Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2024
Memorial Hospital and Manor suffered a ransomware attack

Georgia, a ransomware attack disrupted Memorial Hospital and Manor’s access to its Electronic Health Record system. A ransomware attack hit Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, and disrupted the access to its Electronic Health Record system. Memorial Hospital and Manor is a community hospital and healthcare facility that serves Decatur County and surrounding areas […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2024
ToxicPanda Android banking trojan targets Europe and LATAM, with a focus on Italy

The ToxicPanda Android malware has infected over 1,500 devices, enabling attackers to perform fraudulent banking transactions. Cleafy researchers spotted a new Android banking malware, dubbed ToxicPanda, which already infected over 1,500 Android devices. The ToxicPanda malware shares some bot command similarities with the TgToxic trojan family was observed spreading in Southeast Asia. However, the malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2024
Canadian authorities arrested alleged Snowflake hacker

Canadian authorities arrested a suspect linked to multiple hacks following a breach of cloud data platform Snowflake earlier this year. Canadian law enforcement agencies arrested a suspect, Alexander “Connor” Moucka (aka Judische and Waifu), who is accused of being responsible for a series of attacks relying on information stolen from the cloud data warehousing platform […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2024
July 2024 ransomware attack on the City of Columbus impacted 500,000 people

The July 2024 ransomware attack that hit the City of Columbus, Ohio, exposed the personal and financial data of 500,000 individuals. On July 18, 2024, the City of Columbus, Ohio, suffered a cyber attack that impacted the City’s services. On July 29, 2024, the City published an update on the City’s website and confirmed that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2024
Nigerian man Sentenced to 26+ years in real estate phishing scams

Nigerian Kolade Ojelade gets 26 years in U.S. for phishing scams that stole millions by hacking email accounts. A Nigerian national was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the US for stealing millions by compromising the email accounts of real estate businesses. The Nigerian national, Kolade Ojelade, Kolade Akinwale Ojelade (34), a resident of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2024
International law enforcement operation shut down DDoS-for-hire platform Dstat.cc

German police shut down DDoS-for-hire platform Dstat.cc and arrested two men accused of operating the site used for launching DDoS attacks. German police shut down the DDoS-for-hire platform Dstat.cc that allowed its customers to launch DDoS attacks. Two men, aged 19 and 28 from Darmstadt and Rhein-Lahn, were arrested in Germany for allegedly managing criminal […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2024
Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks

Microsoft warns Chinese threat actors are using the Quad7 botnet to carry out password-spray attacks and steal credentials. Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks to steal credentials, Microsoft warns. Quad7 botnet, also known as CovertNetwork-1658 or xlogin, was first spotted in the summer of 2023 by security researcher Gi7w0rm. In September 2024, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2024
FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info

A former Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired, altering prices, adding profanities, and mislabeling allergy info. A former Walt Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired by the company. He is accused of changing prices, adding profanities, and falsely labeling items as allergy-safe. The FBI arrested the man last week, falsely declaring […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2024
LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player

LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player, and threat actors targeted cryptocurrency wallets to steal funds. LottieFiles confirmed that threat actors have hacked the Lottie-Player software in a supply chain attack. Lottie-Player is a web component from LottieFiles designed to render Lottie animations, which are lightweight, vector-based animations in JSON format. These animations are […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2024
Threat actor says Interbank refused to pay the ransom after a two-week negotiation

Peruvian Interbank confirmed a data breach after threat actors accessed its systems and leaked stolen information online. Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del PerĂș Service Holding S.A.A. is a leading Peruvian provider of financial services has over 2 million customers. Interbank disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the organization and leaked stolen […]