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Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2021
McDonald’s discloses data breach in US, Taiwan and South Korea

McDonald’s fast-food chain disclosed a data breach, hackers have stolen information belonging to customers and employees from the US, South Korea, and Taiwan. McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue, has disclosed a data breach that impacted customers and employees from the US, South Korea, and Taiwan. The hackers compromised the system of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2021
CVE-2021-3560 flaw in polkit auth system service affects most of Linux distros

An authentication bypass flaw in the polkit auth system service used on most Linux distros can allow to get a root shell. An authentication bypass vulnerability in the polkit auth system service, tracked as CVE-2021-3560, which is used on most Linux distros can allow an unprivileged attacker to get a root shell. “A flaw was found […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2021
Avaddon ransomware gang shuts down their operations and releases decryption keys

The Avaddon ransomware gang has shut down its operations and released the decryption keys to allow victims to recover their files for free. Good news for the victims of the Avaddon ransomware gang, the cybercrime group has shut down its operations and provided the decryption keys to BleepingComputer website. The group has also shut down […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2021
CEO-Level Guide to Prevent Data Hacking Technologies & Incidents

The current era, where all data is digital, the threats of fraud, breach and data sprawl are more of a reality than ever. In these times, organizations not only take a hit because of the breached data and cyber threats, but also are heavily fined under global privacy regulations. These privacy regulations are in place […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2021
Mysterious custom malware used to steal 1.2TB of data from million PCs

Experts spotted a new mysterious malware that was used to collect a huge amount of data, including sensitive files, credentials, and cookies. Researchers from NordLocker have discovered an unsecured database containing 1.2-terabyte of stolen data. Threat actors used custom malware to steal data from 3.2 million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. The database includes […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2021
Al Jazeera detected and blocked disruptive cyberattacks

Qatari government-funded international Arabic news channel Al Jazeera announced to have blocked a series of disruptive cyberattacks aimed at its news publishing platform. Qatari government-funded international Arabic news channel Al Jazeera announced to have blocked this week a series of cyberattacks that attempted to disrupt and take over some components of its news publishing platform. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2021
DoJ announced to have shut down Slilpp marketplace in international operation

The US Department of Justice seized the servers and domains of the popular cybercrime marketplace SlilPP. The US Department of Justice announced to have seized the infrastructure of SlilPP, a popular marketplace used by cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen login credentials. The seizure is the result of a multinational operation involving law enforcement agencies in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2021
Global Scamdemic: Scams Become Number One Online Crime

Threat hunting and adversarial cyber intelligence company Group-IB published a comprehensive analysis of fraud cases on a global scale. Group-IB,  a global threat hunting and adversarial cyber intelligence company specializing in the investigation and prevention of high-tech cybercrime, has published a comprehensive analysis of fraud cases on a global scale.  Group-IB,  a global threat hunting and adversarial […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2021
JBS paid $11 million to REvil ransomware out of $22.5M requested

The beef producer JBS has admitted to have paid an $11 million ransom to the REvil ransomware gang after the group initially demanded $22.5 million. The meat processing giant JBS confirmed it paid the REvil ransomware gang $11 million in bitcoins to decrypt its files following the attack that took place at the end of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2021
Google Patches Chrome zero-day actively exploited

Google this week addressed 14 vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a zero-day flaw that has been exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address 14 vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a zero-day issue that has been exploited in the wild. The most severe of these flaws, tracked as CVE-2021-30544, is a […]