Cyber Crime

Microsoft Defender thwarted Akira ransomware attack on an industrial engineering firm

Microsoft thwarted a large-scale hacking campaign carried out by Akira ransomware operators targeting an unknown industrial organization. Microsoft announced that its…

2 years ago

DarkGate malware campaign abuses Skype and Teams

Researchers uncovered an ongoing campaign abusing popular messaging platforms Skype and Teams to distribute the DarkGate malware. From July to…

2 years ago

The Alphv ransomware gang stole 5TB of data from the Morrison Community Hospital

The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. Threat actors continue to target…

2 years ago

Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW

The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the technology services giant CDW and threatens to leak the stolen data.…

2 years ago

Ransomlooker, a new tool to track and analyze ransomware groups’ activities

Ransomlooker monitors ransomware groups' extortion sites and delivers consolidated feeds of their claims worldwide. Cybernews presented Ransomlooker, a tool to monitor…

2 years ago

Phishing, the campaigns that are targeting Italy

This post analyzed the numerous phishing campaigns targeting users and organizations in Italy. Phishing is a ploy to trick users…

2 years ago

A new Magecart campaign hides the malicious code in 404 error page

Researchers observed a new Magecart web skimming campaign changing the websites' default 404 error page to steal credit cards. Researchers from the…

2 years ago

The source code of the 2020 variant of HelloKitty ransomware was leaked on a cybercrime forum

A threat actor has leaked the source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking cybercrime…

2 years ago

QakBot threat actors are still operational after the August takedown

Threat actors behind the QakBot malware are still active, since August they are carrying out a phishing campaign delivering Ransom…

2 years ago

Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs $110 Million

Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts announced that the costs of the recent ransomware attack costs exceeded $110 million. In…

2 years ago

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