious repositories with popular names and topics, they were observed using techniques like automated updates and fake […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2024
TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware

TA547 group is targeting dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys, Proofpoint warns. Proofpoint researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as TA547, targeting German organizations with an email campaign delivering the Rhadamanthys malware. TA547 is a financially motivated threat actor that has been active since at least November 2017, it was observed conducting multiple […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2024
Apple warns of mercenary spyware attacks on iPhone users in 92 countries

Apple is warning iPhone users in over 90 countries of targeted mercenary spyware attacks, Reuters agency reported. Apple is alerting iPhone users in 92 countries about mercenary spyware attacks, reported Reuters. Reuters only mentioned India as one of the countries where users were targeted by the attacks. According to a threat notification email sent to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2024
Microsoft fixed two zero-day bugs exploited in malware attacks

Microsoft addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-29988 and CVE-2024-26234) actively exploited by threat actors to deliver malware Microsoft addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-29988 and CVE-2024-26234, that threat actors are exploiting to deliver malware. Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 addressed 147 vulnerabilities in multiple products. This is the highest number of fixed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2024
Group Health Cooperative data breach impacted 530,000 individuals

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin disclosed a data breach that impacted over 500,000 individuals. The Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) is a non-profit organization that provides health insurance and medical care services to its members in the Madison metropolitan area of Wisconsin. The organization disclosed a data breach after a […]