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Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2022
GALLIUM APT used a new PingPull RAT in recent campaigns

China-linked Gallium APT employed a previously undocumented RAT, tracked as PingPull, in recent cyber espionage campaign targeting South Asia, Europe, and Africa. China-linked Gallium APT (aka Softcell) used a previously undocumented remote access Trojan dubbed PingPull in recent attacks aimed at organizations in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks defined the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2022
HelloXD Ransomware operators install MicroBackdoor on target systems

Experts observed the HelloXD ransomware deploying a backdoor to facilitate persistent remote access to infected hosts. The HelloXD ransomware first appeared in the threat landscape on November 30, 2021, it borrows the code from Babuk ransomware, which is available in Russian-speaking hacking forums since September 2021. Unlike other ransomware operations, this ransomware gang doesn’t use a […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2022
Using WiFi connection probe requests to track users

Researchers at the University of Hamburg demonstrated that WiFi connection probe requests expose users to track. A group of academics at the University of Hamburg (Germany) demonstrated that it is possible to use WiFi connection probe requests to identify and track devices and thereby their users. Mobile devices transmit probe requests to receive information about […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2022
Ransomware gangs are exploiting CVE-2022-26134 RCE in Atlassian Confluence servers

Ransomware gangs are actively exploiting CVE-2022-26134 remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. Multiple ransomware groups are actively exploiting the recently disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26134, affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. Proof-of-concept exploits for the CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability have been released online, Bleeping Computer reported that starting from […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2022
HID Mercury Access Controller flaws could allow to unlock Doors

Experts found vulnerabilities in HID Mercury Access Controllers can be exploited by attackers to remotely unlock doors. Researchers from security firm Trellix discovered some critical vulnerabilities in HID Mercury Access Controllers that can be exploited by attackers to remotely unlock doors. The flaws impact products manufactured by LenelS2, a provider of advanced physical security solutions […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2022
Iran-linked Lyceum APT adds a new .NET DNS Backdoor to its arsenal

Iran-linked Lyceum APT group uses a new .NET-based DNS backdoor to target organizations in the energy and telecommunication sectors. The Iran-linked Lyceum APT group, aka Hexane or Spilrin, used a new .NET-based DNS backdoor in a campaign aimed at companies in the energy and telecommunication sectors, ZScaler researchers warn. The activity of the Lyceum APT […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2022
PACMAN, a new attack technique against Apple M1 CPUs

PACMAN is a new attack technique demonstrated against Apple M1 processor chipsets that could be used to hack macOS systems. PACMAN is a novel hardware attack technique that can allow attackers to bypass Pointer Authentication (PAC) on the Apple M1 CPU. The pointer authentication codes (PACs) allow to detect and guard against unexpected changes to pointers in memory. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2022
Threat actors exploit recently disclosed Atlassian Confluence flaw in cryptomining campaign

Threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-26134 RCE in Atlassian Confluence servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners. CheckPoint researchers have observed threat actors exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-26134 remote code execution vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners. Last week, Atlassian warned of a critical unpatched remote code execution vulnerability affecting all Confluence […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2022
Experts spotted a new variant of the Cuba Ransomware with optimized infection techniques

The Cuba ransomware operators are back and employed a new version of its malware in recent attacks. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020. Its operators have a data leak site, where they post exfiltrated data from their victims who refused to pay the ransom. The ransomware encrypts files on the targeted systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2022
Vice Society ransomware gang adds the Italian City of Palermo to its data leak site

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy. In response to the […]