Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2025
Cartier disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack

Luxury-goods conglomerate Cartier disclosed a data breach that exposed customer information after a cyberattack. Cartier has disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack that compromised its systems, exposing customers’ personal information. The incident comes amid a wave of cyberattacks targeting luxury fashion brands. The luxury firm states that the threat actors gained access to “limited […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2025
Android banking trojan Crocodilus rapidly evolves and goes global

A new Android banking trojan called Crocodilus is being used in a growing number of campaigns targeting users in Europe and South America. Crocodilus is a recently discovered Android banking trojan that is quickly gaining ground. What began as small test campaigns has now grown into full-blown attacks targeting users across Europe and South America. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2025
Cryptojacking campaign relies on DevOps tools

A cryptojacking campaign is targeting exposed DevOps servers like Docker and Gitea to secretly mine cryptocurrency. Wiz researchers uncovered a cryptojacking campaign, tracked as JINX-0132, targeting exposed DevOps applications like Nomad, Consul, Docker, Gitea to secretly mine cryptocurrency. Threat actors behind the campaign are exploiting a wide range of known misconfigurations and vulnerabilities to deliver the miner. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2025
Police took down several popular counter-antivirus (CAV) services, including AvCheck

On May 27, 2025, authorities seized crypting service sites (including AvCheck, Cryptor, and Crypt.guru) used by vxers to test malware evasion capabilities. An international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Department of Justice has dismantled an online cybercrime syndicate that provided encryption services to help malware evade detection. On May 27, 2025, authorities seized […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2025
A cyberattack hit hospitals operated by Covenant Health

A cyberattack hit three hospitals operated by Covenant Health, forcing them to shut down all systems to contain the incident. Three hospitals run by Covenant Health were hit by a cyberattack, prompting them to shut down all their systems to contain the security incident. “St. Mary’s is currently experiencing a temporary system issue that is […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 47

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape 60 Malicious npm Packages Leak Network and Host Data in Active Malware Campaign Russia-Aligned TAG-110 Targets Tajikistan with Macro-Enabled Word Documents  Inside a VenomRAT Malware Campaign Fake Google Meet Page Tricks Users into Running PowerShell Malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2025
US Treasury sanctioned the firm Funnull Technology as major cyber scam facilitator

The U.S. sanctioned Funnull Technology and Liu Lizhi for aiding romance scams that caused major crypto losses through fraud infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Philippines-based company Funnull Technology Inc. and its admin Liu Lizhi for enabling romance scams, causing $200M in U.S. victim losses. A romance scam […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2025
ConnectWise suffered a cyberattack carried out by a sophisticated nation state actor

ConnectWise detected suspicious activity linked to a nation-state actor, impacting a small number of its ScreenConnect customers. ConnectWise revealed it had detected suspicious activity linked to an advanced nation-state actor. The company confirmed that the attack impacted a small number of its ScreenConnect customers. “ConnectWise recently learned of suspicious activity within our environment that we […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2025
Victoria’s Secret ‘s website offline following a cyberattack

Victoria’s Secret took its website offline after a cyberattack, with experts warning of rising threats against major retailers. American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer Victoria’s Secret took its website offline following a cyberattack. At this time, the site shows the following message: “Valued customer, we identified and are taking steps to address a security incident. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2025
New AyySSHush botnet compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor.

GreyNoise researchers warn of a new AyySSHush botnet compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor. GreyNoise discovered the AyySSHush botnet has hacked over 9,000 ASUS routers, adding a persistent SSH backdoor. “Using an AI powered network traffic analysis tool we built called SIFT, GreyNoise has caught multiple anomalous network payloads with zero-effort that […]