Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2020
Stealthworker botnet targets Windows and Linux servers

Researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is targeting Windows and Linux servers with a Golang-based malicious code called Stealthworker. Akamai researchers uncovered a malware campaign spreading a Golang-based malicious code tracked as Stealthworker. The malware targets Windows and Linux servers running popular web services and platforms including (i.e. cPanel / WHM, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, OpenCart, Magento, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2020
British Army launches a new Cyber Regiment

British Army has created a new regiment that will be tasked to operate its in-house security operations centre … cybersecurity is a pillar of UK defence strategy! The British Ministry of Defence continues to invest in cybersecurity as part of its strategy, it has launched a new regiment that will take charge of its in-house […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2020
Covid-19 Themed attacks Infographic

This infographic includes interesting data related to the Covid-19 themed attacks observed by security researchers and law enforcement in the past months. [adrotate banner=”9″] [adrotate banner=”12″] Pierluigi Paganini (SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking) [adrotate banner=”5″] [adrotate banner=”13″]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 267

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Anonymous demands justice for George Floyd and threatens attacks ENISA published Proactive detection – Measures and information sources report Over 100K+ WordPress sites using PageLayer plugin exposed to hack Expert […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2020
Critical flaw could have allowed attackers to control traffic lights

A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers manufactured by SWARCO could have been exploited by attackers to disrupt traffic lights. A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers designed by SWARCO could have been exploited by hackers to disrupt traffic lights. SWARCO is the world’s largest manufacturer of signal heads and the number two internationally for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2020
eCh0raix ransomware is back and targets QNAP NAS devices again

eCh0raix Ransomware operators are back after months of apparent inactivity, now are targeting QNAP storage devices in a new campaign. Threat actors behind the eCh0raix Ransomware have launched a new campaign aimed at infecting QNAP storage devices. The eCh0raix ransomware was appeared in the threat landscape in June 2019 by experts at security firms Intezer […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
New Cyber Operation Targets Italy: Digging Into the Netwire Attack Chain

ZLab malware researchers analyzed the attack chain used to infect Italian speaking victims with the Netwire malware. Introduction Info stealer malware confirms to be one of the most adopted weapons of cyber actors. One of them is Netwire (MITRE S0198), a multiplatform remote administration tool (RAT) that has been used by criminals and espionage groups […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Student loan company that stole millions from consumers leaks sensitive phone calls, SSNs, tax records

Researchers at Cybernews.com recently discovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) containing a huge trove of data from a student loan company. Researchers at Cybernews.com recently discovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket that contains more than 55,000 call recordings between loan support workers and American consumers with outstanding student loans.  This open database also contains […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Multi-platform Tycoon Ransomware employed in targeted attacks

Experts recently discovered a multi-platform ransomware, dubbed Tycoon Ransomware, that uses a Java image file (JIMAGE) to evade detection. Experts from BlackBerry Threat Intelligence and KPMG recently discovered a new strain of multi-platform ransomware dubbed Tycoon ransomware. The Tycoon ransomware was used in highly targeted attacks, its operators recently targeted small to medium-sized companies and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Cyber Defense Magazine – June 2020 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine June 2020 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 165 pages of excellent content. Cyber Defense Magazine June 2020 Edition has arrived. Tips, tricks, ideas, secrets and insider information on the best practices in cybersecurity.  Please read it and share it with your friends.  With much appreciation to […]