Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2025
Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology data breach impacted 235,911 individuals

SafePay ransomware hit Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology, stealing personal data of 235,000 people in a major breach. SafePay ransomware hit Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology, stealing personal data of 235,000 people in a major breach at the North Carolina-based lab. Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology (MCP), founded in 1990 in Pinehurst, NC, is a full-service lab offering molecular, cytology, and pathology testing. Known […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2025
Fake software activation videos on TikTok spread Vidar, StealC

Crooks use TikTok videos with fake tips to trick users into running commands that install Vidar and StealC malware in ClickFix attacks. Cybercriminals leverage AI-generated TikTok videos in ClickFix attacks to spread Vidar and StealC malware, reports Trend Micro. These videos trick users into running PowerShell commands disguised as software activation steps for tools like […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2025
Operation ENDGAME disrupted global ransomware infrastructure

Operation ENDGAME dismantled key ransomware infrastructure, taking down 300 servers, 650 domains, and seizing €21.2M in crypto. From May 19 to 22, 2025, Operation ENDGAME, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, disrupted global ransomware infrastructure. Law enforcement took down down 300 servers and 650 domains, and issuing 20 international arrest warrants. “A Command Post was set […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2025
Silent Ransom Group targeting law firms, the FBI warns

FBI warns Silent Ransom Group has targeted U.S. law firms for 2 years using callback phishing and social engineering extortion tactics. The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group, active since 2022 and also known as Luna Moth, has targeted U.S. law firms using phishing and social engineering. Linked to BazarCall campaigns, the group previously […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2025
Leader of Qakbot cybercrime network indicted in U.S. crackdown

The U.S. indicted Russian Rustam Gallyamov for leading the Qakbot botnet, which infected 700K+ devices and was used in ransomware attacks. The U.S. authorities have indicted Russian national Rustam Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot operation, which infected over 700,000 computers and facilitated ransomware attacks. Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2025
Operation RapTor led to the arrest of 270 dark web vendors and buyers

Law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ led to the arrest of 270 dark web vendors and buyers across 10 countries. Police arrested 270 suspects following an international law enforcement action codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ that targeted dark web vendors and customers from ten countries. The Operation RapTor has dismantled networks trafficking in drugs, weapons, and counterfeit […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2025
Law enforcement dismantled the infrastructure behind Lumma Stealer MaaS

Microsoft found 394,000 Windows systems talking to Lumma stealer controllers, a victim pool that included global manufacturers. A US court order, with Europol and Japan’s JC3 dismantled the Lumma Stealer malware operation, seizing 2,300 domains used for command-and-control and blocking dark web markets offering the infostealer. A US court order, with Europol and Japan’s JC3, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2025
A cyberattack was responsible for the week-long outage affecting Cellcom wireless network

Cellcom, a regional wireless carrier based in Wisconsin (US), announced that a cyberattack is the cause of a service outage it faced during the past week. Cellcom, a regional wireless carrier in Wisconsin, confirmed a cyberattack that caused a week-long outage affecting voice and text services in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. The company announced it […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2025
Coinbase data breach impacted 69,461 individuals

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that the recent data breach exposed data belonging to 69,461 individuals. Coinbase disclosed that a data breach impacted 69,461 individuals after overseas support staff improperly accessed customer and corporate data. Coinbase recently revealed that rogue contractors stole data on under 1% of users and demanded $20M; the data breach was initially […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2025
SK Telecom revealed that malware breach began in 2022

South Korean mobile network operator SK Telecom revealed that the security breach disclosed in April began in 2022. SK Telecom is South Korea’s largest wireless telecom company, a major player in the country’s mobile and tech landscape. It holds about 48% of the market share for mobile services, meaning around 34 million subscribers use its […]