Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2020
The American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances Whirlpool was hit by the Nefilim ransomware gang. The American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances Whirlpool suffered a ransomware attack, Nefilim ransomware operators claim to have stolen data from the company and threaten to release the full dump if the company will not pay the ransom. The leak comes after failed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2020
Experts warn of a multi-platform credit card skimmer that can target online stores running on Shopify, BigCommerce, Zencart, and Woocommerce. Security experts have discovered a multi-platform credit card skimmer that can allow threat actors to harvest payment info on compromised stores powered by Shopify, BigCommerce, Zencart, and Woocommerce. Researchers from security firm Sansec discovered that the new […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2020
Researchers discovered that the popular e-commerce app 21 Buttons was exposing private data for 100s of influencers across Europe. Researchers from cybersecurity firm vpnMentor discovered that the e-commerce app 21 Buttons was exposing private data for 100s of influencers across Europe. 21 Buttons allows users to shares photos of their outfits with links to the brands theyâre […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2020
The Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network has finally admitted that ransomware was behind the October attack. In October, threat actors hit the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. The cyber attack took place on October 28 and disrupted services at the UVM Medical Center and affiliated facilities. A […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2020
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A massive fraud operation used mobile device emulators to steal millions from online bank accounts SolarWinds hackers also breached the US NNSA nuclear agency Clop ransomware gang paralyzed flavor and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2020
White hat hacker could be a profitable profession, Cosmin Iordache earned more than $2M reporting flaws through the bug bounty program HackerOne. Iordache is the first bug bounty hunter to earn more than $2,000,000 in bounty awards through the vulnerability coordination and bug bounty program HackerOne. HackerOne announced that the bug bounty hunter Cosmin Iordache (@inhibitor181) […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 27, 2020
SolarWinds released an updated advisory for the SuperNova malware discovered while investigating the recent supply chain attack. SolarWinds has released an updated advisory for the SuperNova backdoor that was discovered while investigating the recent SolarWinds Orion supply-chain attack. The SuperNova backdoor was likely used by a separate threat actor. After the initial disclosure of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2020
Emotet is back on Christmas Eve, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan. Emotet is back on Christmas Eve, after two months of silence, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan. The recent Emotet campaign uses updated payloads and is targeting over 100,000 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2020
REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, hacked The Hospital Group and threatens to release before-and-after pictures of celebrity clients. The Hospital Group has 11 clinics and has a celebrity clientele, but it made the headlines because the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, claims to have hacked its systems and threatens to release before-and-after pictures of celebrity […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 25, 2020
CrowdStrike released a free Azure security tool after it was notified by Microsoft of a failed attack leveraging compromised Azure credentials. While investigating the impact of the recent SolarWind hack, on December 15th Microsoft reported to CrowdStrike that threat actors attempted to read CrowdStrike’s emails by using a compromised Microsoft Azure reseller’s account. “Specifically, they […]
