Authorities this week announced the seizure of a domain distributing the NetWire remote access trojan (RAT) and the arrest of a Croatian national suspected of operating the website. First discovered a decade ago, NetWire is one of the best-known malware families out there, used by both cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat actors to steal victim information ..
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“Gli attacchi hacker russi sono una delle prime minacce che incombono. Anche se sembra che il nostro Paese non abbia riportato gravi danni dai recenti attacchi di questo tipo”. Sono queste le prime parole del nuovo direttore generale dell’‘Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN), Bruno Frattasi, rilasciate in un’intervista al Messaggero. La nomina di Frattasi ..
As deepfakes quickly advance in terms of sophistication, they can be scarily convincing, as we’ve seen in some examples. And what’s more, they’re becoming increasingly popular with cybercriminals, as these technologies become even easier to use. The introduction of VALL-E, for instance, has raised new concerns about the ability to make deepfake voices quick and ..
Continua il periodo nero per quanto riguarda la sicurezza informatica del nostro Paese. Nel 2022 sono stati 188 gli attacchi informatici verso il nostro Paese, +169% rispetto al 2021. A livello mondiale la crescita è stata del 21%. Lo rivelano i dati del Rapporto annuale del Clusit, condotto su 148 paesi. “Con 2.489 incidenti gravi ..
A recent report from blockchain data company Chainalysis shows that extortion payments for ransomware declined significantly in 2022. The decrease is attributed to the disruption of major ransomware gangs, a weakening in crypto values, and organizations finally stepping up their cybersecurity practices. According to U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, the industry has pivoted “to ..
Symantec has published two blog posts to warn organizations about advanced persistent threat (APT) actors targeting the materials sector in Asia. The most prominent of the hacking groups is Winnti, also known as APT41, Barium, Blackfly, Bronze Atlas, Double Dragon, Wicked Panda, and Wicked Spider, a Chinese state-sponsored threat group active since at least 2007, ..
L’intelligence italiana ha pubblicato oggi una sintetica panoramica degli esiti dell’attività di analisi delle informazioni, raccolte con strumenti convenzionali e in ambiente classificato, finalizzate a tutelare la sicurezza della Repubblica e a proteggerne gli interessi politici, militari, economici, scientifici e industriali a fronte di uno scenario della minaccia assai fluido e contraddistinto da continue evoluzioni. ..
CrowdStrike on Tuesday published its 2023 Global Threat Report, which reveals that the company is now tracking more than 200 adversaries, after identifying 33 new threat actors and campaigns in 2022. CrowdStrike told SecurityWeek that 14 of the 33 were actually brand new adversaries or activity, while the rest were linked to previous activity observed ..
A Russian national accused of developing a piece of malware named NLBrute has been extradited to the United States from the Eastern European country of Georgia. The suspect, Dariy Pankov, aka dpxaker, was extradited from Georgia in October 2022 and he appeared before a US judge this week. It’s unclear for how long he had ..
Cybercrime: una delle minacce più inquietanti dei nostri tempi. Quante volte abbiamo sentito parlare di crimini informatici, hacker, furto di dati e conseguenti violazioni della privacy? I criminali informatici sono riusciti spesso a invadere spazi protetti della pubblica amministrazione, delle grandi aziende, con il rischio di sottrarre dati importanti, e utilizzarli per scopi illeciti. Il ..
