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Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2024
Ukrainian REvil gang member sentenced to 13 years in prison

A Ukrainian national, a member of the REvil group, has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for his role in extortion activities. The Ukrainian national, Yaroslav Vasinskyi (24), aka Rabotnik, has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and must pay $16 million in restitution for conducting numerous ransomware attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2024
Cuttlefish malware targets enterprise-grade SOHO routers

A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. Researchers at Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new malware family, named Cuttlefish, which targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data from internet traffic. The malware creates a proxy […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2024
Google prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play in 2023

Google announced they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published in the official Google Play. Google announced that in 2023, they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play. This amazing result was possible thanks to the introduction of enhanced security features, policy updates, and advanced machine learning and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 469 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2024
Targeted operation against Ukraine exploited 7-year-old MS Office bug

A hacking campaign targeted Ukraine exploiting a seven-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike. Security experts at Deep Instinct Threat Lab have uncovered a targeted campaign against Ukraine, exploiting a Microsoft Office vulnerability dating back almost seven years to deploy Cobalt Strike on compromised systems. The researchers found a malicious PPSX (PowerPoint Slideshow […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2024
Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities

ThreatFabric researchers identified a new Android malware called Brokewell, which implements a wide range of device takeover capabilities. ThreatFabric researchers uncovered a new mobile malware named Brokewell, which is equipped with sophisticated device takeover features. The experts pointed out that this malware is actively evolving and poses a severe risk to the banking sector. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2024
Hackers hijacked the eScan Antivirus update mechanism in malware campaign

A malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Avast researchers discovered and analyzed a malware campaign that exploited the update mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and crypto miners. Threat actors employed two different types of backdoors and targeted large corporate networks […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2024
North Korea-linked APT groups target South Korean defense contractors

The National Police Agency in South Korea warns that North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting defense industry entities. The National Police Agency in South Korea warns that North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting defense industry entities to steal defense technology information. North Korea-linked APT groups Lazarus, Andariel, and Kimsuky hacked multiple defense companies in South […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2024
Akira ransomware received $42M in ransom payments from over 250 victims

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2024
DuneQuixote campaign targets the Middle East with a complex backdoor

Threat actors target government entities in the Middle East with a new backdoor dubbed CR4T as part of an operation tracked as DuneQuixote. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered the DuneQuixote campaign in February 2024, but they believe the activity may have been active since 2023. Kaspersky discovered over 30 DuneQuixote dropper samples used in the campaign. […]