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Security Affairs newsletter Round 424 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. Law enforcement shutdown a long-standing DDoS-for-hire service A Russian national charged for committing LockBit Ransomware attacks […]

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June 18, 2023
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Law enforcement shutdown a long-standing DDoS-for-hire service

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. The operation was conducted by the Polish Central Bureau for Combating […]

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June 17, 2023
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A Russian national charged for committing LockBit Ransomware attacks

DoJ charged a Russian national with conspiring to carry out LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. and foreign businesses. The Justice Department announced charges against the Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov (20) for his role in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks against systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa. The US authorities arrested the man […]

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June 17, 2023
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Oil and gas giant Shell is another victim of Clop ransomware attacks

British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack conducted by the Clop group. Oil and Gas giant Shell has confirmed that it is one of the victims of the recent large-scale ransomware campaign conducted by the Clop gang exploiting a MOVEit zero-day vulnerability Threat actors are actively exploiting the zero-day vulnerability, tracked […]

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June 16, 2023
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Progress fixed a third flaw in MOVEit Transfer software

Progress Software addressed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application that could lead to privilege escalation and information disclosure. Progress Software disclosed a new SQL injection vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application, it is the third issue fixed by the company after: “Progress has discovered a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer that could lead to escalated privileges […]

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June 16, 2023
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Updated Android spyware GravityRAT steals WhatsApp Backups

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico. MalwareHunterTeam researchers first shared the hash for […]

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June 16, 2023
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