Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
Phishers prefer Tesla, top 3 malware strains in Coronavirus phishing campaigns

Group-IB’s CERT-GIB analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails and discovered top malware strains in COVID-19 campaigns Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails between February 13 and April 1, 2020. Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Group-IB researchers also discovered that coronavirus […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2020
Magecart group 7 use new e-skimmer to steal payment data

RiskIQ researchers spotted a new ongoing Magecart campaign that already compromised at least 19 different e-commerce websites. Researchers from security firm RiskIQ have uncovered a new ongoing Magecart campaign that already compromised at least 19 different e-commerce websites to steal customers’ payment card data. The experts discovered a new software skimmer, dubbed “MakeFrame,” that injects […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2020
Zeus Sphinx spam campaign attempt to exploit Coronavirus outbreak

The Zeus Sphinx malware is back, operators are now spreading it exploiting the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak. The Zeus Sphinx malware is back, it was observed in a new wave of attacks attempting to exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak. Experts from IBM X-Force uncovered a hacking campaign employing the Zeus Sphinx malware, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2020
Source code of Dharma ransomware now surfacing on public hacking forums

The source code of the infamous Dharma ransomware is now available for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums. The source code of one of the most profitable ransomware families, the Dharma ransomware, is up for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums. The Dharma ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in February 2016, at the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2020
Ryuk Ransomware operators continue to target hospitals during COVID19 outbreak

Operators behind the Ryuk Ransomware continue to target hospitals even as these organizations are involved in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The threat actors behind the infamous Ryuk Ransomware continue to target hospitals, even as they are involved in containing the Coronavirus outbreak. The decision of the operators is not aligned with principal ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2020
FBI shuts down the Russian-based hacker platform DEER.IO

The FBI shuts down Deer.io, a Russian-based online platform that has been hosting hundreds of online shops where illegal products and services were being sold, The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently taken down the Russian-based online platform DEER.IO that is hosting various cybercrime products and services […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2020
New York Attorney General asks domain registrars to crack down on coronavirus scam sites

New York Attorney General asks domain registrars, including GoDaddy, and Namecheap, to crack down on coronavirus scam sites. The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. The New York Attorney General asks GoDaddy, Namecheap, Register.com, and Endurance International Group and other domain […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks March 15 – March 21, 2020

In this post, I decided to share the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from March 15 to March 21, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the COVID19 outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. March 21, 2020 – New […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2020
Thousands of Coronavirus-related malicious domains are being created every day

The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. Crooks and nation-state actors continue to exploit the interest of potential victims in the Coronavirus outbreak. In recent weeks, we observed that threat actors are creating thousands of coronavirus-themed websites on a daily basis. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2020
Card data stole from the Volusion security breach surfaces on the dark web

Security experts have discovered that card data stolen last year from Volusion-hosted online stores is now available for sale on the dark web. Experts from the threat intel firm Gemini Advisory have discovered that card data stolen last year from Volusion-hosted online stores have surfaced on the dark web. Volusion is a privately-held technology company that […]