Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2018
The Radisson Hotel Group has suffered a data breach

The hotel chain Radisson Hotel Group suffered a security breach that exposed personal information of the members of its loyalty scheme. The hotel chain Radisson Hotel Group suffered a security breach that exposed personal information (name, address (including country of residence), email address, and in some cases, company name, phone number, Radisson Rewards member number, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2018
A few dollars to bring down sites with new Bushido-based DDoS-for-hire service

Security researchers at FortiGuard Labs have discovered a new DDoS-for-hire service called “0x-booter” built with leaked code that implements an easy to use interface. “0x-booter” first appeared on October 17, 2018,  a post published on Facebook advertises over 500 Gbps of power and 20,000 bots. “During our regular monitoring, the FortiGuard Labs team recently discovered a new platform […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2018
Magecart hackers change tactic and target vulnerable Magento extensions

Magecart cybercrime gang made the headlines again, the cyber criminal gang is now targeting vulnerable Magento Extensions. Magecart cybercrime gang switches tactic, it is now targeting vulnerable Magento extensions. instead of compromising large websites or third-party services to steal credit card data. In previous campaigns, attackers customize the attack for each victim tailoring the code for each target site according […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2018
The new Azorult 3.3 is available in the cybercrime underground market

A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies, and implements new features. The latest version of the Azorult was delivered through the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 185 – 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! ·      Ex-NASA contractor pleaded guilty for cyberstalking crimes […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2018
Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware can decrypt their files for free

The developers of the GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The authors of the infamous GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The crooks decided to release the decryption keys after a Syrian Twitter user published a harrowing message asking […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2018
The author of the LuminosityLink RAT sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

The author of the infamous LuminosityLink RAT, Colton Grubbs (21), was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Colton Grubbs, 21, of Stanford, Kentucky, the author of the infamous LuminosityLink RAT, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, In February, the Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) along with the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) disclosed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2018
35 million US voter records available for sale in a hacking forum

Millions of voter records are available for sale on the Dark Web, experts discovered over 35 million US voter records for sale in a hacking forum. Millions of voter records are available for sale on the Dark Web, experts from Anomali and Intel 471 discovered 35 million US voter records for sale in a hacking forum. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2018
How Cybercriminals are Targeting free Wi-Fi Users?

Free Wi-Fi is convenient, but it is also unsafe and puts users at great risk. Here’s how the cybercriminals attack user on these open networks. The free Wi-Fi is one of the catchiest things for the users in today’s world. This is the main reason why so many free public Wi-Fi can be found without […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2018
Online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion

Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5 billion. This information was first made public by experts […]