Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025
Coinbase disclosed a data breach after an extortion attempt

Coinbase confirmed rogue contractors stole customer data and demanded a $20M ransom in a breach reported to the SEC. Coinbase said rogue contractors stole data on under 1% of users and demanded $20M; the data breach was disclosed in an SEC filing. On May 11, 2025, the company received a ransom demand from a threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025
Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc

Kosovar citizen extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc appeared in federal court facing related charges. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, was extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc and appeared in federal court facing related charges. The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc has been active sunce 2018, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
How Interlock Ransomware Affects the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain

Interlock Ransomware ‘s attack on a defense contractor exposed global defense supply chain details, risking operations of top contractors and their clients. Resecurity envisions the cascading effects on the defense supply chain due to ransomware activity. In the recent incident, by attacking a defense contractor, Interlock Ransomware uncovered details about the supply chains and operations […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
Marks and Spencer confirms data breach after April cyber attack

Marks and Spencer (M&S) confirms that threat actors stole customer data in the ransomware attack that hit the company in April. In April, Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it had been managing a cyber incident in recent days with the help of external cyber security experts. Customers report outages affecting card payments, gift […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025
Moldovan Police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies

A 45-year-old foreign man has been arrested in Moldova for allegedly participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies in 2021. Moldovan police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man as a result of a joint international operation involving Moldovan and Dutch authorities. He is internationally wanted for multiple cybercrime, including ransomware attacks, blackmail, and money laundering, targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025
Threat actors use fake AI tools to deliver the information stealer Noodlophile

Threat actors use fake AI tools to trick users into installing the information stealer Noodlophile, Morphisec researchers warn. Morphisec researchers observed attackers exploiting AI hype to spread malware via fake AI tools promoted in viral posts and Facebook groups. Users seeking free AI video tools unknowingly download Noodlophile Stealer, a new malware that steals browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025
German police seized eXch crypto exchange

Germany’s BKA shut down eXch crypto exchange, seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading platform charges. On April 30, 2025, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA) shut down the eXch crypto exchange (eXch.cx), seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading allegations. ZIT, BKA, and Dutch FIOD led the operation, expecting the evidence […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2025
Ascension reveals personal data of 437,329 patients exposed in cyberattack

A data breach at Ascension, caused by a former partner’s compromise, exposed the health information of over 430,000 patients. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, ranking second in the United States by the number of hospitals as of 2019. At the end of April, the company notified patients that their personal and health information […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2025
Operation Moonlander dismantled the botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services

Law enforcement dismantled a 20-year botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services and arrested four suspects. Authorities dismantled a 20-year-old botnet tied to Anyproxy and 5socks as part of an international operation codenamed “Operation Moonlander”; four men, including three Russians, were indicted for running the illegal proxy networks. The U.S. Justice Department charged Russian nationals, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2025
Cybercriminal services target end-of-life routers, FBI warns

The FBI warns that attackers are using end-of-life routers to deploy malware and turn them into proxies sold on 5Socks and Anyproxy networks. The FBI released a FLASH alert warning about 5Socks and Anyproxy malicious services targeting end-of-life (EOL) routers. Attackers target EoL devices to deploy malware by exploiting vulnerabilities and create botnets for attacks […]