Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2020
Emotet operators are running Halloween-themed campaigns

Crooks behind Emotet malware attempt to take advantage of the Halloween festivity, a new campaign could invite you to a Halloween party. Threat actors are attempting to take advantage of the Halloween festivities, a recent Emotet malware campaign spotted by BleepingComputer employed spam emails that invite recipients to a Halloween party. The Emotet banking trojan has […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2020
DoppelPaymer ransomware gang leaked Hall County, Georgia, voter info

The DoppelPaymer ransomware operators have released data that was stolen from Hall County, Georgia earlier this month. The DoppelPaymer ransomware operators have published online data that was stolen from Hall County, Georgia earlier this month. The attack took place on October 7, it hit Hall County, in the northern part of the state and it […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2020
Brooklyn & Vermont US hospitals hit by ransomware attacks

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network are the last victims of the Ryuk ransomware operators. Ryuk ransomware operators continue the target the US healthcare industry, the last victims in order of time are the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2020
FBI, CISA alert warns of imminent ransomware attacks on healthcare sector

FBI and the DHS’s CISA agencies published a joint alert to warn hospitals and healthcare providers of imminent ransomware attacks from Russia. The FBI, the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a joint alert to warn hospitals and healthcare providers of imminent ransomware attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2020
TrickBot operators employ Linux variants in attacks after recent takedown

A few days after the TrickBot takedown, Netscout researchers spotted a new TrickBot Linux variant that was used by its operators. A few days ago, Microsoft’s Defender team, FS-ISAC, ESET, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, NTT, and Broadcom’s cyber-security division Symantec joined the forces and announced a coordinated effort to take down the command and control infrastructure of the infamous TrickBot botnet. Microsoft has taken […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2020
Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

Office furniture company Steelcase was hit by Ryuk ransomware attack that forced it to shut down its network to avoid the malware from spreading. Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2020
Enel Group suffered the second ransomware attack this year

Multinational energy company Enel Group has been hit by Netwalker ransomware operators that are asking a $14 million ransom. Systems at the multinational energy company Enel Group has been infected with Netwalker ransomware, it is the second ransomware attack suffered by the energy giant this year. Netwalker ransomware operators are asking a $14 million ransom […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2020
Hacker was identified after the theft of $24 million from Harvest Finance

A threat actor has stolen roughly $24 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from decentralized finance service Harvest Finance. A hacker has stolen approximately $24 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from decentralized finance service Harvest Finance, a web portal that lets users finding the farming opportunities that will maximize their yield(APY) returns. The hack took place earlier today […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2020
KashmirBlack, a new botnet in the threat landscape that rapidly grows

Security experts spotted a new botnet, tracked as KashmirBlack botnet, that likely infected hundreds of thousands of websites since November 2019. Security experts from Imperva have spotted a new sophisticated botnet, tracked as KashmirBlack is believed to have already infected hundreds of thousands of websites by exploiting vulnerabilities in their content management system (CMS) platforms. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2020
Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a shocking security breach

Private Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a security breach, hackers are now demanding ransom to avoid the leak of sensitive data they have stolen. Finland’s interior minister summoned an emergency meeting Sunday after the private Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a security breach that caused the exposure of patient records. To worse the situation the […]