Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023
New ShellBot bot targets poorly managed Linux SSH Servers

New ShellBot DDoS bot malware, aka PerlBot, is targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers, ASEC researchers warn. AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) discovered a new variant of the ShellBot malware that was employed in a campaign that targets poorly managed Linux SSH servers. The ShellBot, also known as PerlBot, is a Perl-based DDoS bot that uses IRC […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023
Ferrari confirms data breach after receiving a ransom demand from an unnamed extortion group

Ferrari disclosed a data breach after receiving a ransom demand from an unnamed extortion group that gained access to some of its IT systems. Ferrari disclosed a data breach after it received a ransom demand from an unnamed extortion group that breached its IT systems. The threat actor claims to have stolen certain client details. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2023
Crooks stole more than $1.5M worth of Bitcoin from General Bytes ATMs

Cryptocurrency ATM maker General Bytes suffered a security breach over the weekend, the hackers stole $1.5M worth of cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturers General Bytes suffered a security incident that resulted in the theft of $1.5M worth of cryptocurrency. GENERAL BYTES is the world’s largest Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer. The company revealed that the threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2023
Emotet is back after a three-month hiatus

The infamous Emotet malware is back after a short hiatus, threat actors are spreading it via Microsoft OneNote email attachments. The Emotet malware returns after a three-month hiatus and threat actors are distributing it via Microsoft OneNote email attachments to avoid detection. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2023
Play ransomware gang hit Dutch shipping firm Royal Dirkzwager

Dutch maritime logistics company Royal Dirkzwager suffered a ransomware attack, the company was hit by the Play ransomware gang. The Play ransomware group hit the Dutch maritime logistics company Royal Dirkzwager. Royal Dirkzwager is specialized in optimizing shipping processes and managing maritime and logistic information flows. The ransomware group added the company to its Tor […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2023
Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware

Kaspersky released a new version of the decryptor for the Conti ransomware that is based on the previously leaked source code of the malware. Kaspersky has published a new version of a decryption tool for the Conti ransomware based on previously leaked source code for the Conti ransomware. In March 2022, a Ukrainian security researcher […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2023
US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware

The US government released a joint advisory that provides technical details about the operation of the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint advisory that provides indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2023
Feds arrested Pompompurin, the alleged owner of BreachForums

U.S. law enforcement arrested this week a US citizen suspected to be Pompompurin, the notorious owner of the BreachForums cybercrime forum. U.S. law enforcement arrested this week a US man that goes online with the moniker “Pompompurin,” the US citizen is accused to be the owner of the popular hacking forum BreachForums.  The news of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2023
Hitachi Energy breached by Clop gang through GoAnywhere Zero-Day exploitation

Hitachi Energy disclosed a data breach, the Clop ransomware gang stole the company data by exploiting the recent GoAnywhere zero-day flaw. Hitachi Energy disclosed a data breach, the company was hacked by the Clop ransomware gang that stole its data by exploiting the recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2023
HinataBot, a new Go-Based DDoS botnet in the threat landscape

A new Golang-based DDoS botnet, tracked as HinataBot, targets routers and servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Akamai researchers spotted a new DDoS Golang-based botnet, dubbed HinataBot, which has been observed exploiting known flaws to compromise routers and servers. The experts reported that the HinataBot bot was seen being distributed since the beginning of 2023 and its operators are actively […]