Pierluigi Paganini
April 16, 2020
Hackers are again attacking Portuguese banking organizations via Android Trojan-Banker. The threat is not new, hackers are again attacking clients of Portuguese banking organizations via a specially crafted Android Trojan-Banker from phishing campaigns launched from Brazil. The last occurrence this line was recorded on March 13rd, 2020, where a similar Trojan-Banker was disseminated targeting other […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 15, 2020
Experts at email security firm Mimecast has uncovered a flight refund scam that attempts to exploit the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Researchers at email security firm Mimecast have uncovered a new flight refund scam that attempts to exploit the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. The campaign is simple as effective, scammers attempt to target individuals that are waiting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 15, 2020
Google has removed 49 new Chrome browser extensions from its official Web Store that hide the code to hijack cryptocurrency wallets. Google has removed 49 new Chrome browser extensions from its official Web Store that contain the code to steal sensitive information and hijack cryptocurrency wallets. The Chrome browser extensions were discovered by researchers from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 15, 2020
The report focuses on phishing kits – the driving force of the phishing industry, which is hard to detect but extremely valuable in terms of fight against phishing. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, has found out that phishing kits are the new bestsellers of the underground market, with the number of phishing kit ads on underground forums and their […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 14, 2020
PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Experts from Paloalto Unit 42 published a report that analyzes the cross-section between the various types of Coronavirus-themed attacks aimed at organizations in different industries. Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 14, 2020
Consumer reports received since January 2020 revealed that that approximately $12 million were lost due to Coronavirus-related scams, FTC says. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission revealed that Coronavirus-related scams reported by consumers since January 2020 caused approximately $12 million losses. FTC received 16,778 reports of frauds, roughly 46.3% of fraud complaints also reporting a loss […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 13, 2020
Zoom accounts are flooding the dark web, over 500 hundred thousand Zoom accounts are being sold on hacker forums. Over 500 hundred thousand Zoom accounts are available for sale on the dark web and hacker forums. Sellers are advertising them for .0020 cents each, in some cases they are offered for free. The huge trove of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 13, 2020
Dutch authorities have taken down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in a week, this is another success of law enforcement in the fight against cybercrime. An operation conducted by Dutch authorities last week has shut down 15 DDoS-for-hire services (aka DDoS booters or DDoS stressor), states a press release published by Dutch police. The operation was conducted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 13, 2020
DESMI, a global company specialised in the development and manufacture of pump solutions, discloses a cyber attack. Global pump maker DESMI said on Friday it was hit by cyber attack and it was restoring its IT systems after the security incident. The attack took place on the night to Thursday, during Coronavirus pandemic employees at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 13, 2020
The crew behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware plans to stop accepting Bitcoin and switched on Monero cryptocurrency to hide the money trail. The gang behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware has started accepting the Monero cryptocurrency instead of Bitcoin to make it harder investigation by law enforcement agencies. The crew is planning to doesn’t allow bitcoin payments in […]
