Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2022
Researchers have spotted China-linked APT41 cyberespionage group using a UEFI implant, dubbed MoonBounce, to maintain persistence. Kaspersky researchers spotted the China-linked APT41 cyberespionage group using a UEFI implant, dubbed MoonBounce, to maintain persistence. At the end of 2021, researchers discovered a UEFI firmware-level compromise by analyzing logs from its Firmware Scanner. Threat actors compromised a single […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2022
The central bank of the Republic of Indonesia, Bank Indonesia, confirmed the ransomware attack that hit it in December. Bank Indonesia confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place last month. The Conti ransomware gang claimed the attack and leaked some allegedly stolen files as proof of the security breach. A […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officially linked the Diavol ransomware operation to the infamous TrickBot gang. The FBI officially linked the Diavol ransomware operation to the infamous TrickBot gang, the group that is behind the TrickBot banking trojan. “The FBI first learned of Diavol ransomware in October 2021. Diavol is associated with developers from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2022
Cisco addressed a critical RCE flaw in the Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager (RCM) for Cisco StarOS Software. Cisco has addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20649, discovered in the Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager (RCM) for Cisco StarOS Software. The flaw, discovered by the company experts during internal security testing, can be exploited by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2022
A cyberattack on a Red Cross contactor resulted in the theft of personal data for more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people A cyberattack on a Red Cross contactor resulted in the theft of personal data for more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people seeking missing families. The infamous attack was disclosed by the International Committee of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2022
Researchers spotted a new evasive cryptocurrency stealer named BHUNT that targets a list of wallets and implements multiple data-stealing capabilities. Bitdefender discovered a new evasive cryptocurrency stealer stealer dubbed BHUNT that is able to exfiltrate wallet (Exodus, Electrum, Atomic, Jaxx, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin wallets) contents, passwords stored in the browser, and data from the clipboard. BHUNT is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2022
Security vendor SolarWinds has fixed a Serv-U vulnerability that threat actors attempted to exploit in attacks in the wild. SolarWinds has addressed a vulnerability in Serv-U products that threat actors are actively exploited in the wild. The company pointed out that all the attack attempts failed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-35247, was discovered by Microsoft security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2022
Researchers spotted an IRC bot written in GoLang that is being used to carry out DDoS attacks targeting users in Korea. Researchers from AhnLab’s Security Emergency-response Center (ASEC) spotted an IRC bot written in GoLang that is being used to carry out DDoS attacks targeting users in Korea. Vxers use GoLang because it is easy and allows the development […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2022
UK NCSC has published new guidance for organizations to secure their communications with customers via SMS or phone calls. UKâs National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has published new guidance for organizations for combatting telephone and SMS fraud. This guide aims at protecting their customers from fraudulent activities, while also ensuring that their SMS and telephone […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2022
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned organizations about âpotential critical threatsâ following the recent cyberattacks that hit Ukraine. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an âinsightsâ document that warned organizations about âpotential critical threatsâ following the recent cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine. The document starts from most recent attacks targeting […]
