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Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2024
Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard breached Microsoft systems again

Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked APT group Midnight Blizzard recently breached its internal systems and source code repositories. Microsoft published an update on the attack that hit the company on January 12, 2024, the IT giant revealed that the Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard recently breached again its internal systems and source code repositories. In January, Microsoft warned […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2024
Cisco addressed severe flaws in its Secure Client

Cisco addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities in Secure Client that could lead to code execution and unauthorized remote access VPN sessions. Cisco released security patches to address two high-severity vulnerabilities in Secure Client respectively tracked as CVE-2024-20337 and CVE-2024-20338. Cisco Secure Client is a security tool developed by Cisco that provides VPN (Virtual Private Network) access […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2024
Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain. The attack took place on May 23, 2023 […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2024
2023 FBI Internet Crime Report reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion in 2023

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2023 report states that reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion in 2023. The 2023 Internet Crime Report published the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reveals that reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion in 2023. The figure marks a 22% surge in reported losses compared to 2022. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2024
Snake, a new Info Stealer spreads through Facebook messages

Threat actors are using Facebook messages to spread a Python-based information stealer dubbed Snake, researchers warn. Cybereason researchers warn that threat actors are utilizing Facebook messages to spread the Snake malware, a Python-based information stealer. The researchers noticed that the threat actors are maintaining three different Python Infostealer variants. Two of these variants are regular […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2024
National intelligence agency of Moldova warns of Russia attacks ahead of the presidential election

The national intelligence agency of Moldova warns of hybrid attacks from Russia ahead of the upcoming elections. The Moldovan national intelligence agency warns of hybrid attacks from Russia ahead of the upcoming elections. 2024 is a crucial year for Moldova; like more than 70 other countries worldwide, it will go to the polls, and the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2024
Linux Malware targets misconfigured misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis servers

A new Linux malware campaign campaign is targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. Researchers from Cado Security observed a new Linux malware campaign targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. The threat actors behind this campaign employed previously undetected payloads, including four Golang binaries that are used to automate the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2024
CISA ADDS ANDROID PIXEL AND SUNHILLO SURELINE BUGS TO ITS KNOWN EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES CATALOG

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android Pixel and Sunhillo SureLine vulnerabilities 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: The Android Pixel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-21237, resides in applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java. The exploitation of this vulnerability could lead […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2024
Watch out, GhostSec and Stourmous groups jointly conducting ransomware attacks

Researchers warn that the cybercrime groups GhostSec and Stormous have joined forces in a new ransomware campaign. The GhostSec and Stormous ransomware gang are jointly conducting a ransomware campaign targeting various organizations in multiple countries, Cisco Talos reported. GhostSec is a financially motivated threat actor that is also involved in hacktivism-related operations. The group is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2024
LockBit 3.0’s Bungled Comeback Highlights the Undying Risk of Torrent-Based (P2P) Data Leakage

The wide torrent-based accessibility of these leaked victim files ensures the longevity of LockBit 3.0’s harmful impact. While embattled ransomware gang LockBit 3.0 fights for its survival following Operation Cronos, a coordinated takedown of the syndicate’s web infrastructure by global authorities, the availability of victim data leaked by the gang persists via peer-to-peer (P2P) torrent […]