Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2015
‘In Our Sites’ Operation seized 999 websites offering counterfeit goods

Operation In Our sites  VI (IOS) – Law enforcement from 27 nations collaborated to take down 37,479 counterfeit sites on biggest web takedown ever. Nearly one thousand websites have been seized by law enforcement agencies following the international operation In Our Sites (IOS) VI. The websites were offering for sale counterfeit merchandise online to consumers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2015
Pro PoS, a new PoS malware available for sale in the underground

A new strain of PoS malware dubbed Pro PoS Solution is available for sale in the underground forums. It’s Christmas also for criminals who have found a new gift under the Christmas tree, a new powerful strain of PoS malware. According to the threat intelligence firm InfoArmor, the new PoS malware dubbed Pro PoS is available […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2015
Terror alert spam detected by Symantec in the wild

Cybercriminals impersonate law enforcement officials in Dubai, Bahrain, Turkey, and Canada to send terror alert spam and serve RATs. No Doubts, cyber criminals are jackals always ready to exploit any event in the headlines, even the most dramatic incidents. We have assisted in the past many cases in which crooks exploited the media attention on news […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2015
Vtech hacked, data of thousands of kids exposed

Toy maker Vtech has been hacked exposing data of thousands of kids, this hack is the fourth largest consumer data breach to date. The greatest manufacturer of electronic toys Vtech, aka Video Technology Limited, was hacked. On 14 November, “an unauthorised party” managed to obtain access to the app store database of Vtech, the Learning […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2015
Assassins in the darkweb, “Service catalogue” and Price list” updated

Contract killers on darkweb have come up with updated “service-catalogue” with updated prices. Which are major changes and trends for prices? Contract killers on darkweb have come up with updated “service-catalogue” with updated prices. While comparing the recent screenshot of their “service-catalogue” captured from a C’thulhu Darksite with the published earlier, the following updates have […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015
Crooks use the Nuclear Exploit Kit to serve CryptoWall 4.0

The popular Nuclear Exploit Kit has been used for the first time to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. The Nuclear exploit kit is one of the privileged weapon in the arsenal of cyber criminal groups, now the popular crimeware kit has been used to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. In the past, criminal crews used the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015
Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Keep Yourself Safe

Find out why there is increased risk of hacking during Black Friday and Cyber Monday and learn how to remain protected online. Black Friday is here and so is Cyber Monday, with all the special seasonal offers that many consumers are craving! However, it seems that these are the days for which hackers have been […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2015
FBI is hunting MrGrey who has stolen 1.2 BILLION login credentials

The FBI is convinced that there is a single hacker behind the theft of login credentials for over 1.2 Billion online accounts, his name is MrGrey. According to a report published by the Reuters, the FBI is convinced that there is a single hacker behind the theft of login credentials for over 1.2 Billion online accounts, his […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2015
IoT devices are re-using cryptographic keys, leaving in danger millions of devices

Researchers from SEC consult analyzed more than 4000 firmware’s embedded devices, where is included devices belonging to 70 vendors. The findings are astonishing! Researchers from SEC consult analyzed more than 4000 firmware’s embedded devices, where is included devices belonging to 70 vendors. The categories of devices analyzed include Internet gateways, routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2015
Russia, Hackers Stole $4 Million in cash with Reverse ATM Hack method

Russian criminals Steal $4 Million In cash with a new technique dubbed reverse ATM Attack. Russian hackers have adopted a new technique, dubbed Reverse ATM Attack to steal Millions of dollars from ATMs of financial institutions. According to the experts at security firm GroupIB, the Reverse ATM Attack allowed criminal rings in Russia to steal 252 Million […]