Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2025
Android.Backdoor.916.origin malware targets Russian business executives

New Android spyware Android.Backdoor.916.origin is disguised as an antivirus linked to Russia’s intelligence agency FSB, and targets business executives. Doctor Web researchers observed a multifunctional backdoor Android.Backdoor.916.origin targeting Android devices belonging to representatives of Russian businesses. The malware executes attacker commands, enabling surveillance, keylogging, and theft of chats, browser data, and even live camera/audio streams. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2025
Electronics manufacturer Data I/O took offline operational systems following a ransomware attack

Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reports a ransomware attack to SEC, the company was forced to take offline operational systems. Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reported a ransomware attack to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company was forced to take offline operational systems following the attack. Data I/O is a leading provider of manual […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2025
IoT under siege: The return of the Mirai-based Gayfemboy Botnet

Mirai-based Gayfemboy botnet resurfaces, evolving to target systems worldwide; Fortinet researchers provided details about the new campaign. FortiGuard Labs researchers tracked a new Gayfemboy botnet campaign, the malware exploits known flaws in DrayTek, TP-Link, Raisecom, and Cisco, showing evolved tactics and renewed activity. The Gayfemboy botnet was first identified in February 2024, it borrows the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2025
Kidney dialysis firm DaVita confirms ransomware attack compromised data of 2.7M people

Kidney dialysis firm DaVita confirms ransomware breach exposed personal and health data of nearly 2.7M individuals. Kidney dialysis firm DaVita disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack, the incident exposed personal and health information of nearly 2.7 million individuals. The number of impacted individuals reported by the Department of Health’s Office for Civil Rights […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2025
Over 300 entities hit by a variant of Atomic macOS Stealer in recent campaign

Over 300 entities hit by the Atomic macOS Stealer via malvertising campaign between June and August, CrowdStrike warns. From June and August, over 300 entities were hit by a variant of the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) called SHAMOS, reports CrowdStrike. The Atomic macOS Stealer lets operators steal diverse information from infected machines. This includes Keychain […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2025
Operation Serengeti 2.0: INTERPOL nabs 1,209 cybercriminals in Africa, seizes $97M

INTERPOL arrested 1,209 cybercriminals in 18 African nations seizing $97.4M, and dismantling 11,432 malicious infrastructures. INTERPOL announced the result of the second phase of ongoing law enforcement Operation Serengeti (June to August 2025) that led to 1,209 arrests across 18 nations in Africa. The authorities are aiding 88,000 victims, seizing $97.4M, and dismantling 11,432 cybercrime […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2025
Former developer jailed after deploying kill-switch malware at Ohio firm

Ex-developer jailed 4 years for sabotaging Ohio employer with kill-switch malware that locked employees out after his account was disabled. Ex-developer Davis Lu (55) was sentenced to 4 years for sabotaging Ohio employer with kill-switch malware that locked staff out after his account was disabled. The Chinese national was also sentenced to three years of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2025
Colt Discloses Breach After Warlock Ransomware Group Puts Files Up for Sale

Colt Technology Services confirmed a data breach by the WarLock ransomware group; the company is working to restore disrupted systems. Colt Technology Services confirmed that threat actors breached its systems and stole some data. The telecoms company is working to restore disrupted systems. Colt, officially known as Colt Technology Services Group Limited, is a multinational telecommunications […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2025
Hackers deploy DripDropper via Apache ActiveMQ flaw, patch systems to evade detection

Hackers exploit Apache ActiveMQ flaw to install DripDropper on Linux, then patch it to block rivals and hide their tracks. Red Canary researchers observed attackers exploit a 2-year-old Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46604 (CVSS score of 10.0), to gain persistence on cloud Linux systems and deploy DripDropper malware. Uniquely, they patch the flaw post-exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2025
A Scattered Spider member gets 10 years in prison

A 20-year-old Scattered Spider member gets 10 years in prison and $13M restitution for SIM-swapping crypto thefts. Scattered Spider hacker, Noah Michael Urban (20), was sentenced to 10 years in U.S. prison and ordered to pay $13M restitution for SIM-swapping crypto thefts. “A 20-year-old Palm Coast man linked to a massive cybercriminal gang was sentenced […]