Cyber Crime

Ransomware attack hit the City of Johannesburg municipalityRansomware attack hit the City of Johannesburg municipality

Ransomware attack hit the City of Johannesburg municipality

A new ransomware attack made the headlines, this time the victim is the City of Johannesburg municipality. A ransomware attack…

6 years ago
Swedish Government grants police the use of spyware against violent crime suspectsSwedish Government grants police the use of spyware against violent crime suspects

Swedish Government grants police the use of spyware against violent crime suspects

The Sweden government is going to authorize the use of spyware on suspects' devices to spy on their communications and…

6 years ago
FBI and DHS CISA issue alerts on e-skimming attacksFBI and DHS CISA issue alerts on e-skimming attacks

FBI and DHS CISA issue alerts on e-skimming attacks

The US FBI issued a warning for the US private sector about e-skimming attacks carried out by the Magecart cybercrime groups.…

6 years ago
Texas man sentenced to 145 months in federal prison for hacking Los Angeles Superior CourtTexas man sentenced to 145 months in federal prison for hacking Los Angeles Superior Court

Texas man sentenced to 145 months in federal prison for hacking Los Angeles Superior Court

A Texas man found guilty of hacking the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) computer system and used it to send…

6 years ago
Experts believe the Magecart Group 5 could be linked to the Carbanak APTExperts believe the Magecart Group 5 could be linked to the Carbanak APT

Experts believe the Magecart Group 5 could be linked to the Carbanak APT

Security experts linked the Magecart group 5 to the infamous Dridex banking Trojan and the Carbanak cybercrime group. Researchers at…

6 years ago
German firm Pilz still down a week after getting infected with ransomwareGerman firm Pilz still down a week after getting infected with ransomware

German firm Pilz still down a week after getting infected with ransomware

German company Pilz, one of the world’s biggest producers of automation tools is still down after getting infected by ransomware…

6 years ago
Hackers stole card details from BriansClub carding siteHackers stole card details from BriansClub carding site

Hackers stole card details from BriansClub carding site

BriansClub, one of the biggest a dark web “carding store,” which specializes in the sale of stolen payment card data,…

6 years ago
TA505 cybercrime group use SDBbot RAT in recent campaignsTA505 cybercrime group use SDBbot RAT in recent campaigns

TA505 cybercrime group use SDBbot RAT in recent campaigns

TA505 cybercrime group that operated the Dridex Trojan and Locky ransomware, has been using a new RAT dubbed SDBbot in…

6 years ago
Security Affairs newsletter Round 236Security Affairs newsletter Round 236

Security Affairs newsletter Round 236

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let…

6 years ago
Emsisoft released a free decryption tool for the STOP (Djvu) ransomwareEmsisoft released a free decryption tool for the STOP (Djvu) ransomware

Emsisoft released a free decryption tool for the STOP (Djvu) ransomware

Emsisoft firm has released a new free decryption tool the STOP (Djvu) ransomware, in the last months the research team…

6 years ago