Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2022
The master decryption keys for the Maze, Egregor, and Sekhmet ransomware operations were released last night on the BleepingComputer forums. The master decryption keys for the Maze, Egregor, and Sekhmet ransomware families were released on the BleepingComputer forums by the alleged malware developer. The Maze group was considered one of the most prominent ransomware operations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2022
Microsoft February 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 51 flaws in multiple products, including a zero-day bug. Microsoft February 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 51 flaws in multiple products including Microsoft Windows and Windows Components, Azure Data Explorer, Kestrel Web Server, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Windows Codecs Library, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Office […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2022
The law enforcement seized $3.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack. Ilya Lichtenstein (34) and his wife, Heather Morgan (31), were arrested for alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5 Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. Law enforcement also seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2022
A cyberattack hit Vodafone Portugal causing severe outages in the country of its communication and television services. Vodafone Portugal suffered a major cyberattack that caused service outages in the country, media reported the temporary disruption of 4G/5G communications and television services. “Vodafone was the target of a network disruption that began on the night of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2022
Data belonging to 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a December 2021 ransomware attack that hit Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG). Data of 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit HR management platform Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) in December. Potentially exposed data includes names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2022
Russian police arrested six people individuals, allegedly members of a crime ring involved in the theft and selling of stolen credit cards. Another success of Russian police that arrested six people allegedly members of a crime gang involved in the theft and selling of stolen credit cards. The arrests were ordered by the Ministry of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2022
The Roaming Mantis SMS phishing campaign is now targeting Android and iPhone users in Europe with malicious apps and phishing pages. Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan redirecting users to compromised websites. Roaming Mantis is a credential theft and malware campaign that leverages smishing to distribute malicious Android apps in the format of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2022
Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a decryption tool to allow victims of TargetCompany ransomware to recover their files for free. Czech cybersecurity software firm Avast has released a decryption tool that could allow victims of the TargetCompany ransomware to recover their files for free under certain circumstances. The experts warn that the decryptor consumes most of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2022
Microsoft temporarily disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX because it was abused by malware, such as Emotet. Microsoft announced to have temporarily disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX because it was abused by malware, such as Emotet. In December, Microsoft addressed a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-43890, in AppX installer that affects Microsoft Windows which is under active exploitation. “We have […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2022
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says that small telecom providers have requested $5.6 billion to replace Chinese gear. The U.S. government has requested telecom providers to replace Chinese equipment in their networks due to security issues and allocated $1.9 billion to support the companies in the transaction. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that the […]
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