Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2024
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 18

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. EIW — ESET Israel Wiper — used in active attacks targeting Israeli orgs    Tenacious Pungsan: A DPRK […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 496 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 in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2024
US Election 2024 – FBI warning about fake election videos

US Election 2024 – The FBI warned that two fake videos on X spread false claims of ballot fraud and misinformation about Kamala Harris’s husband. In a post on X on Saturday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the two videos were spreading rumours about ballot fraud and about Doug Emhoff, the husband of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2024
Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks

Microsoft warns Chinese threat actors are using the Quad7 botnet to carry out password-spray attacks and steal credentials. Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks to steal credentials, Microsoft warns. Quad7 botnet, also known as CovertNetwork-1658 or xlogin, was first spotted in the summer of 2023 by security researcher Gi7w0rm. In September 2024, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2024
FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info

A former Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired, altering prices, adding profanities, and mislabeling allergy info. A former Walt Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired by the company. He is accused of changing prices, adding profanities, and falsely labeling items as allergy-safe. The FBI arrested the man last week, falsely declaring […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2024
Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide

Sophos used custom implants to monitor China-linked thret actors targeting firewall zero-days in a years-long battle. Sophos revealed a years-long “cat-and-mouse” battle with China-linked threat actors, using custom implants to track the attackers’ activities. Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2024
PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild

Hackers are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics cameras. Threat actors are attempting to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) live streaming cameras, GretNoise researchers warn. GreyNoise discovered the two flaws while investigating the use of an exploit detected by its LLM-powered threat-hunting tool Sift. The company discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2024
New LightSpy spyware version targets iPhones with destructive capabilities

New LightSpy spyware targets iPhones supporting destructive features that can block compromised devices from booting up. In May 2024, ThreatFabric researchers discovered a macOS version of LightSpy spyware that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. ThreatFabric observed threat actors using two publicly available exploits (CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4404) to deliver macOS implants. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2024
LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player

LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player, and threat actors targeted cryptocurrency wallets to steal funds. LottieFiles confirmed that threat actors have hacked the Lottie-Player software in a supply chain attack. Lottie-Player is a web component from LottieFiles designed to render Lottie animations, which are lightweight, vector-based animations in JSON format. These animations are […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2024
Threat actor says Interbank refused to pay the ransom after a two-week negotiation

Peruvian Interbank confirmed a data breach after threat actors accessed its systems and leaked stolen information online. Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del PerĂș Service Holding S.A.A. is a leading Peruvian provider of financial services has over 2 million customers. Interbank disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the organization and leaked stolen […]