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Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2020

A sad story of pedophilia on how disgusting images fed the web

The journalist Livio Varriale sheds the light on a story about pedophilia that starts from afar and still today finds its roots in the darker side of the internet. Today, I’m going to tell you a horrible story that dwells on the dark web, a story about pedophilia that starts from afar and still today […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2020

A cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis, ECB President Christine Lagarde warns

The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, is warning that a cyber-attack on a major financial institution could trigger a liquidity crisis. The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has warned that a coordinated cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis. President Lagarde cited findings of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2020

Massive DDoS attack brought down 25% Iranian Internet connectivity

Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%. The NetBlocks internet observatory, which […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2020

The number of cyber attacks on Saudi Aramco is increasing

Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, revealed that it has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the Q4 2019. The energy industry is under attack, Saudi Aramco announced it has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the final quarter of 2019. The data is alarming, even […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2020

Security Affairs newsletter Round 250

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Microsoft announces the launch of a bug bounty program for Xbox Microsoft warns TA505 changed tactic in an ongoing malware campaign Russias watchdog Roskomnadzor threatens to fine Twitter and Facebook The Russian Government blocked ProtonMail and ProtonVPN Apollon […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2020

Maastricht University finally paid a 30 bitcoin ransom to crooks

In December, Maastricht University was hit with ransomware attack, now the university admitted to have paid the ransom requested by crooks. In December 2019, Maastricht University (UM) announced that ransomware infected almost all of its Windows systems on December 23. Maastricht University is an excellent university attended by over 18,000 students, roughly 4,400 employees, and 70,000 alumni. “Maastricht […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2020

IoT devices at major Manufacturers infected with crypto-miner

Hackers have infected with a piece of malware some IoT devices running Windows 7 designed by three of the world’s largest manufacturers. Security experts from TrapX reported that some IoT devices running Windows 7 have been infected with a piece of malware, is it a supply chain attack? The experts reported that several IoT devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2020

Facebook’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked by OurMine

The social network giant Facebook is still the target of hackers, its Facebook and Instagram accounts have been hijacked by the popular hacking group OurMine Yesterdat the popular hacking group OurMine hacked the Twitter and Instagram accounts for Facebook and Messenger. The company accounts have been quickly restored. The notorious Saudi Arabian OurMine hacking group […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2020

Group-IB detects Half a Million Indian Banks’ Cards on Joker’s Stash Cardshop

Group-IB experts detected a database containing over 460,000 payment card records uploaded to Joker’s Stash cardshops, most of records were from the Indian banks. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has detected a database containing over 460,000 payment card records uploaded to one of the most popular darknet cardshops (Joker’s Stash) […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2020

RobbinHood ransomware exploit GIGABYTE driver flaw to kill security software

The operators behind the infamous RobbinHood ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to kill antivirus products. Cybercriminals behind the RobbinHood Ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to install a malicious and unsigned driver into Windows with the intent of disabling security products. Ransomware operators leverage a custom antivirus killing package that is delivered to workstations […]

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A sad story of pedophilia on how disgusting images fed the web

A cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis, ECB President Christine Lagarde warns

Massive DDoS attack brought down 25% Iranian Internet connectivity

The number of cyber attacks on Saudi Aramco is increasing

Security Affairs newsletter Round 250

Maastricht University finally paid a 30 bitcoin ransom to crooks

IoT devices at major Manufacturers infected with crypto-miner

Facebook’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked by OurMine

Group-IB detects Half a Million Indian Banks’ Cards on Joker’s Stash Cardshop

RobbinHood ransomware exploit GIGABYTE driver flaw to kill security software

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