Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2019
According to a confidential report from the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), at least 1,800 companies were infected with 3 ransomware. A confidential report published by the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that at least 1,800 companies are affected by three strains of ransomware across the world. According to the report, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2019
RevengeHotels campaign – The hospitality industry continues to be a privileged target for cybercriminals that target hotels, restaurant chains, and tourism services. Security experts at Kaspersky have published a report on a targeted cybercrime malware campaign, tracked as RevengeHotels, that hit hotels, hostels, hospitality and tourism companies. According to the experts, the threat actor has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2019
A piece of the Ryuk Ransomware infected the network of the multinational cybersecurity firm Prosegur, forcing the company to shut down it. The Spanish multinational security company Prosegur announced that it was of a ransomware attack that disrupted its telecommunication platform. The network of the Prosegur firm was infected with a piece of the Ryuk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 27, 2019
Law enforcement agencies arrested 79 people worldwide as part of the Global Airline Action Days operation to fight fraudulent online purchases of flight tickets An international operation of law enforcement to fight fraudulent online purchases of flight tickets resulted in the arrest of 79 people as part of the Global Airline Action Days (GAAD). Crooks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 27, 2019
Another South Korean cryptocurrency exchange was hacked, this time the victim is Upbit that lost $48.5 million in cryptocurrency. The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit disclosed a security breach, the company told its customers that hackers have stolen $48.5 million in crypto-currency from its hot wallet. The company has halted its operations on Wednesday, customers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 27, 2019
Microsoft revealed that the new Dexphot cryptocurrency miner has already infected more than 80,000 computers worldwide. Security experts at Microsoft analyzed a new strain of cryptocurrency miner tracked as Dexphot that has been active since at least October 2018. The malicious code abuse of the resources of the infected machine to mine cryptocurrency, according to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 27, 2019
A group under the Magecart umbrella adopted a new tactic that leverages on MiTM and phishing attacks to target sites using external payment processors. Security experts at RiskIQ continue to monitor activities of several Magecart groups, recently they spotted a new crew, tracked as Full(z) House, that leverages phishing and web skimming for its attacks. The Full(z) […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2019
Livingston School District in New Jersey is the last victim of a ransomware attack that caused a two hour delayed opening. Students at the Livingston public school district in New Jersey are undoubtedly happy for a two hour delayed opening tomorrow. A new ransomware attack hit a school district in the US, the malware has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2019
Malware Hunter – One year after its launch, Marco Ramilli shared the results of its project that has analyzed more than 1 Million malware samples. Malware Hunter – One year ago I decided to invest in static Malware Analysis automation by setting up a full-stack environment able to grab samples from common opensources and to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2019
Crooks behind the Raccoon Stealer have adopted a simple and effective technique to circumvent popular anti-spam messaging gateways. Cybercriminals behind the Raccoon Stealer have adopted a simple and effective technique to circumvent Microsoft and Symantec anti-spam messaging gateways. The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, […]
