Pierluigi Paganini
December 24, 2025
The U.S. seized the ‘web3adspanels.org’ domain and database used by cybercriminals to store stolen bank login credentials. The FBI seized the domain web3adspanels[.]org and its database after cybercriminals used it to store bank login credentials stolen from U.S. victims. A criminal group ran fake ads on Google and Bing that mimicked real bank advertisements. Victims […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 23, 2025
Hackers breached Red Hat’s GitLab, stealing data of 21,000 customers; Nissan confirmed exposure via a self-managed GitLab instance. Japanese carmaker Nissan disclosed a data breach tied to a self-managed GitLab instance used by Red Hat Consulting. Threat actors gained access to the GitLab instance, stealing data from 21,000 customers. In October, the Crimson Collective claimed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2025
Romania’s national water management authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend. According to the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the incident affected around 1,000 computer systems across the central organization and 10 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2025
Ukrainian Artem Stryzhak (35) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks; he was arrested in Spain in 2024, extradited in April 2025. A 35-year-old Ukrainian, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak (35), pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks. The Ukrainian citizen was arrested in Spain in 2024 and extradited to the US in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2025
Hackers stole personal data of about 27,500 people from the University of Sydney after accessing an online code library, the university confirmed. The University of Sydney disclosed a data breach in which threat actors accessed an online code library and stole personal information linked to about 27,500 individuals, including current and former staff, affiliates, students, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CyberVolk | A Deep Dive into the Hacktivists, Tools and Ransomware Fueling Pro-Russian Cyber Attacks Operation MoneyMount-ISO — Deploying Phantom Stealer via ISO-Mounted Executables Inside GhostPoster: How a PNG Icon Infected 50,000 Firefox Users […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2025
The Kimwolf Android botnet has infected 1.8M+ devices, launching massive DDoS attacks and boosting its C&C domain, says XLab. Kimwolf is a newly discovered Android botnet linked to the Aisuru botnet that has infected over 1.8 million devices and issued more than 1.7 billion DDoS attack commands, according to XLab. On October 24, 2025, XLab […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 54 individuals over a multi-million-dollar ATM jackpotting fraud scheme. U.S. DoJ indicted 54 people for a nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme that stole millions via malware. The case links the crimes to the cybercrime group Tren de Aragua, including charges of fraud, money laundering, and material support to a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 19, 2025
The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign. The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign aimed at stealing sensitive data from organizations worldwide. Gladinet CentreStack is a software platform that allows organizations to turn their existing file servers, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 18, 2025
Resecurity reports a Q4 2025 surge in criminal use of DIG AI on Tor, enabling scalable illicit activity and posing new risks ahead of major 2026 events. During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notable increase in malicious actors utilizing DIG AI, accelerating during the Winter Holidays, when illegal activity worldwide reached a new record. With […]
