Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Egregor ransomware attack paralyzed for 3 days payment systems at Metro Vancouver’s transportation agency TransLink

The Egregor ransomware operators hit Metro Vancouver’s transportation agency TransLink disrupting services and payment systems. Egregor ransomware operators made the headlines again, this time they hit Metro Vancouver’s transportation agency TransLink causing the disruption of its services and payment systems. The news was also confirmed by Global News which has obtained the ransom letter sent […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Hackers hide software skimmer in social media sharing icons

Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto checkout pages, the malware hides in social media buttons. Security experts at Sansec have detailed a new technique used by crooks to inject a software skimmer into checkout pages. E-skimming took place when hackers compromise an e-commerce site and plant a malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2020
Hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine cold chain

IBM X-Force experts warned of threat actors actively targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain. Researchers from IBM X-Force warned of threat actors actively targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain. The experts uncovered a large scale spear-phishing campaign that has been ongoing since September 2020. Threat actors are impersonating a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2020
TrickBoot feature allows TrickBot bot to run UEFI attacks

TrickBot, one of the most active botnets, in the world, gets a new improvement by adding a UEFI/BIOS Bootkit Feature. The infamous TrickBot gets a new improvement, authors added a new feature dubbed “TrickBoot” designed to exploit well-known vulnerabilities in the UEFI/BIOS firmware and inject malicious code, such as bootkits. The TrickBoot functionality was documented […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2020
Clop Ransomware gang claims to have stolen 2 million credit cards from E-Land

E-Land Retail suffered a ransomware attack, Clop ransomware operators claim to have stolen 2 million credit cards from the company. E-Land Retail is a South Korean conglomerate headquartered in Changjeon-dong Mapo-gu Seoul, South Korea. E-Land Group takes part in retail malls, restaurants, theme parks, hotels and construction businesses as well as its cornerstone, fashion apparel business. It has operations […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2020
A scan of 4 Million Docker images reveals 51% have critical flaws

Security experts analyzed 4 million public Docker container images hosted on Docker Hub and found half of them was having critical flaws. Container security firm Prevasio has analyzed 4 million public Docker container images hosted on Docker Hub and discovered that the majority of them had critical vulnerabilities. The cybersecurity firm used its Prevasio Analyzer […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2020
APT groups targets US Think Tanks, CISA, FBI warn

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI are warning of attacks carried out by threat actors against United States think tanks. APT groups continue to target United States think tanks, the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warn. The work of US think tanks has a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2020
Google discloses a zero-click Wi-Fi exploit to hack iPhone devices

Google Project Zero expert Ian Beer on Tuesday disclosed a critical “wormable” iOS flaw that could have allowed to hack iPhone devices. Google Project Zero white-hat hacker Ian Beer has disclosed technical details of a critical “wormable” iOS bug that could have allowed a remote attacker to take over any device in the vicinity over […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2020
Multi-Vector Miner+Tsunami Botnet with SSH Lateral Movement

Security researcher Tolijan Trajanovski (@tolisec) analyzed the multi-vector Miner+Tsunami Botnet that implements SSH lateral movement. A fellow security researcher, 0xrb, shared with me samples of a botnet that propagates using weblogic exploit. The botnet was also discovered by @BadPackets 5 days ago and it is still active as of now, December 1, 2020. The botnet carries two […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2020
French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ TB of confidential data

The CyberNews investigation team discovered French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ TB of confidential data. Original post @ https://cybernews.com/security/french-pharmaceuticals-distribution-platform-leaking-1-7-tb-confidential-data/ The CyberNews investigation team discovered an unsecured, publicly accessible Kibana dashboard of an ElasticSearch database containing confidential data belonging to Apodis Pharma, a software company based in France. Apodis Pharma is a company that offers […]