IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2024
Hacker hijacked Orange Spain RIPE account causing internet outage to company customers

An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage. The customers of the company were not able to access […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2024
HealthEC data breach impacted more than 4.5 Million people

Healthcare technology company HealthEC disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4.5 million Individuals. Healthcare technology company HealthEC (HEC) disclosed a data breach that impacted 4.5 million customers of its business partners. HealthEC is a healthcare technology company that provides solutions for care coordination, population health management, and value-based care. The company’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2024
Experts found 3 malicious packages hiding crypto miners in PyPi repository

Researchers discovered three malicious packages in the PyPI repository targeting Linux systems with a cryptocurrency miner. Fortinet researchers discovered three malicious packages in the open-source PyPI repository. The three packages named modularseven, driftme, and catme were designed to target Linux systems to deploy a crypto miner. The packages have the same author, known as “sastra”, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2024
Crooks hacked Mandiant X account to push cryptocurrency scam

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. The X account of the Google-owned firm Mandiant has […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024
Cybercriminals Implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Invoice Fraud

Crooks created a new tool that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) for creating fraudulent invoices used for wire fraud and BEC. Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “GXC Team“, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. Around November 11th, 2023, the group’s leader, operating under the alias […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024
CISA ADDS CHROME AND PERL LIBRARY FLAWS TO ITS KNOWN EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES CATALOG

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chrome and Perl library flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two Qlik Sense vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below is the list of the issues added to the catalog: CVE-2023-7024 – The vulnerability is a Heap […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024
Don’t trust links with known domains: BMW affected by redirect vulnerability

Sometimes, you can’t even trust links with your own domain. As the Cybernews research team has discovered, some BMW subdomains were vulnerable to redirect vulnerability, enabling attackers to forge links leading to malicious sites through them. Cybernews researchers have discovered two BMW subdomains that were vulnerable to SAP redirect vulnerability. They were used to access […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024
Hackers stole more than $81 million worth of crypto assets from Orbit Chain

Crypto platform Orbit Chain suffered a cyberattack, threat actors have stolen more than $81 million worth of cryptocurrency. Orbit Chain has suffered a security breach that has resulted in the theft of more than $81 million worth of cryptocurrency. Orbit Chain is a multi-asset blockchain platform that connects various blockchains through Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC). It […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2024
Ukraine’s SBU said that Russia’s intelligence hacked surveillance cameras to direct a missile strike on Kyiv

Ukraine’s SBU revealed that Russia-linked threat actors hacked surveillance cameras to spy on air defense forces and critical infrastructure in Kyiv. Ukraine’s SBU announced they shut down two surveillance cameras that were allegedly hacked by the Russian intelligence services to spy on air defense forces and critical infrastructure in Kyiv. The surveillance cameras were located […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2024
Researchers released a free decryptor for Black Basta ransomware

A team of researchers released a suite of tools that could help victims to decrypt data encrypted with by the Black Basta ransomware. Independent security research and consulting team SRLabs discovered a vulnerability in Black Basta ransomware’s encryption algorithm and exploited it to create a free decryptor. The Black Basta ransomware group has been active since April […]