Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2021
Researchers spotted a new piece of ransomware named Epsilon Red that was employed at least in an attack against a US company. Researchers from Sophos spotted a new piece of ransomware, named Epsilon Red, that infected at least one organization in the hospitality sector in the United States. The name Epsilon Red comes from an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2021
The popular Russian hacker Pavel Sitnikov was arrested by Russian authorities on charges of distributing malware via his Telegram channel. Pavel Sitnikov, a prominent figure of the hacking underground, was arrested earlier this month by Russian authorities on charges of distributing malware via his Freedom F0x Telegram channel. The Russian hacker is a member of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2021
“Prometheus” and “Grief” – a multi-billion dollar ransomware market obtained two new emerging players. In today’s world, information and data means money and the people that are stealing the information have now reached new levels of sophistication. The number of cases reported has exploded in the last few years and continue to grow rapidly. Prometheus […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2021
Qihoo 360 NETLAB spotted a new backdoor dubbed Facefish that could allow attackers to take over Linux systems and steal sensitive data. Cybersecurity experts from Qihoo 360 NETLAB published details about a new backdoor, dubbed Facefish, which can be used by threat actors to steal login credentials and executing arbitrary commands on Linux systems. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2021
Researchers from FireEye warn that China-linked APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to compromise networks. Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye warn once again that Chinese APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to penetrate target networks and deliver malicious web shells to steal sensitive information. FireEye monitored the activities of two […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2021
Microsoft experts uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign operated by NOBELIUM, the threat actor behind SolarWinds hack. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign conducted by NOBELIUM APT. The NOBELIUM APT is the threat actor that conducted supply chain attack against SolarWinds which involved multiple families of implants, including the SUNBURST […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 26, 2021
Researchers discovered about 50,000 IPs across multiple Kubernetes clusters that were compromised by the TeamTNT.threat actors. Researchers from Trend Micro reported that about 50,000 IPs were compromised across multiple Kubernetes clusters in a cryptojacking campaign conducted by TeamTNT group. Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management. It aims to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 26, 2021
An Iran-linked threat actor tracked as Agrius employed data-wipers disguised as ransomware to destroy targeted IT infrastructure. Researchers from cyber-security firm SentinelOne discovered a new Iran-linked threat actor, tracked as Agrius, which relied on data-wiping malware disguised as ransomware to destroy the targeted systems. In order to hide the real nature of the threat, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 25, 2021
The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 24, 2021
Operators behind the Zeppelin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) have resumed their operations after a temporary interruption. Researchers from BleepingComputer reported that operators behind the Zeppelin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), aka Buran, have resumed their operations after a temporary interruption. Unlike other ransomware, Zeppelin operators do not steal data from the victims and don’t run a leak site. Zeppelin ransomware […]
