Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2020
Unacademy hacked, 22 million accounts offered for sale

Hackers have breached the online learning platform Unacademy and are selling the account information for close to 22 million users. Online learning platform Unacademy has suffered a data breach after a hacker gained access to their database and started selling the account information for close to 22 million users. Unacademy, one of the largest Indian online learning […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2020
Shipping Giant Toll suffered a second ransomware attack in a few months

Australian shipping giant Toll informed its customers that it has shut down some IT systems due to a new ransomware attack. The Australian transportation and logistics giant Toll Group informed its customers that it has shut down some IT systems after a new ransomware attack, it is the second infection disclosed by the company this […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2020
Law enforcement agencies dismantled Infinity Black hacker group

Europol arrested five members of the Infinity Black hacker group that were selling stolen user credentials and hacking tools. Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, today it has arrested five Polish hackers who were members of the Infinity Black hacking group. The joint operation coordinated by the Europol, saw the participation of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2020
Microsoft spotted multiple malspam campaigns using malware-laced ISO and IMG files

Microsoft warns of threat actors targeting organizations with malware-laced ISO and IMG files aimed at delivering a remote access trojan. Microsoft advanced machine learning threat detection models detected multiple malspam campaigns distributing malware-laced ISO. Last week experts from Microsoft detected a COVID-19-themed spam campaign, the messages are crafted to trick users into downloading and mounting […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2020
Hackers are scanning the internet for vulnerable Salt installs, Ghost blogging platform hacked

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. Experts warn of hacking campaign that is targeting organization using the Salt platform for the management of their infrastructure, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. The attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks April 26 – May 02, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from April 26 to May 02, 2020. Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERShttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8AkYMfAAwJ4JZzYRm8GfsJCDON8q83C9_wu5u10sNAt_CcA/viewform Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2020
TOKOPEDIA e-commerce hacked, 91 Million accounts available on the darkweb

A hacker has leaked the details of 15 million users registered on Tokopedia, an Indonesian technology company specializing in e-commerce. Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company specializing in e-commerce, it currently operates Indonesia’s largest online store. The company has over 4200 employees and accounts for over 90 million active users every month. The hacker claims to have […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2020
TrickBot operators exploit COVID-19 as lures

IBM X-Force researchers spotted a new COVID-19-themed campaign spreading the infamous TrickBot trojan through fake messages. IBM X-Force researchers uncovered a new COVID-19-themed campaign that is spreading the infamous TrickBot trojan through fake messages. The spam messages pretend to be sent by the Department of Labor’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and attempt to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2020
Fake Microsoft Teams notifications aim at stealing Office365 logins

Phishing attacks impersonating notifications from Microsoft Teams targeted as many as 50,000 Teams users to steal Office365 logins. Abnormal Security experts observed two separate phishing attacks impersonating notifications from Microsoft Teams that targeted as many as 50,000 Teams users to steal Office365 logins. The popularity of Microsoft Teams has spiked as a result of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2020
Maze Ransomware operators claim to have stolen millions of credit cards from Banco BCR

Maze Ransomware operators claim to have gained access to the network of Banco BCR of Costa Rica and stolen 11 million credit card credentials. Maze Ransomware operators claim to have hacked the network of the state-owned Bank of Costa Rica Banco BCR and to have stolen internal data, including 11 million credit card credentials. Banco BCR […]