Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2021
Interpol has intercepted $83 million from financial cyber crimes

Interpol has intercepted $83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to the accounts used by crooks. An operation conducted by Interpol, codenamed HAECHI-I, conducted by more than 40 officers in the Asia Pacific region over six months period allowed to intercept a total of USD 83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
Canada Post disclosed a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider

Canada Post disclosed a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider that exposed shipping information for their customers. Canada Post announced that a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider exposed shipping information for their customers. Canada Post is a Crown corporation that functions as the primary postal operator in Canada, it provides service to more than 16 million Canadian […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2021
Nearly 50,000 IPs compromised in Kubernetes clusters by TeamTNT

Researchers discovered about 50,000 IPs across multiple Kubernetes clusters that were compromised by the TeamTNT.threat actors. Researchers from Trend Micro reported that about 50,000 IPs were compromised across multiple Kubernetes clusters in a cryptojacking campaign conducted by TeamTNT group. Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management. It aims to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2021
French police seized dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle

Last week, French authorities have seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, it is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime. French authorities seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, the operation is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime activity in the dark web. It is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
Audio equipment maker Bose Corporation discloses a ransomware attack

The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2021
Zeppelin ransomware gang is back after a temporary pause

Operators behind the Zeppelin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) have resumed their operations after a temporary interruption. Researchers from BleepingComputer reported that operators behind the Zeppelin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), aka Buran, have resumed their operations after a temporary interruption. Unlike other ransomware, Zeppelin operators do not steal data from the victims and don’t run a leak site. Zeppelin ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2021
A malware attack hit the Alaska Health Department

The Alaska health department website was forced offline by a malware attack, officials are investigating the incident. The website of the Alaska health department was forced offline this week by a malware attack. Local authorities launched an investigation into the attack, at the time of this writing, they did not provide details about the intrusion. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2021
Qlocker ransomware leverages HBS flaw to infect QNAP NAS devices

QNAP warns customers of updating the HBS 3 disaster recovery app to prevent Qlocker ransomware attack. Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning its customers of updating the HBS 3 disaster recovery app running on their Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to prevent Qlocker ransomware infections. At the end of April, experts warned of a new strain […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2021
Conti Ransomware hit 16 US health and emergency Services, said FBI

Conti ransomware targeted over 400 organizations worldwide, 290 in the US, and at least 16 healthcare and first responder networks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that the Conti ransomware gang has hit at least 16 healthcare and first responder organizations. According to a flash alert issued by the FBI over 400 organizations worldwide […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2021
Insurance giant CNA Financial paid a $40 million ransom

The US insurance giant CNA Financial reportedly paid a $40 million ransom to restore access to its files following a ransomware attack.  CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, reportedly paid a $40 ransom to restore access to its files following a ransomware attack that took place in March. According to Bloomberg, […]