Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2021
Researchers warn that threat actors are actively exploiting Realtek SDK vulnerabilities since their technical details were publicly disclosed. Researchers from SAM Seamless Network warn that threat actors are actively exploiting Realtek SDK vulnerabilities since their technical details were publicly disclosed. Realtek published a security advisory on August 15 to warn customers about security updates to address vulnerabilities in its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2021
A new ransomware gang named LockFile targets Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities. A new ransomware gang named LockFile targets Microsoft Exchange servers using the recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities. The popular security expert Kevin Beaumont was one of the first researchers to report that the LockFile operators are using the Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell and the Windows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2021
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. Most of the recent ransomware attack resulted in data breaches for the victims, threat actors implemented a double-extortion schema threatening the victims to data stolen before encrypting them on compromised systems. Over the past several […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2021
Lojas Renner, the largest Brazilian department stores clothing company, suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its IT infrastructure. Lojas Renner, the largest Brazilian department stores clothing company, announced to have suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its IT infrastructure. According to Brazilian news outlets, the company was forced to shut down all its physical stores […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2021
Emsisoft researchers have released a decryptor for the SynAck Ransomware that could allow victims of the gang to decrypt their files for free Emsisoft has released a free decryptor for SynAck Ransomware that can allow victims of the gang to decrypt their encrypted files.<gwmw style=”display:none;”> Last week, the SynAck ransomware gang released the master decryption […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2021
Mozi botnet continues to evolve, its authors implemented new capabilities to target Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE network gateways. Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware, it appeared […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2021
Researchers conducted a new analysis of the Diavol ransomware and found new evidence of the link with the gang behind the TrickBot botnet. In July, researchers from Fortinet reported that a new ransomware family, tracked as Diavol, might have been developed by Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet. The Trickbot botnet was used by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2021
The SynAck ransomware gang released the master decryption keys for their operations and rebranded as a new group dubbed El_Cometa group. Good news for the victims of the SynAck ransomware gang, the group released the master decryption keys to allow victims to decrypt their files for free. The gang has now rebranded as the new […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2021
Another ransomware gang, the Vice Society ransomware operators, is using Windows print spooler PrintNightmare exploits in its attacks. The Vice Society ransomware operators are actively exploiting Windows print spooler PrintNightmare vulnerability in their attacks against Windows servers. The PrintNightmare flaws (tracked as  (CVE-2021-1675, CVE-2021-34527, and CVE-2021-36958) reside in the Windows Print Spooler service, print drivers, and the Windows Point and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2021
Threat actors behind the Magniber Ransomware are using PrintNightmare exploits in attacks aimed at Windows servers. Threat actors behind the Magniber Ransomware are exploiting the PrintNightmare flaws (CVE-2021-1675, CVE-2021-34527, and CVE-2021-36958) to infect Windows servers. The PrintNightmare flaws reside in the Windows Print Spooler service, print drivers, and the Windows Point and Print feature. A few hours ago […]
