Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2024
Nation-state actors exploited two zero-days in ASA and FTD firewalls to breach government networks

Nation-state actor UAT4356 has been exploiting two zero-days in ASA and FTD firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks. Cisco Talos warned that the nation-state actor UAT4356 (aka STORM-1849) has been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks worldwide. […]

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 24, 2024
US offers a $10 million reward for information on four Iranian nationals

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their role in cyberattacks against the U.S.. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies. OFAC has also sanctioned […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2024
The street lights in Leicester City cannot be turned off due to a cyber attack

A cyber attack on Leicester City Council resulted in certain street lights remaining illuminated all day and severely impacted the council’s operations The Leicester City Council suffered a cyber attack that severely impacted the authority’s services in March and led to the leak of confidential documents. The ransomware group behind the attack leaked multiple documents, including rent statements and […]

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 23, 2024
U.S. Gov imposed Visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to commercial spyware activity

The U.S. Department of State imposed visa restrictions on 13 individuals allegedly linked to the commercial spyware business. The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on 13 individuals involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or their immediate family members. The measure aims to counter the misuse of surveillance technology targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2024
A cyber attack paralyzed operations at Synlab Italia

A cyber attack has been disrupting operations at Synlab Italia, a leading provider of medical diagnosis services, since April 18. Since April 18, Synlab Italia, a major provider of medical diagnosis services, has been experiencing disruptions due to a cyber attack. The company initially cited technical issues as the cause leading to “temporary interruption of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2024
Russia-linked APT28 used post-compromise tool GooseEgg to exploit CVE-2022-38028 Windows flaw

Russia-linked APT28 group used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit Windows Print Spooler service flaw. Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT28 group (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium” used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit the Windows Print Spooler flaw CVE-2022-38028. Since at least June 2020, and possibly earlier, the cyberespionage […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2024
Hackers threaten to leak a copy of the World-Check database used to assess potential risks associated with entities

A financially motivated group named GhostR claims the theft of a sensitive database from World-Check and threatens to publish it. World-Check is a global database utilized by various organizations, including financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, for assessing potential risks associated with individuals and entities. It compiles information from diverse sources like public […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2024
Windows DOS-to-NT flaws exploited to achieve unprivileged rootkit-like capabilities

Researcher demonstrated how to exploit vulnerabilities in the Windows DOS-to-NT path conversion process to achieve rootkit-like capabilities. SafeBreach researcher Or Yair devised a technique, exploiting vulnerabilities in the DOS-to-NT path conversion process, to achieve rootkit-like capabilities on Windows. When a user executes a function with a path argument in Windows, the DOS path of the […]