Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2023
Law enforcement seized the Genesis Market cybercrime marketplace

Law enforcement seized the Genesis Market black marketplace, a platform focused on the sale of stolen credentials, as part of Operation Cookie Monster. The FBI seized the Genesis Market, a black marketplace for stolen credentials that was launched in 2017. Genesis Market was an invite-only marketplace, but it was not complex to find invite codes online. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2023
STYX Marketplace emerged in Dark Web focused on Financial Fraud

Resecurity has recently identified the STYX Marketplace, a new cybercriminal e-commerce platform with a specialized focus on financial fraud and money laundering. The STYX marketplace was launched at the beginning of 2023. This platform is specifically designed to facilitate financial crime, providing cybercriminals with a range of services, including stolen financial data, credit card information, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2023
ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate targets Veritas Backup solution bugs

An ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution. An affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution to gain initial access to the target network. Unlike other ALPHV affiliates, UNC4466 doesn’t rely on stolen credentials for initial access to victim environments. Mandiant […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2023
Rorschach ransomware has the fastest file-encrypting routine to date

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. Check Point Research (CPR) and Check Point Incident Response Team (CPIRT) researchers detected a previously unknown ransomware strain, dubbed Rorschach ransomware, that was employed in attack against a US-based company. The experts pointed out that the Rorschach ransomware appears to be unique. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2023
CISA adds Zimbra bug exploited in attacks against NATO countries to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA has added a Zimbra flaw, which was exploited in attacks targeting NATO countries, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Zimbra flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27926, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-27926 flaw affects Zimbra Collaboration version 9.0.0, which is used to host publicly-facing […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2023
3CX Supply chain attack allowed targeting cryptocurrency companies

Threat actors behind the 3CX supply chain attack have targeted a limited number of cryptocurrency companies with a second-state implant. As of Mar 22, 2023, SentinelOne observed a spike in behavioral detections of the 3CXDesktopApp, which is a popular voice and video conferencing software product. The products from multiple cybersecurity vendors started detecting the popular […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2023
UK outsourcing services provider Capita suffered a cyber incident

UK outsourcing services provider Capita confirmed that the outage suffered on Friday was caused by a cyberattack. Capita, the UK outsourcing giant, confirmed that its staff was locked out of their accounts on Friday after a cyber incident. Capita is one of the government’s biggest suppliers, with ÂŁ6.5bn of public sector contracts, reported The Guardian. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2023
Western Digital took its services offline due to a security breach

Western Digital disclosed a security breach, according to the company an unauthorized party gained access to multiple systems. Western Digital has shut down several of its services after discovering a security breach, the company disclosed that an unauthorized party gained access to multiple systems. “Western Digital is currently experiencing a service outage impacting the following […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2023
Microsoft fixed Azure AD bug that led to Bing.com results manipulation and account takeover

Microsoft addressed a misconfiguration flaw in the Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity and access management service. Microsoft has addressed a misconfiguration issue impacting the Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity and access management service that exposed multiple Microsoft applications, including the Bing management portal, to unauthorized access. The vulnerability was discovered by Wiz Research which determined […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2023
Moobot botnet spreads by targeting Cacti and RealTek flaws

The Moobot botnet is actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Cacti, and Realtek in attacks in the wild. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed an ongoing hacking campaign targeting Cacti (CVE-2022-46169) and Realtek (CVE-2021-35394) vulnerabilities to spread ShellBot and Moobot malware. The ShellBot, also known as PerlBot, is a Perl-based DDoS bot that uses IRC protocol for C2 communications. The […]