Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 183 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·      Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2018
Silk Road admin pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and faces up to 20 years in prison

Gary Davis, one of the admins and moderators of the notorious Silk Road black marketplace, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. Gary Davis is an Irish national (20) who was one of the admins and moderators of the notorious Silk Road black marketplace, on Friday he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. “Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2018
Experts warns of a new extortion campaign based on the Breach Compilation archive

Cybaze ZLab spotted a new scam campaign that is targeting some of its Italian customers, crooks leverage credentials in Breach Compilation archive. Security experts from Cybaze ZLab have spotted a new scam campaign that is targeting some of its Italian customers. Crooks attempted to monetize the availability of a huge quantity of credentials available in […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2018
Canadian restaurant chain Recipe suffered a network outage, is it a ransomware attack?

The Canadian restaurant chain Recipe Unlimited that operates over 20 restaurant brands has suffered a major IT outage over the weekend in a “malware outbreak.” The company operates nearly 1,400 restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, Recipe Unlimited has suffered a major malware-based attack that impacted several of its brands. On Monday the company Monday […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2018
Cyber Defense Magazine Annual Global Edition for 2018 has arrived. Enjoy it!

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Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2018
FCA fines Tesco Bank £16.4m over 2016 cyber attack

Tesco Bank agreed to pay £16.4m as part of a settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority following the 2016 security breach. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has assigned a £16.4m fine to Tesco Bank for the vulnerabilities in its systems that were exploited by hackers to steal millions of pounds from customers’ online accounts in […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2018
GhostDNS malware already infected over 100K+ devices and targets 70+ different types of home routers

Security experts from Qihoo 360 NetLab spotted GhostDNS, a malware that already infected over 100K+ devices and targets 70+ different types of routers Security experts from Qihoo 360 NetLab have uncovered an ongoing hacking campaign that leverages the GhostDNS malware. Attackers have already hijacked over 100,000 home routers, the malicious code allows to modify DNS settings to hijack the traffic […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 182 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·      Hackers target Port of Barcelona, maritime operations […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2018
FBI IC3 warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a widely adopted protocol for remote administration, but it could dramatically enlarge the attack surface if it isn’t properly managed. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the DHS issued a joint alert to […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2018
Torii botnet, probably the most sophisticated IoT botnet of ever

Avast spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. Security researchers spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. According to experts from Avast, the Torii bot has been active since […]