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Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2021
GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app

Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT remote access trojan masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT RAT masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. GravityRAT was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017 who speculate it remained under the radar for at least a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2021
Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers

Chipmakers Intel and AMD addressed several vulnerabilities in their products, including high-risk issues in software drivers. Intel and AMD released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in multiple products, including high-severity flaws in software drivers. Intel published 25 advisories impacting Intel Core i5-8305G and i7-8706G processors, and the Intel graphics driver for Windows 10 64-bit for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2021
New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems

Qihoo 360’s Netlab detailed a new evolving DDoS botnet called Abcbot with wormable capabilities that targets Linux systems. Researchers from Qihoo 360’s Netlab security team have spotted a new botnet, tracked as Abcbot, that targets Linux systems to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The security firm analyzed a total of six versions of the botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2021
Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed

Costco Wholesale Corporation discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to customers’ payment card information. Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation notified its customers of a data breach that might have exposed their payment card information. Data was allegedly exposed while customers were shopping at one of its stores. Costco discovered the security breach after […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2021
HTML Smuggling technique used in phishing and malspam campaigns

Threat actors are increasingly using the HTML smuggling technique in phishing campaigns, Microsoft researchers warn. Microsoft experts warn that threat actors are increasingly using the HTML smuggling technique in phishing campaigns to stealthily deliver threats. HTML smuggling is a highly evasive technique for malware delivery that leverages legitimate HTML5 and JavaScript features. The malicious payloads are delivered via encoded […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2021
macOS Zero-Day exploited in watering hole attacks on users in Hong Kong

Google revealed that threat actors recently exploited a zero-day vulnerability in macOS to deliver malware to users in Hong Kong. Google TAG researchers discovered that threat actors leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in macOS in a watering hole campaign aimed at delivering malware to users in Hong Kong. The attackers exploited a XNU privilege escalation vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2021
How we broke the cloud with two lines of code: the full story of ChaosDB

Wiz Research Team disclosed technical details about the discovery of the ChaosDB vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB database solution. In August, 2021 the Wiz Research Team disclosed ChaosDB – a severe vulnerability in the popular Azure Cosmos DB database solution that allowed for complete, unrestricted access to the accounts and databases of several thousand Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2021
BotenaGo botnet targets millions of IoT devices using 33 exploits

Researchers at AT&T discovered a new BotenaGo botnet that is using thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. BotenaGo is a new botnet discovered by researchers at AT&T that leverages thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. Below is the list of exploits used by the bot: Vulnerability  Affected devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2021
Threat actors hacked a server of a Queensland water supplier and remained undetected for 9 months

Threat actors compromised a server managing customer data for a Queensland water supplier and remained undetected for nine months. A served used by the SunWater statutory Queensland (Australia) Government-owned water supplier was compromised and threat actors remained undetected for nine longs, the annual financial audit report published by the Queensland Audit Office revealed. The water supplier […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2021
DoJ sentenced to 10 years Russian ‘King of Fraud’ behind the fraud scheme 3ve

The US DoJ sentenced a Russian man for operating a large-scale digital advertising fraud scheme called Methbot (‘3ve’). The US DoJ sentenced the Russian nation Aleksandr Zhukov, aka the ‘King of Fraud,’ for operating a large-scale digital advertising fraud scheme called Methbot (‘3ve‘) that stole at least $7 million from US organizations. DoJ sentenced Zhukov […]