Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
APT C-23 group targets Middle East with an enhanced Android spyware variant

A threat actor, tracked as APT C-23, is using new powerful Android spyware in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. The APT C-23 cyberespionage group (also known as GnatSpy, FrozenCell, or VAMP) continues to target entities in the Middle East with enhanced Android spyware masqueraded as seemingly harmless app updates (i.e. AndroidUpdate,, Telegram). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
New Linux CronRAT hides in cron jobs to evade detection in Magecart attacks

Security researchers discovered a new Linux RAT, tracked as CronRAT, that hides in scheduled cron jobs to avoid detection. Security researchers from Sansec have discovered a new Linux remote access trojan (RAT), tracked as CronRAT, that hides in the Linux task scheduling system (cron) on February 31st. Threat actors hides the malware in the task names, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
Iranian threat actors exploit MS MSHTML bug to steal Google and Instagram credentials

An Iranian threat actor is stealing Google and Instagram credentials of Farsi-speaking targets by exploiting a Microsoft MSHTML bug. Researchers from SafeBreach Labs spotted a new Iranian threat actor that is using an exploit for a Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw in attacks aimed at Farsi-speaking victims. The exploit is used to install a PowerShell […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
FBI warns of crooks targeting online shoppers during the holiday season

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of cybercriminals targeting online shoppers during the holiday season. The FBI warns of cyber criminals targeting online shoppers during the holiday season. In this period netizens hope to take advantage of online bargains and are more active online, for this reason they are more exposed to the risk […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
VMware addresses File Read and SSRF flaws in vCenter Server

VMware addressed arbitrary file read and server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in its vCenter Server product. VMware this week addressed arbitrary file read and server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities affecting its vCenter Server product. vCenter Server is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
A vulnerable honeypot exposed online can be compromised in 24 hours

Researchers deployed multiple instances of vulnerable systems and found that 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within 24 hours. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks deployed a honeypot infrastructure of 320 nodes to analyze how three actors target exposed services in public clouds. The company set up the honeypots between July 2021 and August 2021 to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
Apple sues NSO Group for abusing state-sponsored Pegasus spyware

Apple has filed suit to ban the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and parent company Q Cyber Technologies from using its product and services. Apple has sued NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber Technologies in a U.S. federal court for illegally targeting its customers with the surveillance spyware Pegasus. According to the lawsuit, NSO […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
Expert discloses details of flaws in Oracle VirtualBox

A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox could be potentially exploited to compromise the hypervisor and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, tracked as CVE-2021-2442, could be potentially exploited to compromise the hypervisor and trigger a DoS condition. The vulnerability was discovered by Max Van Amerongen from SentinelLabs, it received a CVSS […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
Malware are already attempting to exploit new Windows Installer zero-day

Vxers are already attempting to use the proof-of-concept exploit code targeting a new Microsoft Windows Installer zero-day publicly disclosed on Sunday. Malware authors are already attempting to use the proof-of-concept exploit code targeting a new Microsoft Windows Installer zero-day publicly disclosed on Sunday. The security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri has publicly disclosed the exploit for a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
Android.Cynos.7.origin trojan infected +9 million Android devices

Researchers spotted dozens of games on Huawei’s AppGallery catalog containing the Android.Cynos.7.origin trojan. Researchers from Dr. Web AV discovered 190 games on Huawei’s AppGallery catalog (i.e. simulators, platformers, arcades, strategies, and shooters) that were containing the Android.Cynos.7.origin trojan. They estimated that the malicious apps were installed on at least 9.300.00 Android devices. Experts state that some of these games […]