Pierluigi Paganini
September 04, 2023
Cybercrime will cost Germany 206 billion euros ($224 billion) in 2023, German digital association Bitkom told Reuters. According to the German digital association Bitkom, cybercrime will have a worrisome impact on the economy of the state in 2023. Bitkom estimated that cybercriminal activities, such as fraud, cyber espionage, the theft of intellectual property, sabotage, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2023
Researcher released PoC exploit code for a recent critical flaw (CVE-2023-34039) in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. At the end of August, VMware released security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight), respectively tracked as CVE-2023-34039 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2023-20890 (CVSS score: 7.2). The vulnerability CVE-2023-34039 is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2023
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM) Social engineering attacks target […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2023
The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM). The LockBit ransomware group continues to be one of the most active extortion gangs in the threat landscape. This week the gang claimed to have hacked the Commission des services electriques de MontrĂ©al (CSEM). The Commission des services Ă©lectriques […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 02, 2023
Identity services provider Okta warned customers of social engineering attacks carried out by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. Okta is warning customers of social engineering attacks carried out in recent weeks by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. The attacks targeted IT service desk staff to trick them into resetting all multi-factor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
Cisco reported that multiple threat actors are customizing the SapphireStealer information stealer after the leak of its source code. Cisco Talos researchers reported that multiple threat actors have created their own version of the SapphireStealer after that the source code of the stealer was released on GitHub. SapphireStealer is an open-source information stealer written in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
WannaCry and NotPetya, probably two most damaging cyberattacks in recent history, were both only made possible because of EternalBlue. Here is how the NSA-developed cyber monster works, and how you should defend against it. What is the EternalBlue vulnerability? EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key Group ransomware that allows victims to recover their data without paying a ransom. Threat intelligence firm EclecticIQ released a free decryption tool for the Key Group ransomware (aka keygroup777) that allows victims to recover their data without paying a ransom. The Key Group ransomware gang has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2023
ReversingLabs researchers linked the VMConnect campaign to the North Korea-linked APT group Labyrinth Chollima. ReversingLabs researchers believe that the North Korea-linked APT group Labyrinth Chollima is behind the VMConnect campaign. Threat actors uploaded a series of malicious packages to the PyPI (Python Package Index) repository, including a rogue package posing as the VMware vSphere connector […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2023
Fashion retailer Forever 21 disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 500,000 individuals. On March 20, 2023, the fashion retailer Forever 21 has discovered a cyber incident that impacted a limited number of systems. The company immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help of leading cybersecurity firms. […]
