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Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2017

Valve is going to fix a serious vulnerability in Steam online gaming platform

The online game platform Steam is fixing a serious bug that could be exploited to redirect users to malicious websites and take over their profile. The popular online game platform Steam is going to fix a serious vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers to redirect users to malicious websites, use their market funds, and also change their profile. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2017

Phishme observed operators behind Locky and Sage ransomware share delivery infrastructure

PhishMe security researchers discovered that the Locky and Sage ransomware were recently observed being distributed by the same delivery infrastructure. It’s a common habit of cyber criminals to share delivery infrastructure to maximize the use of their resource and minimize the cost, Recently the Locky ransomware was observed being distributed through the delivery infrastructure used […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2017

Crooks hacked Polish banks with a malware planted on Government site

Several Polish banks confirmed their systems were infected with a malware after their staff visited the site of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. Polish banks are investigating a massive cyber attack after a malware was spotted on several servers of the financial institutions. The cyber attack was first reported by the Zaufana Trzecia Strona, a local […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2017

Anonymous hacked Freedom Hosting II, a fifth of the Dark Web is down

The group of hacktivists Anonymous hacked the popular Freedom Hosting II Dark Web hosting provider, a fifth of the .onion websites is down. The collective Anonymous is back, this time the hacker groups breached Freedom Hosting II, a popular Dark Web hosting provider. After the closure of the original Freedom Hosting, Freedom Hosting II (FHII) become […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2017

12 InterContinental Hotels Group properties suffered a massive data breach

Hackers compromised payment systems at 12 US properties of the InterContinental Hotels Group and stolen card data with a malware. The hospitality giant InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that payment systems of 12 US hotels were victims of a massive data breach. Just a month ago the company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) confirmed an […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2017

PoliceOne hacked – Hacker is selling thousands police officials’ accounts

PoliceOne, a forum used only by only verified law enforcement officials, has been hacked and data dump was offered for sale in a dark web market. A hacker has stolen over 700,000 user accounts the from a popular law enforcement forum PoliceOne and is offering for sale the entire database. The PoliceOne forum is used by […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2017

Hacker leaked tools stolen from mobile forensics company Cellebrite

The hacker that breached the systems of the mobile forensics company Cellebrite leaked online some tools and announced further releases. In January the Israeli mobile phone data extraction company Cellebrite was hacked, the company went in the headlines in the dispute between Apple and the FBI in the case of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The main […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2017

Spanish police claim has arrested Phineas Fisher, the hacked denied it

The Spanish law enforcement claims to have arrested the popular hacker Phineas Fisher, but someone using his email account denied it. Spanish law enforcement has arrested the notorious hacked Phineas Fisher (@GammaGroupPR), the cyber security expert that breached the surveillance firms Hacking Team and Gamma International. In May 2016, Phineas Fisher stole $10,000 from a bank and donated the equivalent […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2017

A new CryptoShield Ransomware being distributed via EITest campaign

Security researcher Kafeine discovered a new ransomware dubbed CryptoShield that is being distributed via EITest campaign through the RIG exploit kit. The ProofPoint security researcher Kafeine discovered a new CryptoMix, CrypMix, variant called CryptoShield 1.0 Ransowmare. Crooks are distributing it via EITest campaign that leverages RIG exploit kit. “As a note, in this article I […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2017

Weaponizing of the insider in the Dark Web, a dangerous phenomenon

A study revealed how hackers in the dark web are arming insiders with the tools and knowledge necessary to help steal corporate secrets. The dark web is the right place where to buy and sell corporate secrets, experts at the risk management firm RedOwl and Israeli threat intelligence firm IntSights made an interesting research titled “Monetizing […]

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Valve is going to fix a serious vulnerability in Steam online gaming platform

Phishme observed operators behind Locky and Sage ransomware share delivery infrastructure

Crooks hacked Polish banks with a malware planted on Government site

Anonymous hacked Freedom Hosting II, a fifth of the Dark Web is down

12 InterContinental Hotels Group properties suffered a massive data breach

PoliceOne hacked – Hacker is selling thousands police officials’ accounts

Hacker leaked tools stolen from mobile forensics company Cellebrite

Spanish police claim has arrested Phineas Fisher, the hacked denied it

A new CryptoShield Ransomware being distributed via EITest campaign

Weaponizing of the insider in the Dark Web, a dangerous phenomenon

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