Cyber Crime

DoppelPaymer ransomware gang now cold-calling victims, FBI warnsDoppelPaymer ransomware gang now cold-calling victims, FBI warns

DoppelPaymer ransomware gang now cold-calling victims, FBI warns

FBI says DoppelPaymer ransomware gang is harassing victims who refuse to pay, threatening to send individuals to their homes. FBI…

5 years ago
Digging the recently leaked Chinese Communist Party databaseDigging the recently leaked Chinese Communist Party database

Digging the recently leaked Chinese Communist Party database

KELA researchers analyzed a database recently leaked online that contains data for 1.9 million Chinese Communist Party members in Shanghai.…

5 years ago
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was hit by a ransomwareNorwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was hit by a ransomware

Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was hit by a ransomware

Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten disclosed a cyber attack that impacted its entire worldwide digital infrastructure. The Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten…

5 years ago
PgMiner botnet exploits disputed CVE to hack unsecured PostgreSQL DBsPgMiner botnet exploits disputed CVE to hack unsecured PostgreSQL DBs

PgMiner botnet exploits disputed CVE to hack unsecured PostgreSQL DBs

Researchers have discovered a botnet dubbed PgMiner that targets PostgreSQL databases running on Linux servers to install a cryptocurrency miner.…

5 years ago
Threat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warnThreat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warn

Threat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warn

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US…

5 years ago
Adrozek malware silently inject ads into search results in multiple browsersAdrozek malware silently inject ads into search results in multiple browsers

Adrozek malware silently inject ads into search results in multiple browsers

Microsoft warns of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing…

5 years ago
njRAT RAT operators leverage Pastebin C2 tunnels to avoid detectionnjRAT RAT operators leverage Pastebin C2 tunnels to avoid detection

njRAT RAT operators leverage Pastebin C2 tunnels to avoid detection

Threat actors behind the njRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT) are leveraging active Pastebin Command and Control Tunnels to avoid detection.…

5 years ago

Crooks hide software skimmer inside CSS files

Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the malware hides in CSS files.…

5 years ago
Russian Alexander Vinnik sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money launderingRussian Alexander Vinnik sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering

Russian Alexander Vinnik sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering

Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik was sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering and ordered to pay 100,000…

5 years ago
DoppelPaymer ransomware gang hit Foxconn electronics giantDoppelPaymer ransomware gang hit Foxconn electronics giant

DoppelPaymer ransomware gang hit Foxconn electronics giant

Electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn is the last victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware operators that hit a Mexican facility. DoppelPaymer ransomware operators…

5 years ago