Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2024
Law enforcement operation dismantled 911 S5 botnet

An international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. DoJ disrupted the 911 S5 botnet and led to the arrest of its administrator. The U.S. Justice Department led an international law enforcement operation that dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet. The law enforcement also arrested its administrator, the 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, in Singapore. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2024
BreachForums resurrected after FBI seizure

The cybercrime forum BreachForums has been resurrected two weeks after a law enforcement operation that seized its infrastructure. The cybercrime forum BreachForums is online again, recently a US law enforcement operation seized its infrastructure and took down the platform. The platform is now reachable at breachforums[.]st, which was one of the domains used in the past […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2024
ABN Amro discloses data breach following an attack on a third-party provider

Dutch bank ABN Amro discloses data breach following a ransomware attack hit the third-party services provider AddComm. Dutch bank ABN Amro disclosed a data breach after third-party services provider AddComm suffered a ransomware attack. AddComm distributes documents and tokens physically and digitally to clients and employees. The ransomware attack occurred last week and unauthorized parties […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2024
Christie disclosed a data breach after a RansomHub attack

Auction house Christie disclosed a data breach following a RansomHub cyber attack that occurred this month. Auction house Christie’s disclosed a data breach after the ransomware group RansomHub threatened to leak stolen data. The security breach occurred earlier this month. The website of the auction house was unreachable after the attack. According to BBC, Christie had problems […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2024
WordPress Plugin abused to install e-skimmers in e-commerce sites

Threat actors are exploiting a WordPress plugin to insert malicious PHP code in e-commerce sites and steal credit card data. Sucuri researchers observed threat actors using a PHP snippet WordPress plugin to install malicious code in WooCommerce e-stores and harvest credit card details. In the campaign spotted by the experts, attackers use a very obscure […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2024
Sav-Rx data breach impacted over 2.8 million individuals

Prescription service firm Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach that potentially impacted over 2.8 million people in the United States. Prescription service company Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach after 2023 cyberattack. The company is notifying 2,812,336 individuals impacted by the security breach in the United States. A&A Services, which operates as Sav-RX, shared with the Maine […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2024
New ATM Malware family emerged in the threat landscape

Experts warn of a new ATM malware family that is advertised in the cybercrime underground, it was developed to target Europe. A threat actor is advertising a new ATM malware family that claims to be able of compromised 99% of devices in Europe. The threat actor is offering the malware for $30,000, he claims that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 473 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Fake AV websites used to distribute info-stealer malware MITRE December 2023 attack: Threat actors created rogue […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2024
Usage of TLS in DDNS Services leads to Information Disclosure in Multiple Vendors

The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. It increases the discoverability of customer devices by attackers. Advisory on security impacts related […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2024
Recall feature in Microsoft Copilot+ PCs raises privacy and security concerns

UK data watchdog is investigating Microsoft regarding the new Recall feature in Copilot+ PCs that captures screenshots of the user’s laptop every few seconds. The UK data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is investigating a new feature, called Recall, implemented by Microsoft” Copilot+ PCs that captures screenshots of the user’s laptop every few seconds. […]