Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2020
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 is warning of a new escalation in the extortion activities of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang, the operators have been calling victims, threatening to send individuals to their homes if they don’t pay the ransom. According […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2020
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. After the announcement of the leak of the database which contains the personal information of 1.9 million Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members in Shanghai, KELA researchers have obtained it. This database includes the members’ name, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
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 announced its entire worldwide digital infrastructure was the victim of a cyber attack. “It’s a serious attack,” said the Hurtigruten’s chief digital officer Ole-Marius Moe-Helgesen in a statement. “The entire worldwide digital infrastructure of Hurtigruten […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2020
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. Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new botnet, tracked as PgMiner, that targets PostgreSQL databases running on Linux servers to install a cryptocurrency miner. PostgreSQL, also known as Postgres, is one of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
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 K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services. The number of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
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 their settings. Microsoft warned of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings and inject ads into search results pages. Users are redirected to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
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. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported that operators behind the njRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT), aka Bladabindi, are leveraging Pastebin Command and Control tunnels to avoid detection.  “In observations collected since October 2020, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2020
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. Security researchers have uncovered a new technique used by threat actors to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the attackers hide the malware in CSS files. Security experts have analyzed multiple Magecart attack techniques over […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
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 euros in fines. Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik was sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering and ordered to pay 100,000 euros in fines. The man went on trial in Paris for having […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2020
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 infected the systems at a Mexican facility of Foxconn electronics giant over the Thanksgiving weekend. The plan is located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The hackers also claim to have stolen unencrypted files before encrypting […]