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Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2021
Microsoft investigates threat actor distributing malicious Netfilter Driver

Microsoft is investigating an strange attack, threat actor used a driver signed by the company, the Netfilter Driver, to implant a Rootkit. Microsoft announced it is investigating a threat actor distributing malicious drivers in attacks aimed at the gaming industry in China. The actor submitted drivers that were built by a third party for certification […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2021
The builder for Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online

The builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online, threat actors can use it to create their own ransomware strain. The Record first reported that the builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online, threat actors could use it to create their own version of the popular ransomware. The Babuk Locker operators halted […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2021
Six typosquatting packages in PyPI repository laced with crypto miner

Researchers discovered six rogue packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository containg cryptocurrency mining malware. Experts from security firm Sonatype have uncovered six typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository that were laced with cryptomining malware. The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language, it allows users […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2021
Crackonosh Monero miner made $2M after infecting 222,000 Win systems

Researchers have discovered a strain of cryptocurrency-mining malware, tracked as Crackonosh, that abuses Windows Safe mode to avoid detection.  Researchers from Avast have spotted a strain of cryptocurrency miner, tracked as Crackonosh, that abuses Windows Safe mode to avoid detection. “While the Windows system is in safe mode antivirus software doesn’t work. This can enable the malicious Serviceinstaller.exe to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 320

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs 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 international press subscribe here. Norway blames China-linked APT31 for 2018 government hack Poland: The leader of the PiS party blames Russia for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2021
Hackers target Cisco ASA devices after a PoC exploit code was published online

Experts warn of attacks against Cisco ASA devices after researchers have published a PoC exploit code on Twitter for a known XSS vulnerability. Experts warn of attacks against Cisco ASA devices after researchers from Positive Technologies have published a PoC exploit code on Twitter for the CVE-2020-3580 XSS vulnerability. Tenable experts published an alert about […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2021
Mercedes-Benz data breach impacted roughly 1000 individuals

Mercedes-Benz USA disclosed a data breach that impacted 1.6 million customers, exposed data includes financial data and social security numbers (SSNs). Mercedes-Benz USA disclosed on Friday a data breach that impacted some of its customers and potential vehicle buyers. The incident exposed approximately 1.6 million unique records containing customers’ info, including customer names, addresses, emails, phone […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2021
Microsoft: Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers breached three new entities

Microsoft discovered that Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers, tracked as Nobelium, have breached the network of three new organizations. Microsoft revealed on Friday that Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers, tracked as Nobelium or APT29, have conducted new cyber attacks against other organizations. Threat actors carried out brute-force and password spraying attacks in an attempt to gain access to Microsoft customer accounts. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2021
New ransomware group Hive leaks Altus group sample files

On June 14th, Altus Group, a commercial real estate software solutions firm, disclosed a security breach, now Hive ransomware gang leaked its files. On June 14th, Altus Group, a commercial real estate software solutions company, has announced that its data was breached. A week later, they reported “no evidence of impact”. Now, we have information […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2021
Epsilon Red – our research reveals more than 3.5 thousand servers are still vulnerable

CyberNews researchers analyzed the recently discovered Epsilon Red operations and found that more than 3.5K servers are still vulnerable Several weeks later, security researchers from Sophos have discovered a new ransomware variant known as Epsilon Red. Now, we know exactly how it was carried out – and what you should do to be safe from it. Seemingly, […]