Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2023
Member of Lapsus$ gang sentenced to an indefinite hospital order

A member of the Lapsus$ cyber extortion group, Arion Kurtaj, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. The UK Southwark Crown Court has sentenced Arion Kurtaj, a prominent member of the international cyber extortion gang Lapsus$, to an indefinite hospital order. Over the years, the Lapsus$ gang compromised many high-profile companies such as NVIDIA, Samsung, Ubisoft, Mercado […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2023
Real estate agency exposes details of 690k customers

An exposed instance contained information for a customer relationship management (CRM) system that likely belongs to Goyzer, a real estate property management software maker, the Cybernews research team has discovered. The data was leaked via a publicly exposed and passwordless MongoDB database, which has since been closed. Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2023
German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market

The German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market as a result of an international law enforcement operation. The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT), along with law enforcement agencies from multiple countries (United States, Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine), conducted an operation that resulted in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2023
Law enforcement Operation HAECHI IV led to the seizure of $300 Million

An international law enforcement operation, named HAECHI IV, led to the arrest of approximately 3,500 suspects and the seizure of roughly $300 million worth of assets. Interpol this week announced that an international law enforcement operation, named HAECHI IV, led to the arrest of approximately 3,500 suspects and the seizure of roughly $300 million worth […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2023
Sophisticated JaskaGO info stealer targets macOS and Windows

JaskaGO is a new Go-based information stealer malware that targets both Windows and Apple macOS systems, experts warn. Researchers from AT&T Alien Labs uncovered a previously undetected Go-based information stealer dubbed JaskaGO that targets Windows and macOS systems. JaskaGO is a sophisticated malware that supports an extensive array of commands and can maintain persistence in different ways. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2023
Smishing Triad: Cybercriminals Impersonate UAE Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship on the Peak of Holidays Season

Smishing Triad: Researchers warn crooks impersonating UAE Federal Authority for Identity and citizenship ahead of the Holiday Season Resecurity, Inc. (USA) has identified a new fraudulent campaign by the Smishing Triad gang in which they are impersonating the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship. This campaign involves malicious SMS/iMessage texts that pretend […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2023
Info stealers and how to protect against them

Info stealers, the type of malware with its purpose in the name, can cripple businesses and everyday users alike. So, how do you protect against them? Info stealers, also known as information stealers, are a type of malicious software (malware) designed to covertly collect sensitive and personal information from a victim’s computer or network. These […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2023
Qakbot is back and targets the Hospitality industry

Experts warn of a new phishing campaign distributing the QakBot malware, months after law enforcement dismantled its infrastructure. In August, the FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet was dismantled as a result of an international law enforcement operation named Operation ‘Duck Hunt.’ Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 450 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. Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center New NKAbuse malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2023
Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center

The Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Another healthcare organization suffered a ransomware attack, the Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). The ransomware gang has added the organization to its dark web leak site and is threatening […]