Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2022

The role of Social Media in modern society – Social Media Day 22 interview Experts shared PoC exploit code for RCE in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus tool A ransomware attack forced publishing giant Macmillan to shuts down its systems SessionManager Backdoor employed in attacks on Microsoft IIS servers worldwide A long-running cryptomining campaign (..)

Telecommunications 83

Telecommunications Media DDOS Malware 83

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Since August, FIN11 started targeting organizations in many industries, including defense, energy, finance, healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, and transportation. Researchers from FireEye’s Mandiant observed FIN11 hackers using spear-phishing messages distributing a malware downloader dubbed FRIENDSPEAK.

Ransomware 131

Ransomware Malware Telecommunications Advertising 131

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

The gang was targeting organizations via spam campaigns to spread ransomware, however, the police did not disclose the malware family used by the group in its attacks. The gang was also providing VPN-like services used by other cybercriminal organizations to carry out malicious activities used to deliver malware to the target organization.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware DDOS Telecommunications Malware 112

Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

Microsoft dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the ZLoader trojan with the help of telecommunications providers around the world and cybersecurity firms. ” Zloader is a banking malware that has been active at least since 2016, it borrows some functions from the notorious Zeus 2.0.8.9 To nominate, please visit:?

Banking 113

Banking Malware Telecommunications Antivirus 113

Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2021

The G7 members highlights the importance to collaborate to increase the security of supply chains, the statement also recognizes the foundational role that telecommunications infrastructure, including 5G and future communication technologies, plays and will play in underpinning our wider digital and ICT infrastructure.

Ransomware 102

Ransomware Cybercrime Telecommunications Accountability 102

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2020

An Emotet campaign hit Lithuania, the malware has infected systems at the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and several municipalities. A large-scale Emotet campaign hit Lithuania, the malware has infected the networks of Lithuania’s National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and several municipalities. Security Center.

Passwords 101

Passwords Malware Telecommunications Banking 101

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2022

Microsoft recently announced that is investigating claims that the Lapsus$ cybercrime gang breached their internal Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data. Now the cybercrime gang claims to have leaked the source code for some Microsoft projects, including Bing and Cortana.

Cybercrime 90

Cybercrime Telecommunications VPN Hacking 90

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While the malware written in.NET is new, its deployment is similar to previous attacks attributed to #Sandworm. In April, Sandworm targeted energy facilities in Ukraine with a new strain of the Industroyer ICS malware (INDUSTROYER2) and a new version of the CaddyWiper wiper.

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Encryption Telecommunications Malware 119

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2023

Telecommunications giant Lumen Technologies discovered two cybersecurity incidents, including a ransomware attack. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, on March 27, 2023, Lumen announced two cybersecurity incidents. ” continues the form.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Telecommunications Technology Cybersecurity 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

Cyber Attacks 82

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 82

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

Data breaches 77

Data breaches DDOS Backups Ransomware 77

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Researchers from the NCC Group’s report and later Symantec confirmed that malware was developed by the Russian cybercrime crew known as Evil Corp , which was behind the Dridex Trojan , and multiple ransomware like Locky , Bart, Jaff , and BitPaymer. This group has been active since at least 2007, in December 2019, the U.S.

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Telecommunications Banking Advertising 85

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The cybercrime unit of the Ukrainian police has arrested a group of cybercriminals who managed to steal payment card data from at least 70,000 people by setting up mobile fake top-up services. 361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of computers, automated systems, computer networks or telecommunications networks) and Part 3 of Art.

Phishing 81

Phishing Banking Mobile Telecommunications 81

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The gang also targeted the South American telecommunication providers Claro and Embratel. The post Lapsus$ ransomware gang hits Impresa, Portugal’s largest media conglomerate appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lapsus$ ransomware).

Media 139

Media Ransomware Telecommunications Accountability 139

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Google TAG also reported the malware-based attacks conducted by the group behind Cuba ransomware to distribute RomCom RAT in the networks of the Ukrainian government and military.

Phishing 86

Phishing Education Accountability Telecommunications 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2021

data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers. .” In March 2020, the wireless carrier was a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor.A

Data breaches 121

Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Wireless 121

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

Regional government telecommunications secretary Segi Marcén said that no ransom would be paid by Spanish authorities. The authorities are investigating into the security breach, the hospital did not explain if it has suffered a data breach. At this time the ransomware gang behind the attack has yet to demand the payment of a ransom.

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Data breaches 85

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

The vendor addressed the issue with the release of a patch on June 28, 2022, “In addition to building security, surveillance cameras are used throughout many critical infrastructure sectors such as oil & gas, power grids, telecommunications, etc. ” concludes Nozomi.

Surveillance 143

Surveillance Authentication Telecommunications Manufacturing 143

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Sinclair Broadcast Group is a Fortune 500 media company, the group is a publicly-traded American telecommunications conglomerate having annual revenues of $5.9 We are standing by as we wait to get on the air. link] — Kristin Bien (@KristinBienWSBT) October 17, 2021. billion in 2020.

Ransomware 84

Ransomware Media Telecommunications Marketing 84

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

One of the targets of the attacks was a major APAC-based Internet services, telecommunications and hosting provider. Two weeks before, another Mirai-variant botnet launched over a dozen UDP and TCP based DDoS attacks that peaked multiple times above 1 Tbps. Another target was a gaming firm. Both attacks were successfully mitigated.

DDOS 120

DDOS Telecommunications Internet Internet 120

SecureList

MAY 11, 2023

Security researchers discovered an archive that contained test builds of the malware for a number of less common platforms, including macOS and FreeBSD, as well as for various non-standard processor architectures, such as MIPS and SPARC. Meanwhile, the malware itself evolved, adding an LDAP-based self-spreading mechanism.

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Malware Architecture Telecommunications 115

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Well-known malware families are involved in the biggest and most wide-reaching campaigns. There is, of course, a documented porosity between the ransomware ecosystem and other cybercrime domains such as carding or point-of-sale (PoS) hacking. Instead, access sellers go after the low-hanging fruit. Part II: The darknet shenanigans.

Ransomware 123

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 123

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The most common objective of such attacks is cyberespionage and disruption of major telecommunications companies’ work. The telecommunications sector: Are providers ready for 5G? If they manage to compromise a telecommunications company, they can then also compromise its customers for surveillance or sabotage purposes.

Banking 85

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 85

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

ClearSky also reported the use of the following custom-made malware: STSRCheck – Self-development databases and open ports mapping tool. POWSSHNET – Self-Developed Backdoor malware – RDP over SSH Tunneling. ” reads the report published by ClearSky.

VPN 115

VPN Telecommunications Advertising Hacking 115

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. The past year — a harrowing period for the world economy — culminated in the spike of cybercrime. The most severe financial damage has occurred as a result of ransomware activity.

Banking 130

Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 130

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 106

Ransomware Telecommunications Data breaches Mobile 106