Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2022
Erbium info-stealing malware, a new option in the threat landscape

The recently discovered Erbium information-stealer is being distributed as fake cracks and cheats for popular video games. Threat actors behind the new ‘Erbium’ information-stealing malware are distributing it as fake cracks and cheats for popular video games to steal victims’ credentials and cryptocurrency wallets. The Erbium info-stealing malware was first spotted by researchers at threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2022
Exmatter exfiltration tool used to implement new extortion tactics

Ransomware operators switch to new extortion tactics by using the Exmatter malware and adding new data corruption functionality. The data extortion landscape is constantly evolving and threat actors are devising new extortion techniques, this is the case of threat actors using the Exmatter malware. Cyderes Special Operations and Stairwell Threat Research researchers spotted a sample […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2022
Ukraine: SSU dismantled cyber gang that stole 30 million accounts

The cyber department of Ukraine ‘s Security Service (SSU) dismantled a gang that stole accounts of about 30 million individuals. The cyber department of Ukraine ‘s Security Service (SSU) has taken down a group of hackers that is behind the theft of about 30 million individuals. The gang was offering the stole accounts for sale […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2022
London Police arrested a teen suspected to be behind Uber, Rockstar Games breaches

The City of London Police this week announced the arrest of a 17-year-old teenager on suspicion of hacking. Is he the Uber hacker? The City of London Police on Friday announced to have arrested a 17-year-old teenager on suspicion of hacking, however, experts believe the arrest could be linked to the recent security breaches suffered […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2022
Surge in Magento 2 template attacks exploiting the CVE-2022-24086 flaw

Sansec researchers warn of a surge in hacking attempts targeting a critical Magento 2 vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-24086. Sansec researchers are warning of a hacking campaign targeting the CVE-2022-24086 Magento 2 vulnerability. Magento is a popular open-source e-commerce platform owned by Adobe, which is used by hundreds of thousands of e-stores worldwide. In February, Adobe […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2022
A disgruntled developer is the alleged source of the leak of the Lockbit 3.0 builder

A disgruntled developer seems to be responsible for the leak of the builder for the latest encryptor of the LockBit ransomware gang. The leak of the builder for the latest encryptor of the LockBit ransomware gang made the headlines, it seems that the person who published it is a disgruntled developer. The latest version of […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2022
Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute

Threat actors have stolen around $160 million worth of digital assets worth from crypto trading firm Wintermute. Malicious actors continue to target organizations in the cryptocurrency industry, the last victim in order of time is crypto trading firm Wintermute. The company made the headlines after that threat actors have stolen around $160 million worth of digital assets. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2022
Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3 billion requests

Cybersecurity company Imperva announced to have mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack with a total of over 25.3 billion requests. Cybersecurity firm Imperva mitigated a DDoS attack with over 25.3 billion requests on June 27, 2022. According to the experts, the attack marks a new record for Imperva’s application DDoS mitigation solution. The attack targeted an unnamed […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2022
Uber believes that the LAPSUS$ gang is behind the recent attack

Uber disclosed additional details about the security breach, the company blames a threat actor allegedly affiliated with the LAPSUS$ hacking group. Uber revealed additional details about the recent security breach, the company believes that the threat actor behind the intrusion is affiliated with the LAPSUS$ hacking group. Over the last months, the Lapsus$ gang compromised […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2022
Analyzing IP Addresses to Prevent Fraud for Enterprises

How can businesses protect themselves from fraudulent activities by examining IP addresses? The police would track burglars if they left calling cards at the attacked properties. Internet fraudsters usually leave a trail of breadcrumbs whenever they visit websites through specific IP addresses. They reveal their physical location and the device they used to connect to […]