Russia-linked APT group, reportedly APT29, is suspected to be behind a hack of TeamViewer ‘s corporate network. TeamViewer discovered that a threat actor has breached its corporate network and some reports attribute the intrusion to the Russia-linked APT group APT29…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 478 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 in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Infosys McCamish Systems…
Infosys McCamish Systems data breach impacted over 6 million people
Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) revealed that the 2023 data breach following the LockBit ransomware attack impacted 6 million individuals. IMS specializes in providing business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) services specifically tailored for the insurance and financial services…
A cyberattack shut down the University Hospital Centre Zagreb in Croatia
A cyber attack started targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) on Wednesday night, reported the Croatian Radiotelevision. A cyber attack began targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb), the largest Croatian hospital, on Wednesday night, according to…
US announces a $10M reward for Russia’s GRU hacker behind attacks on Ukraine
The US DoJ announced charges against a member of Russia’s military intelligence service GRU for conducting wiper attacks on Ukraine in 2022. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against Russian national Amin Timovich Stigal, who is a member…
LockBit group falsely claimed the hack of the Federal Reserve
The LockBit ransomware group seems to have lied when they announced the hack of the US Federal Reserve. The real victim is the Evolve Bank. The LockBit ransomware group hasn’t hacked the Federal Reserve as it has recently claimed, the…
LockBit group wrongly claimed the hack of the Federal Reserve
The LockBit ransomware group seems to have lied when they announced the hack of the US Federal Reserve. The real victim is the Evolve Bank. The LockBit ransomware group hasn’t hacked the Federal Reserve as it has recently claimed, the…
CISA adds GeoSolutionsGroup JAI-EXT, Linux Kernel, and Roundcube Webmail bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds GeoSolutionsGroup JAI-EXT, Linux Kernel, and Roundcube Webmail bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog:…
New P2Pinfect version delivers miners and ransomware on Redis servers
Researchers warn that the P2Pinfect worm is targeting Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency mining payloads. Cado Security researchers warned that the P2Pinfect worm is employed in attacks against Redis servers, aimed at deploying both ransomware and cryptocurrency mining payloads.…
New MOVEit Transfer critical bug is actively exploited
Experts warn of active exploitation of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer file transfer software. Progress Software addressed two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-5805 and CVE-2024-5806, affecting its MOVEit Transfer file transfer software. The vulnerability CVE-2024-5805 (CVSS score…
New Caesar Cipher Skimmer targets popular CMS used by e-stores
A new e-skimmer called Caesar Cipher Skimmer is used to compromise multiple CMS, including WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart. Sucuri researchers discovered a new e-skimmer, called Caesar Cipher Skimmer, that was used in recent weeks to target users of e-stores based…
Mirai-like botnet is exploiting recently disclosed Zyxel NAS flaw
Researchers warn that a Mirai-based botnet is exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in EoL Zyxel NAS devices. Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation warn that a Mirai-based botnet has started exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-29973 (CVSS score…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is free
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released in the U.K. and has left the country after five years in Belmarsh prison. Julian Assange is free after five years in Belmarsh prison, the WikiLeaks founder has been released in the U.K.…
CISA confirmed that its CSAT environment was breached in January.
CISA warned chemical facilities that its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) environment was compromised in January. CISA warns chemical facilities that its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) environment was breached in January. In March, the Recorded Future News first reported that…
Threat actors compromised 1,590 CoinStats crypto wallets
Threat actors breached 1,590 cryptocurrency wallets of the cryptocurrency portfolio management and tracking platform CoinStats. The cryptocurrency portfolio management and tracking platform CoinStats suffered a massive security breach. Alleged North Korea threat actors have compromised 1,590 cryptocurrency wallets. CoinStats allows…
Experts observed approximately 120 malicious campaigns using the Rafel RAT
Multiple threat actors are using an open-source Android remote administration tool called Rafel RAT to target Android Devices. Check Point Research identified multiple threat actors using Rafel, an open-source remote administration tool (RAT). The researchers spotted an espionage group using Rafel, highlighting…
LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve
The Lockbit ransomware group announced that it had breached the US Federal Reserve and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data. The Lockbit ransomware group announced that it had breached the systems of Federal Reserve of the United States and exfiltrated…
Ransomware threat landscape Jan-Apr 2024: insights and challenges
Between Jan and Apr 2024, the global ransomware landscape witnessed significant activity, with 1420 ransomware claims reported worldwide. In the first four months of 2024, the global ransomware landscape witnessed significant activity, with 1420 ransomware claims reported worldwide, including 55…
ExCobalt Cybercrime group targets Russian organizations in multiple sectors
The cybercrime group ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in multiple sectors with a previously unknown backdoor known as GoRed. Positive Technologies researchers reported that a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in multiple sectors with a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor…
Threat actor attempts to sell 30 million customer records allegedly stolen from TEG
A threat actor is offering for sale customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG. TEG (Ticketek Entertainment Group) is an Australian company that operates in the live entertainment and ticketing industry. The company operates…