Pierluigi Paganini
November 26, 2024
Thai authorities arrested fraud gangs in Bangkok for SMS blaster attacks, they used fake cell towers to send thousands of malicious SMS messages to nearby phones. Thai authorities arrested members of two Chinese cybercrime organizations, one of these groups carried out SMS blaster attacks. The crooks were driving through Bangkok’s streets while sending hundreds of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2024
Threat actors exploit an outdated Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection, disable security tools, and compromise the target systems. Trellix researchers uncovered a malware campaign that abused a vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver (aswArPot.sys) to gain deeper access to the target system, disable security solutions, and gain system control. This alarming tactic corrupts trusted kernel-mode drivers, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2024
Russia-linked threat actors TAG-110 employed custom malware HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY to target organizations in Asia and Europe. Insikt Group researchers uncovered an ongoing cyber-espionage campaign by Russia-linked threat actor TAG-110 that employed custom malware tools HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY. The campaign primarily targeted government entities, human rights groups, and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2024
A senior UK minister will warn that Russia is preparing cyberattacks against the UK and its allies to undermine support for Ukraine. Russia may launch cyberattacks against the UK and its allies in retaliation for their support of Ukraine, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden is expected to state during a NATO meeting. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Fake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers How Italy became an unexpected spyware hub Babble Babble Babble Babble Babble Babble BabbleLoader One Sock Fits All: The use and abuse of the NSOCKS botnet Helldown […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2024
The U.S. seized the stolen credit card marketplace PopeyeTools and charged its operators, this is a major success against cybercrime. The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of PopeyeTools, an illegal carding platform, and charges against three administrators (Abdul Ghaffar (25), of Pakistan; Abdul Sami (35) of Pakistan; and Javed Mirza (37), of Afghanistan). […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2024
A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted its systems, forcing the company to take certain services offline. International Game Technology (IGT) detected a cyberattack on November 17, the company promptly started its incident response procedures. International Game Technology PLC (IGT), formerly Gtech S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A., is a multinational gambling company that produces slot machines […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2024
China-linked APT Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia. China-linked APT Gelsemium has deployed a previously unknown Linux backdoor, WolfsBane, in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia, according to ESET. Victims include entities in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Singapore, as seen in VirusTotal samples from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2024
Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and naming an Egyptian man as the operator behind the operation. Microsoft announced the disruption of the ONNX phishing service, another success against cybercrime which led to the seizure of 240 sites. The IT giant also identified and publicly disclosed the identity of an Egyptian man, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2024
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple, Oracle Agile PLM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: This week, Apple released security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-44309 and CVE-2024-44308, in iOS, iPadOS, […]
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