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Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2025

Shields up US retailers. Scattered Spider threat actors can target them

Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. companies, shifting their focus across the Atlantic. The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider, 0ktapus) is known for social engineering and extortion. The cybercrime group is suspected of hacking into hundreds of organizations over the past two years, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025

New botnet HTTPBot targets gaming and tech industries with surgical attacks

New botnet HTTPBot is targeting China’s gaming, tech, and education sectors, cybersecurity researchers warn. NSFOCUS cybersecurity discovered a new botnet called HTTPBot that has been used to target the gaming industry, technology firms, and educational institutions in China. HTTPBot is a Go-based botnet first detected in August 2024, however, its activity surged by April 2025. The botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025

Nova Scotia Power discloses data breach after March security incident

Nova Scotia Power confirmed a data breach involving the theft of sensitive customer data after the April cybersecurity incident. Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a vertically integrated electric utility serving the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Headquartered in Halifax, it is a subsidiary of Emera Inc. The company provides electricity to over 500,000 residential, commercial, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025

Coinbase disclosed a data breach after an extortion attempt

Coinbase confirmed rogue contractors stole customer data and demanded a $20M ransom in a breach reported to the SEC. Coinbase said rogue contractors stole data on under 1% of users and demanded $20M; the data breach was disclosed in an SEC filing. On May 11, 2025, the company received a ransom demand from a threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025

Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc

Kosovar citizen extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc appeared in federal court facing related charges. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, was extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc and appeared in federal court facing related charges. The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc has been active sunce 2018, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025

How Interlock Ransomware Affects the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain

Interlock Ransomware ‘s attack on a defense contractor exposed global defense supply chain details, risking operations of top contractors and their clients. Resecurity envisions the cascading effects on the defense supply chain due to ransomware activity. In the recent incident, by attacking a defense contractor, Interlock Ransomware uncovered details about the supply chains and operations […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025

Marks and Spencer confirms data breach after April cyber attack

Marks and Spencer (M&S) confirms that threat actors stole customer data in the ransomware attack that hit the company in April. In April, Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it had been managing a cyber incident in recent days with the help of external cyber security experts. Customers report outages affecting card payments, gift […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025

Moldovan Police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies

A 45-year-old foreign man has been arrested in Moldova for allegedly participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies in 2021. Moldovan police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man as a result of a joint international operation involving Moldovan and Dutch authorities. He is internationally wanted for multiple cybercrime, including ransomware attacks, blackmail, and money laundering, targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025

Threat actors use fake AI tools to deliver the information stealer Noodlophile

Threat actors use fake AI tools to trick users into installing the information stealer Noodlophile, Morphisec researchers warn. Morphisec researchers observed attackers exploiting AI hype to spread malware via fake AI tools promoted in viral posts and Facebook groups. Users seeking free AI video tools unknowingly download Noodlophile Stealer, a new malware that steals browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2025

German police seized eXch crypto exchange

Germany’s BKA shut down eXch crypto exchange, seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading platform charges. On April 30, 2025, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA) shut down the eXch crypto exchange (eXch.cx), seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading allegations. ZIT, BKA, and Dutch FIOD led the operation, expecting the evidence […]

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Shields up US retailers. Scattered Spider threat actors can target them

New botnet HTTPBot targets gaming and tech industries with surgical attacks

Nova Scotia Power discloses data breach after March security incident

Coinbase disclosed a data breach after an extortion attempt

Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc

How Interlock Ransomware Affects the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain

Marks and Spencer confirms data breach after April cyber attack

Moldovan Police arrested a 45-year-old foreign man participating in ransomware attacks on Dutch companies

Threat actors use fake AI tools to deliver the information stealer Noodlophile

German police seized eXch crypto exchange

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