Dark Web

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2024
Threat actors hacked Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom

Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (literally Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country. Threat actors stole […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2024
Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace

German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators. The Düsseldorf Police announced that a large-scale international law enforcement operation led to the seizure of the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace. “Under the direction of the North Rhine-Westphalia Cybercrime Central and Contact Office (ZAC NRW), an investigative commission at the Düsseldorf […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2024
Software firm AnyDesk disclosed a security breach

Remote desktop software company AnyDesk announced that threat actors compromised its production environment. Remote desktop software company AnyDesk announced on Friday that threat actors had access to its production systems. The security breach was discovered as a result of a security audit, the company immediately notified relevant authorities. AnyDesk did not reveal if it has […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2024
AnyDesk Incident: Customer Credentials Leaked and Published for Sale on the Dark Web

Resecurity identified bad actors offering a significant number of AnyDesk customer credentials for sale on the Dark Web. Such information being available for cybercriminals could act as a catalyst for new attacks, including targeted phishing campaigns. Having additional context about a particular customer, the probability of a successful compromise could increase significantly. For example, one […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
750 million Indian mobile subscribers’ data offered for sale on dark web

Data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. CloudSEK researchers warned that a database containing data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. According to the researchers, at least two cybercrime gangs, CYBO […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
Hundreds of network operators’ credentials found circulating in Dark Web

Hundreds of compromised credentials of customers of RIPE, APNIC, AFRINIC, and LACNIC are available on the dark web, Resecurity warns. Resecurity conducted a thorough scan of the Dark Web and identified over 1,572 compromised customers of RIPE, Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), and the Latin America and Caribbean Network […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2024
Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election

Investigators from Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) warn that Indonesia is increasingly being targeted by cyber-threat actors. Investigators from Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) have found that Indonesia is increasingly being targeted by cyber-threat actors who have staged attacks that pose significant long-term risks to the integrity of the country’s elections. These findings coincide with the critical and fast-approaching […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2024
Swiss Air Force sensitive files stolen in the hack of Ultra Intelligence & Communications

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web as a result of cyberattack on a US security provider. Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. Ultra Intelligence & Communications provides critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2023
New Version of Meduza Stealer Released in Dark Web

The Resecurity’s HUNTER unit spotted a new version of the Meduza stealer (version (2.2)) that was released in the dark web. On Christmas Eve, Resecurity’s HUNTER unit spotted the author of perspective password stealer Meduza has released a new version (2.2). One of the key significant improvements are support of more software clients (including browser-based […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2023
Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing substantial data leaks. Over 50 million records containing PII of consumers from around the world have been leaked. The actual damage resulting […]