Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2020
267 Million Facebook identities available for 500 euros on the dark web

Over 267 million Facebook profiles are offered for sale on dark web sites and hacker forums, the dump is offered for £500 ($623) and doesn’t include passwords. Hackers are offering for sale over 267 million Facebook profiles for £500 ($623) on dark web sites and hacker forums, the archive doesn’t include passwords. Early March, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2020
Law enforcement and Microsoft join forces to dismantle botnet using LED Light Control Console

Cybercriminals have abused LED light control console to launch malicious attacks, Microsoft’s security experts warn. Microsoft researchers shared details of a new incident discovered in Taiwan, where crooks abused LED light control consoles to launch malicious attacks. Threat actors used the consoles to deliver malware and ransomware through an IoT botnet that was also used […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2020
US Government concerned by cyber attacks on Czech hospitals during COVID19 crisis

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns for cyber cyber attacks that have targeted Czech hospitals involved in the fight against the Coronavirus. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concerns for cyber cyber attacks that recently hit Czech hospitals involved in the fight against the Coronavirus. “As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2020
Proposed government Coronavirus contact tracing app leaked data

A contact tracking app for the Coronavirus proposed to the government of the Netherlands is affected by security issues that could expose user data. Technologies play a crucial role in the containment of the Coronavirus outbreak, especially contact tracing applications that could pose a threat to user privacy. The app, called Covid19 Alert, was one […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2020
Uniswap and Lendf.me hacked, attacker stole $25 million worth of cryptocurrency

Hackers have stolen more than $25 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Uniswap exchange and the Lendf.me lending platform. Bad news from cryptocurrency industry, hackers have stolen more than $25 million in cryptocurrency from the Uniswap exchange and the Lendf.me lending platform. According to the experts, the two attacks could be linked, the same hacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2020
Popular Webkinz World online children’s game hacked, 23M credentials leaked

ZDNet reported that a hacker has leaked 23 million credentials from the Webkinz World online children’s game. Webkinz are stuffed animals that have a playable online counterpart, www.webkinz.com, in “Webkinz World.” Webkinz were originally released by the Canadian toy company Ganz on April 29, 2005. Each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with a unique “Secret Code” printed on it […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2020
Cyberattack reports quadrupled during Coronavirus outbreak, FBI warns

The FBI announced that the number of cybercrime reports is spiked since the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the Aspen Institute, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Tonya Ugoretz, announced that the bureau has observed a spike in cybercrime reports since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. The FBI official explained that the number […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks April 12 – April 18, 2020

This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from April 12 to April 18, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. April 14 – Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 260

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs A new e-skimmer found on WordPress site using the WooCommerce plugin Coronavirus-themed attacks April 05 – April 11, 2020 Thousands Zoom credentials available on a Dark Web forum 500,000+ Zoom accounts available for sale on the Dark Web […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2020
Hacker claims to have stolen 39 million Aptoide app store users

Hacker claims to have breached the Aptoide app store users early this month and now leaked 20 million records out of 39 million Aptoide user records. A hacker has leaked this week details of 20 million users of the Aptoide app store, the claims to have breached the store early this months and to be […]