Cyber Crime

Hackers in the Russian underground exploited a Telegram Zero-Day vulnerability to deliver malware

Security researcher Alexey Firsh at Kaspersky Lab last discovered a Telegram zero-day in the desktop Windows version that was exploited…

8 years ago

Necurs botnet is behind seasonal campaigns of Valentine’s Day-themed spam

Necurs botnet made headline again, the experts at IBM X-Force research team observed a spike in seasonal campaigns of Valentine’s Day-themed spam emails. Necurs…

8 years ago

Victims of some versions of the Cryakl ransomware can decrypt their files for free

Free decryption keys for the Cryakl ransomware were added to the free Rakhni Decryptor that could be downloaded on the…

8 years ago

49% of crypto mining scripts are deployed on pornographic related websites

The number of crypto mining scripts discovered by security experts continues to increase, especially those ones illegally deployed by hacking servers…

8 years ago

Thousands of websites worldwide hijacked by cryptocurrency mining code due Browsealoud plugin hack

Thousands of websites worldwide hijacked by a cryptocurrency mining code due to the hack of the popular Browsealoud plugin. A…

8 years ago

FSB arrested researchers at the Russian Federation Nuclear Center for using a supercomputer to mine Bitcoins

Russian authorities have arrested some employees at the Russian Federation Nuclear Center facility because they are suspected for trying to…

8 years ago

US authorities dismantled the global cyber theft ring known as Infraud Organization

The US authorities have dismantled a global cybercrime organization tracked Infraud Organization involved in stealing and selling credit card and…

8 years ago

Crime ring linked to Luminosity RAT dismantled by an international law enforcement operation

The Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre along with the UK NSA disclosed the details of an international law enforcement operation that dismantled a…

8 years ago

Popular British hacktivist Lauri Love will not be extradited to US, UK Court Ruled

The popular British hacker Lauri Love (33) will not be extradited to stand trial in the US, the High Court of…

8 years ago

GandCrab, a new ransomware-as-a-service emerges from Russian crime underground

Experts at cyber security firm LMNTRIX have discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service dubbed GandCrab. advertised in Russian hacking community on the dark web. Experts…

8 years ago

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