Malware

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2020
Moroccan journalist targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware

Researchers at Amnesty International collected evidence that a Moroccan journalist was targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group ‘s spyware. In October 2019, security experts at Amnesty International’s Security Lab have uncovered targeted attacks against Moroccan human rights defenders Maati Monjib and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui that employed NSO Group surveillance tools. The researchers are […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2020
A new variant of the IcedID banking Trojan spreads using COVID-19 lures

Experts spotted a new version of the IcedID banking trojan that uses steganography to infect victims as part of COVID-19 themed attacks. A new version of the IcedID banking trojan was employed in COVID-19 themed attacks, the new variant uses steganography to infect victims and implements anti-detection capabilities. Researchers at Juniper Threat Labs have spotted […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2020
US deported NeverQuest operator Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov to Russia

The United States has deported the author of NeverQuest banking malware, the computer programmer Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov to Russia.  The United States has deported the computer programmer Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov (35) to Russia, he is the author of NeverQuest banking malware, Lisov was arrested in January 2017 at the Barcelona airport by the Guardia Civil. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2020
New Shlayer Mac malware spreads via poisoned search engine results

Shlayer Mac malware is back, the Mac threat is now spreading through new black SEO operations. Researchers spotted a new version of the Shlayer Mac malware that is spreading via poisoned Google search results. Researchers at security firm Intego observed the new variant being spread masqueraded as a fake Adobe Flash Player installer (.DMG disk […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2020
COVID-19 themed attacks are just a small percentage of the overall threats

Threat actors adapted their tactics to exploit the interest in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft says. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, threat actors started to actively deploy opportunistic campaigns using Coronavirus lures. Anyway, Microsoft says that malware attacks that abused the COVID-19 theme only had a temporary effect on the total volume of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2020
Hundreds of malicious Chrome browser extensions used to spy on you!

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were employed in a surveillance campaign on a large scale, millions of users potentially impacted. Malicious Chrome browser extensions were used in a massive surveillance campaign aimed at users working in the financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare, government organizations, and pharmaceuticals. The malicious Chrome browser extensions were […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2020
Australian beverages firm Lion hit for the second time in a few days by a cyber attack

The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion was hit for the second time by a cyber attack, media reported. The Australian beverages company and dairy conglomerate Lion was the victim of a new cyberattack, Sydney Morning Herald reported. Lion is a beverage and food company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, and a subsidiary of Japanese […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2020
AcidBox, a malware that borrows Turla APT exploit, hit Russian organizations

New AcidBox Malware employed in targeted attacks leverages an exploit previously associated with the Russian-linked Turla APT group. Palo Alto Networks researchers analyzed a new malware, dubbed AcidBox, that was employed in targeted attacks and that leverages an exploit previously associated with the Russian-linked Turla APT group. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2020
Cognizant admitted data breach in April Ransomware Attack

In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology suffered a ransomware attack, now it has confirmed also a data breach. In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology was hit by Maze Ransomware operators. Cognizant is an American multinational corporation that provides IT services, it is one of the largest IT managed services company in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2020
InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

Researchers uncovered a recent campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations. Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe. […]