Cyber Crime

New Bedford city infected with Ryuk ransomware, but did not pay $5.3M ransomNew Bedford city infected with Ryuk ransomware, but did not pay $5.3M ransom

New Bedford city infected with Ryuk ransomware, but did not pay $5.3M ransom

Another US city was the victim of a ransomware attack, this time crooks hit the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts,…

6 years ago
Crooks stole €1.5 million from German bank OLB cloning EMV cardsCrooks stole €1.5 million from German bank OLB cloning EMV cards

Crooks stole €1.5 million from German bank OLB cloning EMV cards

Criminals have stolen more than €1.5 million from the German bank OLB by cloning customer debit cards and using them…

6 years ago
One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold onlineOne million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online

One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online

Login details of more than 36 million Poshmark accounts are available for sale in the cybercrime underground. Earlier in August,…

6 years ago
XMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel serversXMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel servers

XMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel servers

Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar reported that a cryptocurrency miner that previously hit only Arm-powered IoT devices it now targeting Intel…

6 years ago
Security Affairs newsletter Round 229 – News of the weekSecurity Affairs newsletter Round 229 – News of the week

Security Affairs newsletter Round 229 – News of the week

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

6 years ago
Malspam campaign bypasses secure email gateway using Google DocsMalspam campaign bypasses secure email gateway using Google Docs

Malspam campaign bypasses secure email gateway using Google Docs

Attackers are using Google Docs to deliver the TrickBot banking Trojan to unsuspecting victims via camouflaged as PDF documents. Security…

6 years ago
FIN6 recently expanded operations to target eCommerce sitesFIN6 recently expanded operations to target eCommerce sites

FIN6 recently expanded operations to target eCommerce sites

The financially-motivated hacking group FIN6 is switching tactics, passing from PoS attacks to the hack of e-commerce websites. According to…

6 years ago
Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this yearGoogle revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Google researchers discovered that iPhone devices could be hacked by tricking owners into visiting specially crafted websites. Researchers at Google…

6 years ago
Capital One Hacker indicted on federal charges for Wire Fraud and Computer Data TheftCapital One Hacker indicted on federal charges for Wire Fraud and Computer Data Theft

Capital One Hacker indicted on federal charges for Wire Fraud and Computer Data Theft

Paige Thompson, the alleged hacker behind the Capital One hack and attacks on 30 other organizations has been indicted on…

6 years ago
Lumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its networkLumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its network

Lumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its network

Lumber Liquidators, a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring in North America, announced that a malware attack took down its…

6 years ago