Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
Google this week launched a new bug bounty program that covers the open source projects of the IT giant. Google launched a new bug bounty program as part of the new Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) that covers the source projects of the IT giant. The company will pay up to $31,337 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
Researchers spotted three campaigns delivering multiple malware, including ModernLoader, RedLine Stealer, and cryptocurrency miners Cisco Talos researchers observed three separate, but related, campaigns between March and June 2022 that were delivering multiple malware, including the ModernLoader bot (aka Avatar bot), RedLine info-stealer and cryptocurrency miners to victims. ModernLoader is a .NET remote access trojan that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered malicious plugins on tens of thousands of WordPress sites. A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has analyzed the backups of more than 400,000 unique web servers and discovered 47,337 malicious plugins installed on 24,931 unique WordPress websites. The experts studied […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest distributors of books, revealed that it was hit by a ransomware attack. Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest distributors of books worldwide, suffered a ransomware attack on August 23. The incident impacted the company’s phone systems, offices, and service centers. On August 24, the company […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2022
The U.S. FBI warns investors that crooks are increasingly exploiting security issues in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn investors that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. Threat actors are exploiting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
The U.S. FTC sued US data broker Kochava for selling sensitive and precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the US-based data broker Kochava for selling sensitive and precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. “Defendant’s violations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
Threat actors behind the Twilio hack also gained access to the accounts of 93 individual users of its Authy two-factor authentication (2FA) service. Early August, the communications company Twilio discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to the data of some of its customers. The attackers accessed company systems using employee credentials obtained through […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
Researchers spotted a Turkish-based crypto miner malware campaign, tracked as Nitrokod, which infected systems across 11 countries. Check Point researchers discovered a Turkish based crypto miner malware campaign, dubbed Nitrokod, which infected machines across 11 countries The threat actors dropped the malware from popular software available on dozens of free software websites, including Softpedia and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 10 new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 10 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including a high-severity security flaw (CVE-2021-38406 CVSS score: 7.8) impacting Delta Electronics industrial automation software. According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2022
Scammers used a deepfake AI hologram of the Binance chief communications officer for fraudulent activities. Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer of Binance, confirmed that scammers used his Deepfake AI hologram to trick users into online meetings and target the projects of clients of the company. Hillmann explained in a blog post that the attack was […]
