Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2017
Adwind RAT is back, crooks are targeting Aerospace industries in many countries

Security experts at TrendMicro discovered that the notorious Adwind RAT has resurfaced targeting enterprises in the Aerospace industries worldwide. Crooks are even more opportunists, they continually innovate their TTPs to maximize their profits to target the largest number of victims. Security experts at TrendMicro have discovered that the notorious Adwind RAT has resurfaced and cyber criminals are using it […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2017
OSX DoK Malware linked to Operation Emmental used to target Swiss Banks again

Crooks behind the Operation Emmental hacking campaign have started targeting the Swiss banks using a variant of the DoK Mac OS X malware. In July 2014, malware researchers at Trend Micro published a report on the hacking campaign “Operation Emmental” that was targeting Swiss bank accounts whit a multi-faceted attack that allowed crooks to bypass two factor authentication implemented […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2017
US Food Payment Kiosk Vendor Avanti Markets Hacked, Biometric data stolen

US payment kiosk vendor Avanti Markets that installs its self-service payment devices in corporate breakrooms across America suffered a security breach. The US payment kiosk vendor Avanti Markets that installs its self-service payment devices in thousands of corporate breakrooms across America suffered a security breach. According to the popular investigator Brian Krebs who first reported the news, the systems of the company were infected […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2017
Reliance Jio systems allegedly hacked. It should be the biggest breach of personal data ever in India

Data allegedly stolen from the Reliance Jio systems were available online, It should be the biggest breach of personal data ever in India. The week starts with the news of another clamorous data breach, personal details of some 120 Million customers of the Indian company Reliance Jio were exposed. If it will be confirmed, the incident is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2017
Android SpyDealer Trojan is able to spy on more than 40 apps

Security experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new Android Trojan dubbed SpyDealer that can steal data from more than 40 applications. Malware researchers at Palo Alto Networks have spotted a new  Android Trojan, dubbed SpyDealer that can exfiltrate data from more than 40 applications, including WeChat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Line, Viber, QQ, Tango, Telegram, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2017
European police shut down the Elysium website, a major child porn platform

German police, in a joint operation with other law enforcement agencies, have shut down one of the major Dark Web child pornography site, the ‘Elysium website.’ German police have shut down one of the major Dark Web child pornography websites, the ‘Elysium.’ The Elysium website had more than 87,000 members, most of the users were from Austria and Germany. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2017
Hard Rock and Loews hotel chains notified guests of security breaches

Hard Rock and Loews hotel chains notified guests of security breaches, the incidents are linked to hack of the SynXis platform provided by the Sabre firm. It has happened again, the Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos franchise is alerting guests about a possible data breach. Customers have to monitor their bank account for suspicious activity […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2017
Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of economic impact of cyber attack on sales

Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of NotPetya effect on the sales. Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, and two of the world’s largest consumer goods companies confirmed it. On Thursday the companies Mondelez and Reckitt Benckiser warned of the impact of the NotPetya […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2017
CopyCat Android malware infected 14 Million devices and rooted 8 Million

Researchers at Check Point spotted a new family of Android malware dubbed CopyCat that infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million of them. Researchers at Check Point’s Mobile Research Team have spotted a new family of Android malware that infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million of them. According to the expert, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2017
AlphaBay Market, one of the largest Dark Web marketplaces is down. Is it an Exit-Scam?

The AlphaBay Market went down Tuesday night without any explanation, many users that have purchased products on the marketplace fear the Exit-Scam. The news is shocking, the AlphaBay Market, one of the largest Dark Web black markets is down. We have analyzed many times the popular black market where it was possible to buy any kind of […]