Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019
Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Google researchers discovered that iPhone devices could be hacked by tricking owners into visiting specially crafted websites. Researchers at Google Project Zero discovered that it was possible to hack iPhone devices by visiting specially crafted websites. Earlier this year, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) experts uncovered an iPhone hacking campaign, initially, they spotted a limited […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
Capital One Hacker indicted on federal charges for Wire Fraud and Computer Data Theft

Paige Thompson, the alleged hacker behind the Capital One hack and attacks on 30 other organizations has been indicted on wire fraud and computer fraud. Paige Thompson, a transgender woman, suspected to be the hacker behind the Capital One hack and attacks on 30 other organizations has been indicted on wire fraud and computer fraud. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
Lumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its network

Lumber Liquidators, a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring in North America, announced that a malware attack took down its network. North American hard-surface flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators revealed that it was victim of a security incident, a malware-based attack took down part of its network for nearly a week.  Lumber Liquidators has 416 locations […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
A new variant of Trickbot banking Trojan targets Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint users

A new Trickbot Trojan variant is targeting Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint users, confirming the evolution of the threat. TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors has continuously upgraded it by implementing new features. For example, in February Trend Micro detected a variant that includes a new module […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2019
Magecart hackers compromise another 80 eCommerce sites

Security experts at Aite Group and Arxan Technologies have discovered that hackers under the Magecart umbrella have compromised 80 more eCommerce sites. Security experts at Aite Group and Arxan Technologies have discovered that Magecart hackers continue to target online stores to steal credit card data, in recent operations, they have compromised 80 more eCommerce sites. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2019
French Police remotely disinfected 850,000 PCs from RETADUP bot

The French police force, National Gendarmerie, announced to have neutralized the Retadup malware on over 850,000 computers taking over its C2 server. The French police force, National Gendarmerie, announced the successful takedown of a huge RETADUP botnet after it has taken the control of its command and control (C2) server. The operation allowed the France law enforcement […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2019
TA505 group updates tactics and expands the list of targets

Recent campaigns show threat actors behind the Dridex and Locky malware families, the TA505 group, have updated tactics and expanded its target list. Trend Micro revealed that the TA505 group that is behind the Dridex and Locky malware families continue to make small changes to its operations. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Experts uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering the Quasar RAT

Researchers at Cofense uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. Experts at security firm Cofense observed an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. The use of multiple anti-analysis methods to camouflage the attack vectors is the main characteristic of this campaign. Quasar RAT is available as an open-source […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019
Nemty Ransomware, a new malware appears in the threat landscape

A new ransomware, dubbed Nemty, appeared in the threat landscape over the weekend, it spreads via compromised RDP connections. A new ransomware, called Nemty ransomware, has been discovered over the weekend by malware researchers. The name of the ransomware comes after the extension it adds to the encrypted file names, the malicious code also deletes […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019
Binance says that leaked KYC Data are from third-party vendor.

The Binance cryptocurrency exchange revealed that leaked users’ KYC data were obtained by hackers from a third-party vendor. In July, the hack of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange made the headlines, hackers stole$41 Million worth of Bitcoin (over 7,000 bitcoins) from Binance. Binance is one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed that the hackers […]