Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2023
Video game firm Riot Games hacked, now it faces problems to release content

Video game developer and publisher Riot Games announced that it will delay the release of game patches after a security incident. Riot Games is an American video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organizer known for the creation of the popular games League of Legends and Valorant. Last week threat actors hacked the company’s systems in its development environment, Riot Games […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2023
Roaming Mantis uses new DNS changer in its Wroba mobile malware

Roaming Mantis threat actors were observed using a new variant of their mobile malware Wroba to hijack DNS settings of Wi-Fi routers. Researchers from Kaspersky observed Roaming Mantis threat actors using an updated variant of their mobile malware Wroba to compromise Wi-Fi routers and hijack DNS settings. Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2023
PayPal notifies 34942 users of data breach over credential stuffing attack

PayPal is sending out data breach notifications to thousands of users because their accounts were compromised through credential stuffing attacks. PayPal announced that 34942 customers’ accounts have been compromised between December 6 and December 8. The company added that the unauthorized accessed were the result of credential stuffing attacks and that its systems were not […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2023
Mailchimp discloses a new security breach, the second one in 6 months

Popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp was hacked and the data of dozens of customers were exposed.  The popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp was hacked twice in the past six months. The news of a new security breach was confirmed by the company, the incident exposed the data of 133 customers. Threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2023
1,000 ships impacted by a ransomware attack on maritime software supplier DNV

A ransomware attack against the maritime software supplier DNV impacted approximately 1,000 vessels. About 1,000 vessels have been impacted by a ransomware attack against DNV, one of the major maritime software suppliers.  DNV GL provides solutions and services throughout the life cycle of any vessel, from design and engineering to risk assessment and ship management. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2023
Fortinet observed three rogue PyPI packages spreading malware

Researchers discovered three malicious packages that have been uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository by Lolip0p group. FortiGuard Labs researchers discovered three malicious PyPI packages (called ‘colorslib’, ‘httpslib’, and “libhttps”) on the PyPI repository that were uploaded by the same actor, Lolip0p. The packages were discovered on January 10, 2023, the packages “colorslib” and […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2023
Avast researchers released a free BianLian ransomware decryptor for some variants of the malware

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware to allow victims of the malware to recover locked files. The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the malware was employed in attacks against organizations in […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2023
Europol arrested cryptocurrency scammers that stole millions from victims

An international police operation led by Europol led to the arrest of cryptocurrency scammers targeting users all over the world. An international law enforcement operation conducted by authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany and Serbia, supported by Europol and Eurojust, has dismantled a cybercrime ring involved in online investment fraud. The European police have supported this […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2023
Hacker stole credit cards from the website of Canada’s largest alcohol retailer LCBO

The Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed Magecart attack. Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed a Magecart attack on January 10, 2023. Threat actors compromised the Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s website and injected […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2023
LockBit ransomware operation behind the Royal Mail cyberattack

The cyberattack on Royal Mail, Britain’s postal service, is a ransomware attack that was linked to the LockBit ransomware operation. Royal Mail, the British multinational postal service and courier company, this week announced that a “cyber incident” has a severe impact on its operation. The incident only impacted Royal Mail’s international export services, the company said it is temporarily […]