Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2019
Lithuanian man sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing $120 Million From Google, Facebook

Lithuanian man Evaldas Rimasauskas was sentenced to five years in jail for stealing $120 Million from Google and Facebook employees. Evaldas Rimasauskas was sentenced to five years of prison for stealing $120 Million from Google and Facebook employees with business email compromise (BEC) attacks carried out between 2013 and 2015. The Lithuanian citizen Evaldas Rimasauskas (48) […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2019
UK authorities sentenced hacker who blackmailed Apple for $100,000

A 22-year-old man was sentenced for his involvement in an extortion attempt against Apple, he threatened to mass-hack iCloud accounts. Kerem Albayrak, a 22-year-old man from North London who claimed to have access to over 300 million iCloud accounts and threatened to factory reset all accounts unless Apple pays a ransom, was sentenced today in London. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2019
FBI warns travelers against using untrusted and free WiFi networks

The FBI warned one again the holiday travelers about the danger of using free WiFi networks while traveling. Free WiFi networks, such as the ones in the airports and hotel, hide many dangers to the holiday travelers, for this reason, has once again published a new warning. Threat actors could leverage free WiFi networks to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2019
Maze Ransomware operators threaten victims to publish their data online

The victims of the Maze Ransomware now face another threat because operators behind the malware could publish their data online. The victims of the Maze Ransomware are facing another risk, after having their data encrypted now crooks are threatening to publish their data online. The Maze ransomware also implements data harvesting capabilities, operators are threatening […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2019
Ryuk Ransomware is suspected to be involved in the New Orleans cyberattack

New evidence suggests that in the recent attack against the systems at the City of New Orleans was used the Ryuk ransomware. Over the weekend, New Orleans officials announced in a press conference that the city was hit by a ransomware attack, the incident was discovered in the morning of December 13, 2019. The IT […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2019
SEC Charges Shopin Founder with fraud over unregistered $42M ICO

Shopin founder charged by SEC for running $42 million scam cryptocurrency ICO The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of Shopin, Eran Eyal, for allegedly running $42 million scam ICO. The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a digital-asset entrepreneur and his company with defrauding investors in an initial coin offering (ICO) […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2019
Snatch Ransomware force systems to Windows Safe Mode to bypass security solutions

Experts spotted a new piece of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions. Researchers discovered a new strain of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions and encrypt files on the system. The malware attempts to exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2019
US authorities charged Dridex gang members for stealing over $100 Million

US DoJ charged two Russian citizens for deploying the Dridex malware and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged Russian citizens Maksim V. (32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan, and for their involvement in international bank fraud […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2019
Europol seized 30,506 Internet domain names for IP Infringement

Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, the agency shut down 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items. Europol announced the shutdown of 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items as part of the ‘In Our Sites’ (IOS) operation launched in 2014. The success is the result […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2019
International law enforcement operation shuts down Imminent Monitor RAT operations

A successful new operation was announced by Europol, it announced to have dismantled the global organized cybercrime ring behind Imminent Monitor RAT. Europol announced to have dismantled the global organized cybercrime ring behind the Imminent Monitor RAT, The Imminent Monitor RAT is a hacking tool that allows threat actors to remotely control the victim’s computers, it could […]