Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Oracle EBS 2025 campaign impacts Madison Square Garden, sensitive data leaked

Madison Square Garden confirmed a data breach tied to the 2025 Oracle E-Business Suite hacking campaign. Madison Square Garden (MSG) has confirmed it was affected by a data breach linked to the 2025 cybercrime campaign targeting Oracle’s E-Business Suite (EBS) customers. Madison Square Garden (MSG) is a world-famous multi-purpose indoor arena located in New York […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2026
Phishing campaign exploits OAuth redirection to bypass defenses

Microsoft researchers warn that threat actors abuse OAuth redirects to target government users and deliver malware. Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns targeting government and public-sector organizations by abusing OAuth URL redirection. Instead of stealing credentials or exploiting software flaws, attackers leverage OAuth’s legitimate by-design behavior to bypass email and browser defenses. The tactic redirects […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Europol’s Project Compass nets 30 arrests in crackdown on “The Com”

Europol’s Project Compass led to 30 arrests targeting ‘The Com’ network, identifying 62 victims and protecting four children from harm. A yearlong operation, code-named Project Compass, led by Europol has dealt a major blow to The Com,’ a cybercrime network known for targeting children and teenagers. The joint effort, called Project Compass and coordinated by […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026
Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty to running OnlyFake AI ID scam site

Ukrainian citizen Yurii Nazarenko admitted running OnlyFake, an AI-driven site that sold over 10,000 fake IDs worldwide. Ukrainian man Yurii Nazarenko pleaded guilty to operating OnlyFake, an AI-powered site that generated and sold more than 10,000 counterfeit IDs globally. “United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset

Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset, the Netherlands is facing the biggest data leak in its history. Odido is a Dutch telecommunications company and one of the largest mobile network operators in the Netherlands. It was formed when T-Mobile Netherlands and Tele2 were rebranded as Odido in 2023 after private equity firms Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
Claude code abused to steal 150GB in cyberattack on Mexican agencies

Hackers abused Claude Code to build exploits and steal 150GB of data in a cyberattack targeting Mexican government systems. Hackers abused Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant to develop exploits, create custom tools, and automatically exfiltrate more than 150GB of data in an attack on Mexican government systems, the Israeli cybersecurity firm Gambit Security reports. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 86

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Technical Deep Dive: The Monero Mining Campaign Operation Olalampo: Inside MuddyWater’s Latest Campaign   VShell and SparkRAT Observed in Exploitation of BeyondTrust Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731)   Operation MacroMaze: new APT28 campaign using basic tooling and legit […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2026
Canadian Tire 2025 data breach impacts 38 million users

A data breach at Canadian Tire exposed personal data from over 38 million accounts, including contact details and encrypted passwords. More than 38 million accounts were affected by an October 2025 data breach at Canadian retail giant Canadian Tire (CTC). The incident marks one of the largest retail data breaches in Canada, raising concerns about […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2026
Microsoft warns of RAT delivered through trojanized gaming utilities

Attackers spread trojanized gaming tools to deliver a stealthy RAT using PowerShell, LOLBins, and Defender evasion tactics. Threat actors are tricking users into running trojanized gaming utilities shared through browsers and chat platforms to deploy a remote access trojan. “Microsoft Defender researchers uncovered a campaign that lured users into running trojanized gaming utilities (Xeno.exe or […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2026
Aeternum botnet hides commands in Polygon smart contracts

Aeternum botnet uses Polygon blockchain smart contracts for C&C, making its infrastructure harder to detect and disrupt. Qrator Labs researchers uncovered Aeternum, a botnet that runs its command-and-control infrastructure through smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain. By decentralizing its C2, the malware avoids traditional server-based takedowns and becomes far harder to disrupt or shut down, […]