Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2017
The OceanLotus MacOS Backdoor Transforms into HiddenLotus with a Slick UNICODE Trick

Experts at Malwarebytes warns of a new variant of the macOS OceanLotus backdoor is using an innovative technique to avoid detection, A few years ago the bad actors realized they could use UNICODE characters that looked like English characters to lead unsuspecting victims to malicious websites. Now, they have figured out how to use a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2017
10 Biggest Cyber Espionage Cases

Cyber espionage is now becoming more sophisticated and widespread both on the international and domestic stages. These are 10 Biggest Cyber Espionage Cases. Cyber spying is now becoming more sophisticated and widespread both on the international and domestic stages. Cyber terrorists can attack you from any place in the world at any time if you […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2017
Vietnamese hacker stole security details and building plans from an Australian airport

Hackers compromised computer systems at an Australian Airport and stole sensitive security details and building plans. The man was identified and arrested. Hackers compromised computer systems at the Australian Perth Airport and stole sensitive security details and building plans. The culprit has a name, he is the Vietnamese citizen Le Duc Hoang Hai (31) who accessed the systems in March last year […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2017
MoneyTaker group: Group-IB uncovered a cyber gang attacking banks in the USA and Russia

Group-IB spotted the operations of a Russian-speaking cyber gang tracked as MoneyTaker group that stole as much as $10 million from US and Russian banks. Researchers from security firm Group-IB has spotted the operations of a Russian-speaking cyber gang tracked as MoneyTaker that has stolen as much as $10 million from U.S. and Russian banks […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2017
Dark Web – The median price range for Android ransomware kits hits $200

According to the firm Carbon Black, Android ransomware kits are very popular in the dark web, and the median price range for them hits $200. According to the firm Carbon Black, Android ransomware kits are very popular in the dark web, more than 5,000 Android ransomware kit listings have been discovered in 2017. Even if most ransomware kits are still focused […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2017
Linux.ProxyM IoT Botnet now used to launch hacking attacks against websites

A new IoT botnet leveraging the Linux.ProxyM malware is currently being used by crooks in a campaign attempting to hack websites. Security experts at Doctor Web discovered a new IoT botnet leveraging the Linux.ProxyM malware that is currently being used in a campaign attempting to hack websites. Experts first analyzed the Linux.ProxyM in July, it was used to create a proxy […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2017
Crooks abused the Orcus RAT to target Bitcoin investors

According to Fortinet, crooks are abusing the Orcus RAT to target Bitcoin investors with their malicious software. Crooks always follow money trying to catch any opportunity, such as the recent spike in the value of Bitcoin. According to the experts from Fortinet, cybercriminals are abusing the Orcus RAT to target Bitcoin investors with their malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2017
NiceHash: security breach leads to 60 million lost – Iceman is behind?

NiceHash has been hacked, roughly to 60$ million (4,736.42 BTC) have been stolen while the bitcoin is crossing the 14k$ mark for the first time. A dark day for cryptocurrency miners, NiceHash has been hacked. Closely to 60$ millions (4,736.42 BTC) have been stolen while the bitcoin is crossing the 14k$ mark for the first […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2017
NiceHash Hacked – Crooks have allegedly stolen $60m worth of Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency mining market NiceHash confirmed it has fallen victim to a hacking attack that may have resulted in the loss of $60m worth of Bitcoin Cryptocurrency companies continue to be a privileged target of hackers, the last victim in order of time is the cryptocurrency mining market NiceHash.  The NiceHash marketplace allows users to buy […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2017
The StorageCrypt ransomware is the last malware in order of time exploiting SambaCry to target NAS Devices

StorageCrypt Ransomware is the last malware in order of time exploiting the SambaCry vulnerability, it was developed to target NAS Devices. Experts discovered a new strain of malware exploiting the SambaCry vulnerability (CVE-2017-7494), it has been called StorageCrypt Ransomware because it targets NAS Devices via SambaCry Exploit. The StorageCrypt ransomware demands between 0.4 and 2 Bitcoins ($5,000 […]