Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2020
The legendary cyber security expert John McAfee has been indicted on charges of tax evasion by the DoJ, authorities arrested him in Spain The popular cyber security expert and cryptocurrency evangelist John McAfee has been indicted on charges of tax evasion by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The expert has been arrested in Spain and is awaiting extradition. According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2020
The credit card skimming group Fullz House has compromised the website of US mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boom! Mobile. The credit card skimming group Fullz House has compromised the website of US mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boom! Mobile in a classic MageCart attack. Boom! Mobile offers postpaid and prepaid no-contract wireless service plans to its customers that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2020
Visa revealed that two unnamed North American hospitality merchants have been infected with some strains of point-of-sale (POS) malware. US payments processor Visa revealed that two North American hospitality merchants have been hacked, threat actors infected the systems of the two unnamed organizations with some strains of point-of-sale (POS) malware. According to a security alert […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2020
University Hospital New Jersey paid a $670,000 ransom this month to prevent the leak of 240 GB of stolen data, including patient information. The University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) in Newark (New Jersey) has finally paid a $670,000 ransom to prevent the publishing of 240 GB of stolen data, including patient info. In September, systems […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2020
Facebook shared details about a long-running ad-fraud campaign that’s been ongoing since 2016 targeting Facebook users with SilentFade malware. Facebook detailed an ad-fraud cyberattack that’s been ongoing since 2016, crooks are using a malware tracked as SilentFade (short for “Silently running Facebook Ads with Exploits”) to steal Facebook credentials and browser cookies. The social network […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 01, 2020
Cyber security firm launches a new service that allows users to check if an email domain or address was part of an Emotet spam campaign. Experts worldwide warn about a surge in the Emotet activity, recently Microsoft along Italy and the Netherlands CERT/CSIRT agencies reported a significant increase of Emotet attacks targeting the private sector and public […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2020
Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in prison for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. The Russian national Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in prison in the United States for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. Let’s summarize the criminal activities of the man who was arrested in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) insurance giant disclosed a ransomware attack, the security breach took place on Saturday. US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) global insurance brokerage firm confirmed that it was his with a ransomware attack on Saturday, September 26. The company did not provide technical details about the attack, it is not clear how the ransomware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
The French maritime transport and logistics giant CMA CGM S.A. revealed it was the victim of a malware attack that affecting some servers on its network. CMA CGM S.A., a French maritime transport and logistics giant, revealed that a malware attack affected some servers on its network. The company is present in over 160 countries through 755 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2020
Customers of Tyler Technologies are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools on their infrastructure Tyler Technologies, Inc. is the largest provider of software to the United States public sector. The company last week disclosed a ransomware attack, and now its customers are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools […]
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