Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2019
Author of NeverQuest botnet pleads guilty to bank fraud

The Russian hacker Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov pleads guilty to bank fraud after running a botnet that spread ‘NeverQuest’ malware for three years. The Russian hacker Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov, aka “Black,” “Blackf,” is accused of using the NeverQuest banking Trojan to steal login information from victims. The man has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2019
Prosecutors ask 3-Year Sentence in ‘Fappening’ Case for ex-teacher

Fappening case – Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for a former Virginia high school teacher convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for Christopher Brannan(31), a former Virginia high school teacher, that was convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2019
B0r0nt0K ransomware demands $75,000 ransom to the victims

The recently discovered B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers and demands $75,000 ransom to the victims. A new piece of ransomware called B0r0nt0K appeared in the threat landscape, it is targeting web sites and demanding a 20 bitcoin ransom to the victims (roughly $75,000). This B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 202 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Facebook login phishing campaign can deceive tech-savvy users […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 201 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2019
Metro Bank is the first bank that disclosed SS7 attacks against its customers

Metro Bank has become the first major bank to disclose SS7 attacks against its customers, but experts believe it isn’t an isolated case. A new type of cyber attack was used for the first time against the Metro Bank, threat actors are leveraging known flaws in the SS7 signaling protocol to intercept the codes sent via […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 199 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Using steganography to obfuscate PDF exploits Aztarna – […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2019
Experts observed a new sextortion scam Xvideos-themed

A sextortion scam campaign attempts to trick victims into believing that the adult site Xvideos.com was hacked and that crooks recorded its visitors. The creativity of cybercriminals is inexhaustible, a new variant of sextortion scam appeared in the threat landscape. A new sextortion scam campaign attempts to trick victims into believing that the popular adult […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2019
Operators of the TheMoon botnet offer it as a service

Researchers at the CenturyLink Threat Research Labs discovered that the operators of the TheMoon IoT botnet are offering it as a service. Experts at the CenturyLink Threat Research Labs observed a new evolution for the TheMoon IoT botnet, operators added a previously undocumented module that allows them to offer it with a malware-as-a-service model. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2019
Cobalt cybercrime gang abused Google App Engine in recent attacks

The Cobalt cybercrime gang has been using Google App Engine to distribute malware through PDF decoy documents. The Cobalt hacking group has been using Google App Engine to distribute malware through PDF decoy documents. The group targeted more than 20 other government and financial institutions worldwide.  Cobalt crime gang is a Russian hacking crew that […]