Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2020
The Swiss watchmaker giant Swatch Group shut down its systems over the weekend because it was the victim of a cyber attack Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group shut down its IT systems in response to a cyber attack that hit its infrastructure over the weekend. The company turned off its systems to avoid other systems on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)Â insurance giant disclosed a ransomware attack, the security breach took place on Saturday. US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG)Â global insurance brokerage firm confirmed that it was his with a ransomware attack on Saturday, September 26. The company did not provide technical details about the attack, it is not clear how the ransomware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
The French maritime transport and logistics giant CMA CGM S.A. revealed it was the victim of a malware attack that affecting some servers on its network. CMA CGM S.A., a French maritime transport and logistics giant, revealed that a malware attack affected some servers on its network. The company is present in over 160 countries through 755 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
Customers of Tyler Technologies are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools on their infrastructure Tyler Technologies, Inc. is the largest provider of software to the United States public sector. The company last week disclosed a ransomware attack, and now its customers are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
Universal Health Services (UHS) healthcare providers has reportedly shut down systems at healthcare facilities after a Ryuk ransomware attack. Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest hospital and healthcare services providers, has shut down systems at healthcare facilities in the United States after they were infected with the Ryuk ransomware. The attack cyber-attack took […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operators deposited $1 million in Bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to demonstrate their willingness to involve new affiliates. The REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operators have deposited $1 million in bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to prove to potential affiliates that they mean business. Some hacker forum allows members to deposit funds that can […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
The operators behind new ransomware dubbed Mount Locker have adopted the same tactic of other gangs threatening the victims to leak stolen data. A new ransomware gang named Mount Locker has started its operations stealing victims’ data before encrypting. According to BleepingComputer, the ransomware operators are demanding multi-million dollar ransoms. Like other ransomware operators, Mount […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2020
Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. Amnesty International uncovered a new surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with previously undisclosed versions of the infamous FinSpy surveillance spyware. The new versions employed in this campaign allow its operators to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2020
Google removed this week 17 Android apps from its Play Store because they were infected with the Joker (aka Bread) malware, Zscaler revealed. Security researchers from Zscaler spotter 17 apps in the Play Store that were infected with the Joker (Bread) malware. The Joker malware is a malicious code camouflaged as a system app and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2020
Microsoft removed 18 Azure Active Directory applications from its Azure portal that were created by a Chinese-linked APT group Gadolinium. Microsoft announced this week to have removed 18 Azure Active Directory applications from its Azure portal that were created by a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT group Gadolinium (aka APT40, or Leviathan). The 18 […]
