Cyber Crime

Asian media firm E27 hacked, attackers asked for a “donation”Asian media firm E27 hacked, attackers asked for a “donation”

Asian media firm E27 hacked, attackers asked for a “donation”

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a "donation" to provide information on the flaws…

5 years ago
France Télévisions group hit by a cyber attack, its antennas were not impactedFrance Télévisions group hit by a cyber attack, its antennas were not impacted

France Télévisions group hit by a cyber attack, its antennas were not impacted

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites.…

5 years ago
The man behind Cardplanet credit card market sentenced to 9 years in prisonThe man behind Cardplanet credit card market sentenced to 9 years in prison

The man behind Cardplanet credit card market sentenced to 9 years in prison

A 30-year old Russian national was sentenced to nine years in prison for running Cardplanet and Direct Connection credit card market.…

5 years ago
Crooks hide e-skimmer code in favicon EXIF MetadataCrooks hide e-skimmer code in favicon EXIF Metadata

Crooks hide e-skimmer code in favicon EXIF Metadata

Malwarebytes experts observed crooks hiding a software skimmer in the EXIF metadata of an image that was surreptitiously loaded by…

5 years ago
Developer of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prisonDeveloper of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prison

Developer of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prison

A man accused to have developed distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnets based on the Mirai botnet was sentenced to 13…

5 years ago
Police arrested 32 people while investigating underground economy forumPolice arrested 32 people while investigating underground economy forum

Police arrested 32 people while investigating underground economy forum

German Police have arrested 32 individuals and detained 11 after a series of raids targeting users of an illegal underground…

5 years ago
New Lucifer DDoS botnet targets Windows systems with multiple exploitsNew Lucifer DDoS botnet targets Windows systems with multiple exploits

New Lucifer DDoS botnet targets Windows systems with multiple exploits

A new botnet, tracked as Lucifer, appeared in the threat landscape, it leverages close to a dozen exploits to hack…

5 years ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces superseding indictment for conspiring with LulzSec hackersWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces superseding indictment for conspiring with LulzSec hackers

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces superseding indictment for conspiring with LulzSec hackers

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attempted to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could have stolen info for…

5 years ago
Maze ransomware operators claim to have breached LG ElectronicsMaze ransomware operators claim to have breached LG Electronics

Maze ransomware operators claim to have breached LG Electronics

Maze ransomware operators claims to have breached the South Korean multinational electronics company LG Electronics. Researchers at Cyble discovered a…

5 years ago
CryptoCore hacker group stole over $200M from cryptocurrency exchangesCryptoCore hacker group stole over $200M from cryptocurrency exchanges

CryptoCore hacker group stole over $200M from cryptocurrency exchanges

The CryptoCore hacker group that is believed to be operating out of Eastern Europe has stolen around $200 million from…

5 years ago