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Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2021
New Magecart group uses an e-Skimmer that avoids VMs and sandboxes

A new Magecart group leverages a browser script to evade virtualized environments and sandboxes used by researchers. Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a new Magecart group that uses a browser script to evade detection and the execution in virtualized environments used by security researchers for threat analysis. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 339

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. Casinos of tribal communities are losing millions in Ransomware attacks Threat actors stole $55 […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2021
Casinos of tribal communities are losing millions in Ransomware attacks

The FBI issued a private industry notification (PIN) to warn of ransomware attacks that hit several tribal-owned casinos last year. A private industry notification issued by the FBI’s Cyber Division revealed that ransomware attacks hit several tribal-owned casinos causing millions of dollar losses. The attacks paralyzed the activities of the casinos shutting down their gaming […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2021
Threat actors stole $55 million worth of cryptocurrency from bZx DeFi platform

DeFi platforms are a privileged target for crooks, threat actors have stolen $55 million from bZx DeFi platform. Threat actors have stolen $55 million worth of cryptocurrency from the bZx decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. The decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms allow users to borrow/loan and speculate on cryptocurrency price variations. Attackers obtained two private keys for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2021
Philips Tasy EMR healthcare infomatics solution vulnerable to SQL injection

The Philips Tasy EMR comprehensive healthcare informatics solution is affected by two critical SQL injection vulnerabilities. The Philips Tasy EMR is a comprehensive healthcare informatics solution that is used by thousands of hospitals and healthcare infrastructures, mainly in South America. The product is affected by two critical SQL injection vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-39375 and CVE-2021-39376 respectively. Both issues […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2021
White hat hackers earn over $1 Million at Pwn2Own Austin 2021

The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Austin 2021 hacking contest has ended, and participants earned $1,081,250 for 61 zero-day flaws. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Austin 2021 hacking contest has ended, the participants earned a total of $1,081,250 for 61 zero-day exploits. The participants compromised NAS devices, mobile phones, printers, routers, and speakers from Canon, Cisco, HP, NETGEAR, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2021
A drone was modified to disrupt U.S. Power Grid, says intelligence bulletin

US officials believe that a drone was employed in an attempted attack on a power substation in Pennsylvania last year.  US officials believe threat actors used a drone in an attempted attack on a power substation in Pennsylvania last year. The attackers used a DJI Mavic 2 quadcopter-type drone, with a thick copper wire attached underneath it via […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2021
US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates discloses data breach

US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) was hit by a cyber attack, threat actors stole personal information from its email system. US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has disclosed a data breach after threat actors hacked their email system. The company confirmed that attackers exfiltrated files containing sensitive information. Electronic Warfare Associates provides electronic […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2021
Ukraine intelligence doxed 5 FSB Officers that are members of Gamaredon APT Group

Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence revealed the real identities of five FSB members behind the Gamaredon cyberespionage group. Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence disclosed the real identities of five alleged members of the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (aka Primitive Bear, Armageddon, Winterflounder, or Iron Tilden) that are suspected to be components of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2021
Threat actor exploits MS ProxyShell flaws to deploy Babuk ransomware

A new threat actor is exploiting ProxyShell flaws in attacks aimed at Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy the Babuk Ransomware in corporate networks. Talos researchers warn of a new threat actor that is hacking Microsoft Exchange servers by exploiting ProxyShell flaws to gain access to corporate and deploy the Babuk Ransomware. Over the past months, […]