Malware

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2021
Avaddon Ransomware gang hacked France-based Acer Finance and AXA Asia

Avaddon ransomware gang has breached the France-based financial consultancy firm Acer Finance. Avaddon ransomware gang made the headlines again, the cybercrime gang has breached the France-based financial consultancy firm Acer Finance. Acer Finance operates as an investment management company. The Company offers risk management, mutual funds, analysis, financial planning, and advisory services. Acer Finance serves […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2021
MSBuild tool used to deliver RATs filelessly

Hackers abuses Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to filelessly deliver malware on targeted Windows systems, including RAT and password-stealer. Researchers from Anomali observed threat actors abusing Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to filelessly deliver remote access trojans and RedLine Stealer password-stealing malware on targeted Windows systems. “Anomali Threat Research discovered a campaign in which threat actors used […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2021
Pakistan-linked Transparent Tribe APT expands its arsenal

Alleged Pakistan-Linked cyber espionage group, tracked as Transparent Tribe, targets Indian entities with a new Windows malware. Researchers from Cisco Talos warn that the Pakistan-linked APT group Transparent Tribe expanded its Windows malware arsenal. The group used the new malware dubbed ObliqueRAT in cyberespionage attacks against Indian targets. The Operation Transparent Tribe (Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2021
Major hacking forums XSS and Exploit ban ads from ransomware gangs

XSS forum (previously known as DaMaGeLab) one of the most popular hacking forums, announced that it would ban the ads published by ransomware gangs. The popular hacking forum XSS forum, previously known as DaMaGeLab, announced that that it would ban the ads published by ransomware gangs. The forum is one the most important places of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2021
QNAP warns of eCh0raix ransomware and Roon Server zero-day attacks

QNAP warns of an actively exploited Roon Server zero-day flaw and eCh0raix ransomware attacks on its NAS devices. QNAP warns customers of threat actors that are targeting its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with eCh0raix ransomware attacks and exploiting a Roon Server zero-day vulnerability. The Taiwanese vendor was informed of ongoing eCh0raix ransomware attacks that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2021
Magecart gang hides PHP-based web shells in favicons

Magecart cybercrime gang is using favicon to hide malicious PHP web shells used to maintain remote access to inject JavaScript skimmers into online stores. Magecart hackers are distributing malicious PHP web shells hidden in website favicon to inject JavaScript e-skimmers into online stores and steal payment information. Researchers from Malwarebytes observed threat actors, likely Magecart […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2021
Ireland’s Health Service Executive hit by ransomware attack

Ireland’s Health Service Executive service shut down its IT systems after they were hit with a “significant ransomware attack.” Another major ransomware attack made the headlines, this time the victim is Ireland’s Health Service Executive that was forced to shut down its IT systems on Friday. After being targeted with a significant ransomware attack the Health Service […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2021
Colonial Pipeline likely paid a $5M ransom to DarkSide

DarkSide demanded a $5 million ransom to Colonial Pipeline, which has quickly recovered operations, did it pay? The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama, was hit by a cybersecurity attack on Friday and its operators were forced to shut down its systems. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 million barrels of refined gasoline and jet fuel […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2021
Organizations in aerospace and travel sectors under attack, Microsoft warns

Microsoft warns of a malware-based campaign that targeted organizations in the aerospace and travel sectors in the past months. Microsoft researchers revealed that organizations in the aerospace and travel sectors have been targeted in the past months in a malware-based campaign. Threat actors conducted a spear-phishing campaign using messages that were specifically designed to be […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2021
US CISA and FBI publish joint alert on DarkSide ransomware

FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert on DarkSide ransomware activity after the disruptive attack on Colonial Pipeline. FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The alert comes after the disruptive attack that hit Colonial Pipeline that caused chaos and disruption. […]