Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2020
Crooks target Healthcare facilities involved in Coronavirus containment with Ransomware

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Experts from Paloalto Unit 42 published a report that analyzes the cross-section between the various types of Coronavirus-themed attacks aimed at organizations in different industries. Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2020
4 Million Quidd account details shared on hacking forums

Quidd, an online marketplace for trading stickers, cards, toys, and other collectibles, discloses a data breach in has suffered in 2019. Quidd, the online marketplace for trading stickers, cards, toys, and other collectibles, discloses a data breach in has suffered in 2019, it is also recommending users to change their passwords. The details of around […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2020
FTC says $12 million were lost due to Coronavirus-related scams

Consumer reports received since January 2020 revealed that that approximately $12 million were lost due to Coronavirus-related scams, FTC says. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission revealed that Coronavirus-related scams reported by consumers since January 2020 caused approximately $12 million losses. FTC received 16,778 reports of frauds, roughly 46.3% of fraud complaints also reporting a loss […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2020
The Dutch police took down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in a week

Dutch authorities have taken down 15 DDoS-for-hire services in a week, this is another success of law enforcement in the fight against cybercrime. An operation conducted by Dutch authorities last week has shut down 15 DDoS-for-hire services (aka DDoS booters or DDoS stressor), states a press release published by Dutch police. The operation was conducted […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2020
Danish pump maker DESMI reveals cyber attack

DESMI, a global company specialised in the development and manufacture of pump solutions, discloses a cyber attack. Global pump maker DESMI said on Friday it was hit by cyber attack and it was restoring its IT systems after the security incident. The attack took place on the night to Thursday, during Coronavirus pandemic employees at […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2020
Sodinokibi Ransomware crew chooses Monero for ransom payments

The crew behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware plans to stop accepting Bitcoin and switched on Monero cryptocurrency to hide the money trail. The gang behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware has started accepting the Monero cryptocurrency instead of Bitcoin to make it harder investigation by law enforcement agencies. The crew is planning to doesn’t allow bitcoin payments in […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2020
Thousands Zoom credentials available on a Dark Web forum

Security researchers discovered an archive available on a dark web forum that includes thousands of compromised Zoom credentials. Researchers discovered a database available on an underground forum in the dark web that contained more than 2,300 compromised Zoom credentials. Some of the records also included meeting IDs, names and host keys. The archive included credentials […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks April 05 – April 11, 2020

In this post, I decided to share the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from April 05 to April 11, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. April 09 – Phishers […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2020
A new e-skimmer found on WordPress site using the WooCommerce plugin

Experts discovered a new e-skimmer employed in MageCart attacks against WordPress websites using the WooCommerce plugin. Experts from security firm Sucuri discovered a new e-skimmer software that is different from similar malware used in Magecart attacks. The new software skimmed was employed in attacks on the WordPress-based e-store using the WooCommerce plugin. The e-skimmer doesn’t […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2020
SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach, its websites SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com were hacked last month. In March hackers compromised two websites of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and now it disclosed a data breach. SFO is a major gateway to Europe and Asia, it serves 45 international carriers. The attackers may have […]