Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2017
Google has notified some employees that they may have been hit by the data breach suffered by travel technology firm Sabre. In May, the Travel Tech Giant Sabre confirmed in a SEC filing it was “investigating an incident involving unauthorized access to payment information contained in a subset of hotel reservations processed through the Sabre Hospitality Solutions SynXis […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2017
The FBI hacked the system of a dark web user who tried to purchase a mail bomb from an undercover investigator in the US. According to a plea agreement, filed on April 28, 2017, Clinton Scott Bass of Georgia (US) tried in a first time to purchase a car bomb. The man, who was using […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2017
Over the weekend, security experts discovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service dubbed Shifr RaaS that allows creating a ransomware compiling 3 form fields. Ransomware represents a profitable business for crooks, it is normal that the offer of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) will continue its success in the cyber criminal ecosystem. Over the weekend, several security experts discovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service website […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 27, 2017
Anthem, the largest US healthcare insurance company, has agreed to pay $115m to settle a class-action suit brought on by the 2015 data breach. Anthem, the largest US healthcare insurance company, has agreed to pay $115m to settle a class-action suit brought on by the 2015 data breach. The attack on Anthem exposed 78.8 million records and according […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2017
A former employee was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for damaging the IT networks of several water utility providers across the US East Coast. Adam Flanagan (42) of Bala Cynwyd, PA was sentenced to one year and one day in prison by a Pennsylvania court for damaging the IT networks of several water utility providers across […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2017
According to 2106 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, 298,728 complaints were received in 2016 totaling more than $1.3 billion in financial loss. According to the new edition of the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, 298,728 complaints were received in 2016 totaling more than $1.3 billion in financial loss. The annual FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2017
Russians hackers are offering for sale on the dark web login credentials of thousands of top UK politicians, top officials, and diplomats. According to The Times, Russians hackers are selling on the dark web login credentials of thousands of top UK politicians, top officials, and diplomats. Journalists at the British newspaper have found two huge […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2017
British Police arrested two men suspected of being members of a large organization than plans to hack Microsoft Networks. Investigators have arrested two men in the UK in connection with an international plot to hack the Microsoft network. Agents at the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, are investigating “unauthorised intrusion into networks that Microsoft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 22, 2017
The Honda company shuts down a factory in Japan after finding the WannaCry ransomware in its networks after 5 weeks its massive attack. The WannaCry ransomware makes the headlines once again, The Honda Company to stopped the production in one of its plant in Japan after discovering the malware in its computer networks, The Honda automaker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 21, 2017
South Korean web hosting company NAYANA was hit by the Erebus ransomware that infected 153 Linux servers and over 3,400 business websites the company hosts. The South Korean web hosting provider NAYANA has paid $1 million in bitcoins to crooks after a Linux ransomware infected its systems. its 153 servers, encrypting 3,400 business websites and […]
