Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
‘Korea’s Amazon’ Coupang discloses a data breach impacting 34M customers

Coupang disclosed a five-month data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 34 million South Korean customers. South Korean e-commerce giant disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 34 million customers, exposing personal information over a period of more than five months. “According to the investigation so far, it is believed that unauthorized access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025
Law enforcement shuts down Cryptomixer in major crypto crime takedown

Authorities seized $29M in Bitcoin after takedown of Cryptomixer, a service used to launder cybercrime proceeds. Europol announced the seizure of $29M in Bitcoin after shutting down Cryptomixer, a crypto-mixing service used for cybercrime and money laundering. The Europol reported that since its creation in 2016, Cryptomixer mixed over EUR 1.3 billion in Bitcoin. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Australian man jailed for 7+ years over airport and in-flight Wi-Fi attacks

Australian Michael Clapsis got 7 years and 4 months in prison for Wi-Fi attacks at airports and on flights, stealing sensitive data. Australian man Michael Clapsis (44) was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for conducting Wi-Fi attacks at airports and on flights, stealing sensitive information, according to the Australian Federal Police […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2025
Emerging Android threat ‘Albiriox’ enables full On‑Device Fraud

Albiriox is new Android MaaS malware enabling on-device fraud and real-time control. It targets 400+ banking, fintech, crypto, and payment apps. Albiriox is a new Android malware sold under a malware-as-a-service model on Russian‑speaking cybercrime forums. It provides advanced capabilities for on-device fraud, screen manipulation, and real-time interaction with infected devices. It also includes a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2025
Attackers stole member data from French Soccer Federation

The French Soccer Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach after hackers used a compromised account to steal member data. A compromised account allowed attackers to breach the French Soccer Federation (FFF), stealing data belonging to its members. The organization confirmed the cyberattack on Thursday, but did not disclose the number of members impacted. “The FFF […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2025
New Mirai variant ShadowV2 tests IoT exploits amid AWS disruption

ShadowV2, a new Mirai-based botnet, briefly targeted vulnerable IoT devices during October’s AWS outage, likely as a test run. During the late-October AWS disruption, FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the Mirai-based ‘ShadowV2’ malware exploiting IoT vulnerabilities across multiple countries and industries. The botnet was active only during the outage, suggesting a test run for future attacks. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2025
Asahi says crooks stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees

Asahi says hackers stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees before a ransomware attack crippled its Japan operations. Threat actors hit Asahi with a ransomware attack in September, stealing personal data on about 2 million customers and employees and severely disrupting the company’s operations in Japan. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (commonly called Asahi) is […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2025
Emergency alerts go dark after cyberattack on OnSolve CodeRED

Cyberattack on OnSolve CodeRED disrupted emergency alert services for U.S. state, local, police, and fire agencies. A cyberattack on the OnSolve CodeRED alert platform disrupted emergency notification services used by U.S. state and local governments, police, and fire agencies. OnSolve CodeRED is a cloud-based emergency alert system used by U.S. state and local governments to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2025
Dissecting a new malspam chain delivering Purelogs infostealer

The AISI Research Center’s Cybersecurity Observatory publishes the report “Dissecting a new malspam chain delivering Purelogs infostealer” – November 25, 2025. Organizational and personal security remains under constant threat from increasingly sophisticated attack vectors, with malspam continuing to represent one of the most widespread and effective initial infection vectors for distributing malware on a large […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2025
FBI: bank impersonators fuel $262M surge in account takeover fraud

Cybercriminals posing as banks drove a major spike in account takeover fraud this year, stealing over $262 million, the FBI warned. The FBI warns of a surge in account takeover fraud, with criminals posing as financial institutions and stealing over $262M since January 2025. Cybercriminals breach online financial, payroll, or health-savings accounts to steal money […]