Malware

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020
Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOS users

Security experts spotted a new malware strain, named Goontact, that allows its operators to spy on both Android and iOS users. Security researchers from Lookout have discovered new spyware, dubbed Goontcat, that could target both Android and iOS users. Goontact implement common spyware features, including the ability to gather data from the infected devices and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020
PyMICROPSIA Windows malware includes checks for Linux and macOS

Experts discovered a new Windows info-stealer, named PyMICROPSIA, linked to AridViper group that is rapidly evolving to target other platforms. Experts from Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42 discovered a new Windows info-stealing malware, named PyMICROPSIA, that might be used soon to also target Linux and macOS systems. Experts spotted the PyMICROPSIA info stealer while investigating […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was hit by a ransomware

Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten disclosed a cyber attack that impacted its entire worldwide digital infrastructure. The Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten announced its entire worldwide digital infrastructure was the victim of a cyber attack. “It’s a serious attack,” said the Hurtigruten’s chief digital officer Ole-Marius Moe-Helgesen in a statement. “The entire worldwide digital infrastructure of Hurtigruten […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
SoReL-20M Sophos & ReversingLabs release 10 million disarmed samples for malware study

Sophos and ReversingLabs released SoReL-20M, a database containing 20 million Windows Portable Executable files, including 10M malware samples. Sophos and ReversingLabs announced the release of SoReL-20M, a database containing 20 million Windows Portable Executable files, including 10 million malware samples. The SoReL-20M database includes a set of curated and labeled samples and security-relevant metadata that […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2020
US Agencies and FireEye were hacked with a supply chain attack on SolarWinds Software

Hackers broke into the networks of federal agencies and FireEye by compromising SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management Products. The cyber espionage group has tampered with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which provides its products to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters agency.  Nation-state actors, allegedly Russia-linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2020
Pay2Key hackers stole data from Intel’s Habana Labs

Pay2Key ransomware operators claim to have compromised the network of the Intel-owned chipmaker Habana Labs and have stolen data. ​Intel-owned AI chipmaker Habana Labs was hacked by Pay2key ransomware operators who claim to have stolen from the company. The group announced the hack on Twitter, they claim to have stolen sensitive data, including information about […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2020
PgMiner botnet exploits disputed CVE to hack unsecured PostgreSQL DBs

Researchers have discovered a botnet dubbed PgMiner that targets PostgreSQL databases running on Linux servers to install a cryptocurrency miner. Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new botnet, tracked as PgMiner, that targets PostgreSQL databases running on Linux servers to install a cryptocurrency miner. PostgreSQL, also known as Postgres, is one of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Facebook links cyberespionage group APT32 to Vietnamese IT firm

Facebook has suspended some accounts linked to APT32 that were involved in cyber espionage campaigns to spread malware. Facebook has suspended several accounts linked to the APT32 cyberespionage that abused the platform to spread malware. Vietnam-linked APT group APT32, also known as OceanLotus and APT-C-00, carried out cyber espionage campaigns against Chinese entities to gather intelligence on […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Threat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warn

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services. The number of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Adrozek malware silently inject ads into search results in multiple browsers

Microsoft warns of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings. Microsoft warned of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings and inject ads into search results pages. Users are redirected to […]