Pierluigi Paganini
August 01, 2022
An Australian national has been charged for the creation and sale of the Imminent Monitor (IM) spyware, which was also used for criminal purposes. The 24-year-old Australian national Jacob Wayne John Keen has been charged for his alleged role in the development and sale of spyware known as Imminent Monitor (IM). The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 01, 2022
A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-30563, impacting Dahua IP Camera can allow attackers to seize control of IP cameras. The CVE-2022-30563 vulnerability impacting Dahua IP Camera can allow attackers to seize control of IP cameras. The issue affects Dahua’s implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF). ONVIF provides and promotes standardized interfaces for effective […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 01, 2022
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned Americans of the rising threat of smishing (robotexts) attacks. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an alert to warn Americans of the rising threat of smishing (robotexts) attacks aimed at stealing their personal information or for financial scams. “The FCC’s Robocall Response Team is alerting consumers to the rising […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2022
Threat actors that go online with the moniker Adrastea claim to have hacked the multinational manufacturer of missiles MBDA. MBDA is a European multinational developer and manufacturer of missiles that was the result of the merger of the main French, British and Italian missile systems companies (Aérospatiale–Matra, BAE Systems, and Finmeccanica (now Leonardo). The name MBDA comes from the initialism of the names missile companies: Matra, BAe Dynamics and Alenia. A threat actor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2022
The researchers discovered over a dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store, collectively dubbed DawDropper, that were dropping Banking malware. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a malicious campaign that leveraged 17 seemingly harmless Android dropper apps, collectively tracked as DawDropper, on the Google Play Store to distribute banking malware. The DawDropper apps are masqueraded as productivity and utility apps such […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2022
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Reading the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report CISA orders to patch an actively exploited […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2022
North Korea-linked threat actor SharpTongue is using a malicious extension on Chromium-based web browsers to spy on victims’ email accounts. North Korea-linked actor SharpTongue has been using a malicious extension on Chromium-based web browsers to spy on victims’ Gmail and AOL email accounts. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Volexity tracked the threat actors as SharpTongue, but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2022
I’m proud to announce the release of the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report, Enjoy it! Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous threats for organizations worldwide. Cybercriminal organizations and ransomware gangs have devised new business models that are attracting a broad range of advanced threat actors. It is quite easy today for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2022
Microsoft linked the recently discovered Raspberry Robin Windows malware to the notorious Evil Corp operation. On July 26, 2022, Microsoft researchers discovered that the FakeUpdates malware was being distributed via Raspberry Robin malware. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The malicious code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2022
Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. “Usernames and passwords are insufficient and vulnerable means of authentication on their own; therefore, it is essential to employ strong authentication techniques like multi-factor authentication (MFA) to confirm users’ identities before granting secure access to resources,” Sarah […]
