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Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021
Dark web marketplace ToRReZ shuts down on their own’s decision

The operators of the ToRReZ dark web marketplace have shut down their operation claiming it is the result of their own’s decision. The operators of the ToRReZ dark web marketplace have shut down their operation before Christmas, claiming that it is the result of their own’s decision. The admin of Torrez market “mrblonde” made the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021
Albania Prime Minister apologizes over the recent massive leak of government data

Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama apologized for the massive leak of personal records from a government database of state. Albania’s prime minister this week apologized for the massive leak of personal records from a government database of state. Exposed records include the personal identity card numbers, employment and salary data of some 637,000 people. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021
New Android banking Malware targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco Bank

Researchers analyzed a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco that spreads through fake Google Play Store pages. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble analyzed a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco trying to perform fraudulent financial transactions on the legitimate Itaú Unibanco applications without the victim’s knowledge. Threat actors spread the malware using fake Google Play Store […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021
Critical flaws in myPRO HMI/SCADA product could allow takeover vulnerable systems

A researcher found a dozen vulnerabilities in mySCADA myPRO product, some of which have been rated as critical. mySCADA myPRO is a multiplatform, human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system that allows to visualize and control industrial processes. The security researcher Michael Heinzl discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the myPRO product, some […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2021
French IT services provider Inetum hit by BlackCat ransomware attack

The IT services company Inetum Group was hit by a ransomware attack a few days before the Christmas holiday. French IT services company Inetum Group was hit by a ransomware attack a few days before the Christmas holiday, but according to the company the security breach had a limited impact on its operations. Inetum is […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 346

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. New Rook Ransomware borrows code from Babuk Omicron-themed phishing attacks spread Dridex and taunt […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2021
Apple fixed macOS flaw that could allow to bypass Gatekeeper security feature

Apple recently addressed fixed a flaw in the macOS that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to bypass Gatekeeper security feature. Apple recently addressed a vulnerability in the macOS operating system, tracked as CVE-2021-30853, that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to bypass the Gatekeeper security feature and run arbitrary code. The vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2021
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ used to spread a cryptominer

Threat actors attempted to take advantage of the interest in the new ‘ Spider-Man: No Way Home’ movie to spread a Monero Cryptominer. Threat actors are attempting to capitalize the interest in the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home movie and use it as bait to spread a Monero cryptominer. ReasonLabs researchers spotted a Russian torrent website […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2021
New Rook Ransomware borrows code from Babuk

Recently launched ransomware operation, named Rook, made headlines for its announcement claiming a desperate need a lot of money. A new ransomware operation named Rook appeared in the threat landscape, it was first reported by researcher Zach Allen and caught the attention of the experts for its blatant announcement that claims a desperate need to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2021
Omicron-themed phishing attacks spread Dridex and taunt with funeral helpline

A gang behind a recent Dridex Omicron campaign is moking the victims taunting them with a COVID-19 funeral assistance helpline number. Crooks behind a recent Dridex campaign is moking the researchers and victims taunting them with a COVID-19 funeral assistance helpline number The phishing messages use weaponized Word or Excel attachments to install the Dridex […]