data breach

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2021
Conti ransomware affiliate leaked gang’s training material and tools

An affiliate of the Conti RaaS has leaked the training material shared by the group with its network along with the info about one of the operators. An affiliate of the Conti RaaS has leaked the training material provided by the group to the customers of its RaaS, he also published the info about one […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2021
Do You Trust Your Smart TV?

Did you ever stop to think that the office smart TV used for company presentations, Zoom meetings, and other work-related activities may not be so trustworthy? In our latest video, we demonstrate an attack scenario that can occur within any organization – hacking a smart TV. The video shows an insider plugging a USB Rubber […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2021
More evidence suggests that DarkSide and BlackMatter are the same group

Researchers found evidence that the DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation. BleepingComputer found evidence that after the clamorous Colonia Pipeline attack, the DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded as a new BlackMatter ransomware operation. The experts analyzed encryption algorithms in a decryptor used by BlackMatter, which is actively attacking corporate entities. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2021
WordPress Download Manager Plugin was affected by two flaws

An attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the WordPress Download Manager plugin, tracked as CVE-2021-34639, to execute arbitrary code under specific configurations. Researchers from Wordfence team discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34639, affecting the WordPress Download Manager plugin that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code under specific configurations. The flaw could allow authors and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 325

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Crooks target Kubernetes installs via Argo Workflows to deploy miners XCSSET MacOS malware targets Telegram, Google Chrome […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2021
Threat actors leaked data stolen from EA, including FIFA code

Threat actors that hacked Electronic Arts in June have leaked full data dump stolen from the company after the failure of the negotiation with the victim. In June, hackers have compromised the network of the gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) and claimed to have stolen approximately 780 GB of data. The stolen data include the source […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2021
Estonia ‘s police arrested a Tallin resident who stole 286K ID scans from a government DB

Estonia ‘s police arrested a man from Tallinn that is suspected to be the hacker who stole 286K ID scans from the government systems. Estonian police arrested a man from Tallinn that is suspected to have stolen 286,438 belonging to Estonians citizens from the government systems. The hacker exploited a vulnerability in a photo transfer […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2021
IBM Cost of a Data Breach study: average Cost of Data Breach exceeds $4.2M

The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 million during the COVID19 pandemic. IBM Security presented today the annual study “Cost of Data Breach,” conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored and analyzed by IBM, which is based on data related to data […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2021
Threat actor claims to have stolen 1 TB of data belonging to Saudi Aramco

A hacker claims to have stolen 1 TB of sensitive data from the Saudi Arabian petroleum and natural gas giant, Saudi Aramco. Threat actors that goes online with the moniker ZeroX  claim to have stolen 1 TB of sensitive data from the Saudi Arabian petroleum and natural gas giant end it is offering for sale […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2021
Hackers accessed Mint Mobile subscribers’ data and ported some numbers

Mint Mobile discloses a data breach, an unauthorized attacker gained access to subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers. Mint Mobile is an American telecommunications company which sells mobile phone services and operates as an MVNO on T-Mobile’s cellular network in the United States. BleepingComputer reported that Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach that […]