Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2024
The Mask APT is back after 10 years of silence

Kaspersky researchers linked a new wave of cyber attacks to the cyber espionage group tracked as The Mask. Kaspersky researchers linked several targeted attacks to a cyber espionage group known as The Mask. The APT group targeted an organization in Latin America in 2019 and 2022. Threat actors accessed an MDaemon email server and used […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2024
Texas Tech University data breach impacted 1.4 million individuals

Texas Tech University reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million, exposing personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers. Texas Tech University disclosed a data breach that impacted over 1.4 million individuals following a cyber attack. The security breach exposed the personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers, the Health […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2024
The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs

The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of HiatusRAT malware campaigns targeting Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The report includes a set of recommendations to mitigate the exposure to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2024
Russia FSB relies on Ukrainian minors for criminal activities disguised as “quest games”

Ukraine’s SBU uncovered an FSB espionage campaign recruiting minors for criminal activities disguised as “quest games.” The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU or SSU) uncovered a new espionage campaign linked to Russia’s intelligence agency Federal Security Service (FSB), which consists of involving minor Ukrainians in criminal activities under the guise of “quest games”. In Kharkiv, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver and Adobe ColdFusion flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver and Adobe ColdFusion flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CVE-2024-35250) and Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control (CVE-2024-20767) vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2024
ConnectOnCall data breach impacted over 900,000 individuals

ConnectOnCall disclosed a data breach impacting over 900,000 individuals, exposing their personal information. ConnectOnCall is a telehealth platform and after-hours on-call answering service designed to enhance communication between healthcare providers and patients. It offers automated patient call tracking, HIPAA-compliant chat, and integrates with electronic health record (EHR) systems to streamline after-hours calls and care coordination. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2024
Report claims that Serbian authorities abused Cellebrite tool to install NoviSpy spyware

Researchers warn of previously undetected surveillance spyware, named NoviSpy, that was found infecting a Serbian journalist’s phone. In February 2024, Serbian journalist SlaviĆĄa Milanov was summoned to a police station after a routine traffic stop. After the police released him, Milanov noticed suspicious changes to his phone settings, such as disabled data and Wi-Fi. Then […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2024
Multiple flaws in Volkswagen Group’s infotainment unit allow for vehicle compromise

Researchers discovered multiple flaws in the infotainment systems of Volkswagen Group vehicles that could allow to track them in real-time. A team of security researchers from cybersecurity firm PCAutomotive discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the infotainment units used in some vehicles of the Volkswagen Group. Remote attackers can exploit the flaws to achieve certain controls and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2024
PUMAKIT, a sophisticated rootkit that uses advanced stealth mechanisms 

Researchers discovered PUMAKIT, a Linux rootkit capable of hiding files, escalating privileges, and evading system tools and detection. Elastic Security Lab researchers discovered a new loadable kernel module (LKM) rootkit called PUMAKIT that supports advanced evasion mechanisms. PUMAKIT features a multi-stage design including a dropper, memory-resident executables, and a rootkit. It leverages an LKM rootkit named […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2024
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 24

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. PROXY.AM Powered by Socks5Systemz Botnet  AppLite: A New AntiDot Variant Targeting Mobile Employee Devices   Inside Zloader’s Latest Trick: DNS Tunneling   BSI points out pre-installed malware on IoT devices   Declawing PUMAKIT   Image-Based Malware Classification Using QR and […]