Pierluigi Paganini
August 05, 2022
RapperBot is a new botnet employed in attacks since mid-June 2022 that targets Linux SSH servers with brute-force attacks. Researchers from FortiGuard Labs have discovered a new IoT botnet tracked as RapperBot which is active since mid-June 2022. The bot borrows a large portion of its code from the original Mirai botnet, but unlike other […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2022
An unknown threat actor is targeting Russian organizations with a new remote access trojan called Woody RAT. Malwarebytes researchers observed an unknown threat actor targeting Russian organizations with a new remote access trojan called Woody RAT. The attackers were delivering the malware using archive files and Microsoft Office documents exploiting the Follina Windows flaw (CVE-2022-30190). The assumption […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2022
A critical flaw in multiple models of DrayTek Vigor routers can allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to fully compromise affected devices. Tens of router models from Taiwanese SOHO manufacturer DrayTek are affected by a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32548, that can be exploited to fully compromise a vulnerable device and gain unauthorized […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2022
Taiwan government websites were temporarily forced offline by cyber attacks during the visit to Taipei of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Major Taiwan government websites were temporarily forced offline by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks attacks during the visit to Taipei of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The cyber attacks forced offline the government […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2022
The cryptocurrency bridge Nomad is the last victim of a cyber heist, threat actors stole almost $200 million of its funds. Another crypto heist made the headlines, threat actors stole nearly $200 million worth of cryptocurrency from the bridge Nomad. Nomad Bridge is a cross-chain bridge between Ethereum, Moonbeam, Avalanche, Evmos and Milkomeda. The project […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2022
Cisco fixes critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20842, impacting Small Business VPN routers. Cisco addressed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20842, impacting Small Business VPN routers. The flaw resides in the web-based management interface of several Small Business VPN routers, including Cisco RV340, RV340W, RV345, and RV345P Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Routers. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 03, 2022
Researchers spotted a Chinese threat actors using a new offensive framework called Manjusaka which is similar to Cobalt Strike. Talos researchers observed a Chinese threat actor using a new offensive framework called Manjusaka (which can be translated to “cow flower” from the Simplified Chinese writing) that is similar to Sliver and Cobalt Strike tools. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2022
VMware patched a critical authentication bypass security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31656, impacting local domain users in multiple products. VMware has addressed a critical authentication bypass security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31656, impacting local domain users in multiple products. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain admin privileges. “A malicious actor with network access to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2022
Gootkit access-as-a-service (AaaS) malware is back with tactics and fileless delivery of Cobalt Strike beacons. Gootkit runs on an access-a-as-a-service model, it is used by different groups to drop additional malicious payloads on the compromised systems. Gootkit has been known to use fileless techniques to deliver threats such as the SunCrypt, and REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware, Kronos trojans, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2022
Austria is investigating a report that an Austrian firm DSIRF developed spyware targeting law firms, banks and consultancies. At the end of July, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) researchers linked a threat group known as Knotweed to an Austrian surveillance firm named DSIRF, known for using multiple Windows […]
