Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists

Resecurity reports a Q4 2025 surge in criminal use of DIG AI on Tor, enabling scalable illicit activity and posing new risks ahead of major 2026 events. During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notable increase in malicious actors utilizing DIG AI, accelerating during the Winter Holidays, when illegal activity worldwide reached a new record. With […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2025
GhostPairing campaign abuses WhatsApp device linking to hijack accounts

Attackers abuse WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts via pairing codes in the GhostPairing campaign. Attackers are exploiting WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts using pairing codes in a campaign dubbed GhostPairing, without requiring authentication. Gen Digital first observed the GhostPairing campaign in Czechia, but warns that it can spread globally via compromised accounts. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025
Askul data breach exposed over 700,000 records after ransomware attack

Askul disclosed that an October RansomHouse ransomware attack compromised over 700,000 records at the Japanese e-commerce and logistics firm. Askul is a Japanese e-commerce and logistics company best known for supplying office products, stationery, IT equipment, and everyday business consumables to companies and consumers. It operates large-scale fulfillment and delivery services across Japan and is […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2025
Pornhub targeted in extortion attempt following Mixpanel breach exposing user activity

Hackers tied to ShinyHunters extort PornHub after stealing search and viewing history of Premium users in a Mixpanel data breach. PornHub faces extortion after hackers linked to ShinyHunters allegedly stole search and viewing history of Premium users via a Mixpanel data breach. Mixpanel is a product analytics platform that companies use to understand how people interact […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2025
U.S. fintech and data services firm 700Credit suffered a data breach impacting at least 5.6 million people

A data breach at 700Credit exposed the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of at least 5.6 million people. 700Credit is a U.S. fintech and data services company that provides credit reports, “soft pull” prequalification, identity verification, fraud detection, and compliance tools to auto, RV, powersports, and marine dealerships across the country.​ […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 75

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter UDPGangster Campaigns Target Multiple Countries Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data Between 2022 and 2024  Return of ClayRat: Expanded Features and Techniques  SEEDSNATCHER : Dissecting an Android Malware Targeting Multiple Crypto Wallet Mnemonic […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
Broadside botnet hits TBK DVRs, raising alarms for maritime logistics

Mirai-based Broadside botnet targets vulnerable TBK Vision DVRs, posing a potential threat to the maritime logistics sector, Cydome warns. Cydome researchers have identified a new Mirai botnet variant dubbed Broadside that is targeting the maritime logistics sector by exploiting the command injection vulnerability CVE-2024-3721 in TBK DVR devices used on vessels. “Cydome’s Cybersecurity Research Team has identified […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
Polish Police arrest 3 Ukrainians for possessing advanced hacking tools

Poland arrested three Ukrainian nationals accused of using hacking devices to target IT systems and obtain sensitive defense-related data. Polish police arrested three Ukrainian nationals for allegedly trying to damage IT systems and obtaining sensitive defense-related data using advanced hacking equipment. The police arrested three Ukrainian men after finding Flipper hacking gear, spy-device detectors, SIM […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023

Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to February 2025. During this period, organizations reported 4,194 ransomware incidents and more than $2.1 billion in payments. For comparison, from […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2025
FBI: Crooks manipulate online photos to fuel virtual kidnapping ransoms

The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams. The FBI warns that criminals are altering publicly available photos to create fake “proof-of-life” images used in virtual kidnapping scams, posing as kidnappers and demanding ransom. “The Federal Bureau of […]