Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2019
Experts uncovered a new Magecart campaign that hacked over 960 stores

Security experts have uncovered a Magecart large-scale payment card skimming campaign that compromised 962 online stores based on Magento. Security experts at Sanguine Security have uncovered a new large-scale payment card skimming campaign that already hacked 962 online stores running on the Magento CMS. The list of hacked e-commerce also includes a number of websites belonging […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 221 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Bulgarian IT expert arrested after disclosing a flaw in kindergarten software Germany and the Netherlands agreded to build TEN, the first ever joint military internet Germany and the Netherlands […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2019
Customers of 7-Eleven Japan lost $500,000 due to a flaw in the mobile app

Cyber criminals have exploited an unproperly implemented password reset process in 7-Eleven to make unwanted charges on 900 customers’ accounts. 7-Eleven Inc. is a Japanese-American international chain of convenience stores, news of the day is that hackers exploited a weakness in the password reset function to make unwanted charges on its customers’ accounts. Crooks targeted approximately 900 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2019
FBI warns on sextortion scams targeting teenagers

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning on Twitter regarding sextortion campaigns that are targeting teenagers in the United States. The FBI issued a warning on Twitter regarding sextortion attacks that are targeting teenagers in the United States. A post published by Feds cites the cases of young people that were victims of the disconcerting and awful criminal practice, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2019
‘Updates for Samsung’, the scam app with 10M+ downloads

Experts discovered a malicious app on Google Play, named Updates for Samsung, that was downloaded by over ten million users that poses as firmware updates. Over ten million users have installed a fake Samsung app named “Updates for Samsung” that poses as firmware updates. The malicious app redirects users to a website offering and charging […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2019
Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0: Silence APT goes global

Group-IB believes Silence APT, the Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang, is likely to be behind the attack on Dutch Bangla Bank’s ATMs resulting in the theft of $3M, Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has established that Silence APT, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group is likely to be behind the brazen attack on Dutch […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2019
A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency

Some court websites of a Georgia state were brought offline after their systems were infected by ransomware in a cyber attack. A Georgia state agency confirmed that a cyberattack has brought offline some court websites. According to local media, hackers infected the systems of the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts with ransomware, “News outlets […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2019
Talos discovered Spelevo EK, an exploit kit spreading via B2B Website

Researchers at Cisco Talos group have discovered a new exploit kit dubbed Spelevo that spreads via a compromised business-to-business website. Malware researchers at Cisco Talos have discovered a new exploit kit dubbed Spelevo that spreads via a compromised business-to-business website. The popularity of EK rapidly decreased with the demise of the Angler Exploit Kit, but the discovery […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2019
European law enforcement agencies arrested 6 individuals involved in $27M cryptocurrency theft

European law enforcement agencies have arrested 6 individuals in connection with a €24 million ($27.2 million) cryptocurrency theft. An operation conducted by European law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 6 individuals involved in a €24 million ($27.2 million) cryptocurrency theft. The group of cyber criminals is composed of five men and one woman, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2019
Lake City agreed to pay $500,000 in ransom, is the second case in Florida in a week

A few days ago, Riviera Beach City agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom, now a Lake City, another city in Florida, agreed to do the same after a ransomware attack. A few days ago, Riviera Beach City agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom, now less than a week later, another city in Florida opted to […]