Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2025
U.S. Authorities recovered $31 Million Related to 2021 Uranium Finance cyber heist

U.S. authorities have recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen during the 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance. U.S. authorities recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance, which is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Binance’s BNB Chain. The protocol operated as an automated market maker (AMM), similar to Uniswap, allowing […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2025
Qilin ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the Lee Enterprises attack

The Qilin ransomware group claims responsibility for attacking the newspaper Lee Enterprises, stealing 350GB of data. The Qilin ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on Lee Enterprises, which impacted dozens of local newspapers. Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 79 newspapers in 25 states, and more than […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 35

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. DragonForce Ransomware Group is Targeting Saudi Arabia   Massive Botnet Targets M365 with Stealthy Password Spraying Attacks   Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab ACRStealer Infostealer Exploiting Google Docs as C2   #StopRansomware: Ghost (Cring) Ransomware   […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2025
Ransomware gangs exploit a Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver zero-day

Microsoft warns of a Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver zero-day flaw actively exploited by ransomware gangs in attacks. Microsoft discovered five vulnerabilities in the Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver. The IT giant reported that one of these flaws is exploited by ransomware groups in zero-day attacks. Paragon Partition Manager, available in Community and Commercial versions, manages hard drive […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2025
Microsoft disrupted a global cybercrime ring abusing Azure OpenAI Service

Microsoft exposed four individuals behind an Azure Abuse scheme using unauthorized GenAI access to create harmful content. Microsoft shared the names of four developers of malicious tools designed to bypass the guardrails of generative AI services, including Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Microsoft is taking legal action against these defendants, dismantling their operation, and curbing misuse […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2025
Enhanced capabilities sustain the rapid growth of Vo1d botnet

Operators behind the Vo1d botnet have enhanced its capabilities, enabling rapid growth in recent months. In September 2024, Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d, that infected nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes belonging to users in 197 countries. The malicious code acts as a backdoor allowing attackers to download and install third-party software […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025
FBI: North Korea-linked TraderTraitor is responsible for $1.5 Billion Bybit hack

The FBI confirmed that North Korea is responsible for the record-breaking cyber heist at the crypto exchange Bybit. FBI links the recent Bybit hack to North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor as details of the $1.5B cyber heist emerge. Last week, the crypto exchange Bybit suffered a sophisticated cyberattack, threat actors transferred over 400,000 ETH and stETH […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025
Criminal group UAC-0173 targets the Notary Office of Ukraine

CERT-UA warns of UAC-0173 using DCRat malware to target Ukrainian notaries in a new attack wave since mid-January 2025. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a new campaign by criminal group UAC-0173 targeting Ukrainian notaries with a remote access trojan DCRat (aka DarkCrystal RAT). The campaign started in mid-January 2025, the attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025
DragonForce Ransomware group is targeting Saudi Arabia

Resecurity researchers reported that DragonForce ransomware targets Saudi organizations rising cyber threats in the region. DragonForce ransomware has recently been reported to target organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A significant incident identified by Resecurity involved a data leak from a prominent real estate and construction company in Riyadh, which has projects with […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025
New LightSpy spyware variant comes with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms

Researchers found an updated LightSpy spyware with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Cybersecurity researchers at Hunt.io have found an updated version of the LightSpy spyware that supports an expanded set of data collection features to target social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. ThreatFabric researchers first discovered a […]