Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2020
The City of Lafayette, Colorado, USA, has been forced to pay $45,000 because they were unable to restore necessary files from backup. On July 27th, the systems at the City of Lafayette, Colorado, were infected with ransomware, the malicious code impacted phone services, email, and online payment reservation systems. The City did not immediately disclose […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2020
Avaddon ransomware operators, like other cybercrime groups, decided to launch a data leak site where publish data of victims who refuse to pay a ransom demand. Avaddon ransomware operators announced the launch of their data leak site where they will publish the data stolen from the victims who do not pay a ransom demand. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 10, 2020
Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly targeted the SPIE group, an independent European leader in multi-technical services. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble reported that Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly hacked The SPIE Group, an independent European leader in multi-technical services. The number of ransomware attacks continues to increase, hackers also steal victims’ data and threaten them to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2020
Netwalker ransomware operators breached the networks of Forsee Power, a well-known player in the electromobility market. A new company has been added to the list of the victims of the Netwalker ransomware operators, it is Forsee Power, which provides advanced lithium-ion battery systems for any mobility application. The industrial group is based in France and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2020
Threat actors can abuse Microsoft Teams updater to retrieve and execute malicious code from a remote location. Security experts from Trustwave detailed the  Living Off the Land technique that could allow a threat actor to abuse the MS Teams Updater to download any binary or malicious payload from a remote server. The bad news is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2020
China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2020
Maze ransomware operators published internal data from LG and Xerox after the company did not pay the ransom. Ransomware crews are very active during these months, Maze ransomware operators have published tens of GB of internal data allegedly stolen from IT giants LG and Xerox following failed extortion attempts. Maze ransomware operators published 50.2 GB […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2020
NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020. The malware has been active […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 03, 2020
Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man that is accused of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a man on charges of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. The arrest is the result of an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2020
The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations. The FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations. The feds are recommending victims, not to pay the ransom and reporting incidents to their local FBI field offices. The flash […]
