Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2019
Analyzing the evolution of MageCart cybercrime groups’ TTPs

Researchers from RiskIQ and FlashPoint analyzed the evolution of Magecart groups, in particular of a gang tracked as Group 4 that appears to be very sophisticated. Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen Magecart groups at least since 2015. The gangs use to implant skimming script into compromised online stores in order to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2019
Author of NeverQuest botnet pleads guilty to bank fraud

The Russian hacker Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov pleads guilty to bank fraud after running a botnet that spread ‘NeverQuest’ malware for three years. The Russian hacker Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov, aka “Black,” “Blackf,” is accused of using the NeverQuest banking Trojan to steal login information from victims. The man has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2019
Prosecutors ask 3-Year Sentence in ‘Fappening’ Case for ex-teacher

Fappening case – Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for a former Virginia high school teacher convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for Christopher Brannan(31), a former Virginia high school teacher, that was convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2019
70000 Pakistani banks’ cards with PINs go on sale on the dark web.

Group-IB experts discovered new databases with a total of 69,189 Pakistani banks’ cards that have shown up for sale on the dark web. Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has discovered new databases with a total of 69,189 Pakistani banks’ cards that have shown up for sale on the dark web. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2019
Crooks offer millions to skilled black hats to help them in extortion campaigns

Cybercriminals are offering over a million dollars per year to skilled professionals like vxers and penetration testers to help them in extortion campaigns. According to a new report published by the security firm Digital Shadows cybercriminal organizations are willing to pay millions to skilled hackers and malware developers. The analysis of posts on Dark Web […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2019
Campaigns through LinkedIn ’s DM deliver More_eggs backdoor via fake job offers

Experts uncovered a new malware campaign that attempts to circumvent victims by abusing LinkedIn ’s direct messaging service.  Researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered a new malware campaign that attempts to circumvent victims by abusing LinkedIn’s direct messaging service.  “In direct follow-up emails, the actor pretends to be from a staffing company with an offer of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2019
Security experts released new GandCrab Decryptor for free

Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor able to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5. Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor that could be used to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5, including the latest version 5.1. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2019
Security breach at North Country PoS firm hits hundreds of US restaurants and Hotels

North Country Business Products POS (point-of-sale) and security solutions provider announced a data breach that affected hundreds of U.S. restaurants and hotels. North Country Business Products point-of-sale and security solutions provider announced a data breach, the company is currently used by 6500 customers around the Midwest. “North Country Business Products, Inc. (“North Country”), today announced that a recent data […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2019
The Muncy malware is on the rise

Over the last few days, a phishing campaign from DHL and entitled “DHL Shipment Notification” has been targeted users worldwide distribution the Muncy malware. Muncy is the name dubbed by SI-LAB that analyzed this threat. Now, the malware is targeting user’s worldwide and has been spread via phishing campaigns. Malicious actors are using SMTP servers leveraging bad […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2019
The Long Run of Shade Ransomware

Since the beginning of the year, security firms observed a new intense ransomware campaign spreading the Shade ransomware. Between January and February, a new, intense, ransomware campaign has been observed by many security firms. It spreads Shade/Treshold variants, one of the most dangerous threats in the cyber crime scenario, known since its massive infection into […]