Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2022
Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Spanish National Police arrested eight alleged members of a crime ring specialized in SIM swapping attacks. Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Crooks conduct SIM swapping attacks to take control of victims’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2022
Threat actors compromised +500 Magento-based e-stores with e-skimmers

Experts uncovered a mass Magecart campaign that compromised over 500 e-store running the Magento 1 eCommerce platform. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Sansec uncovered a massive Magecart campaign that already compromised more than 500 online stores running the Magento 1 eCommerce platform. Threat actors behind this campaign deployed a digital skimmer that was being loaded from the naturalfreshmall(.)com domain. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2022
Spyware, ransomware and Nation-state hacking: Q&A from a recent interview

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? What will cyber security look like now that those tools are all over the internet? In the last decade, we have observed a progressive weaponization […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2022
US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of an escalation in SIM swap attacks that caused millions of losses. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) observed an escalation in SIM swap attacks aimed at stealing millions from the victims by hijacking their mobile phone numbers. The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2022
Master decryption keys for Maze, Egregor, and Sekhmet ransomware leaked online

The master decryption keys for the Maze, Egregor, and Sekhmet ransomware operations were released last night on the BleepingComputer forums. The master decryption keys for the Maze, Egregor, and Sekhmet ransomware families were released on the BleepingComputer forums by the alleged malware developer. The Maze group was considered one of the most prominent ransomware operations […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2022
The Pirate Bay clones target millions of users with malware and malicious adsïżŒ

CyberNews researchers discovered five clones of The Pirate Bay serving malicious ads to more than seven million users each month. Original Post @ https://cybernews.com/security/the-pirate-bay-clones-target-millions-of-users-with-malware-and-malicious-ads/ CyberNews security researchers discovered five malicious domains masquerading as alternatives to The Pirate Bay. These domains were serving malicious ads to more than seven million users each month. Malvertising, also known […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2022
US seizes $3.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen in 2016 Bitfinex hack

The law enforcement seized $3.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack. Ilya Lichtenstein (34) and his wife, Heather Morgan (31), were arrested for alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5 Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. Law enforcement also seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2022
Vodafone Portugal hit by a massive cyberattack

A cyberattack hit Vodafone Portugal causing severe outages in the country of its communication and television services. Vodafone Portugal suffered a major cyberattack that caused service outages in the country, media reported the temporary disruption of 4G/5G communications and television services. “Vodafone was the target of a network disruption that began on the night of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2022
Data of +6K Puma employees stolen in December Kronos Ransomware attack

Data belonging to 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a December 2021 ransomware attack that hit Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG). Data of 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit HR management platform Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) in December. Potentially exposed data includes names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2022
Russian police arrested six people involved in the theft and selling of stolen credit cards

Russian police arrested six people individuals, allegedly members of a crime ring involved in the theft and selling of stolen credit cards. Another success of Russian police that arrested six people allegedly members of a crime gang involved in the theft and selling of stolen credit cards. The arrests were ordered by the Ministry of […]