Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2022
A new phishing scam targets American Express cardholders

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The messages use a malicious attachment and their content attempt to trick cardholders into opening it. The subject of the emails reads “Important Notification About Your Account” in an attempt to urge recipients […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
Samsung discloses a second data breach this year

Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a new data breach after some of its US systems were compromised in July. After the attack that hit the company in late July 2022, Samsung disclosed a data breach. The Electronics giant discovered on August 4 that threat actors have had access to its systems and exfiltrated customer personal […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor. Crooks steal data from other cybercriminals

The information-stealing malware Prynt Stealer contains a backdoor that allows stealing the data it has infiltrated from victims. Zscaler researchers discovered Telegram channel-based backdoor in the information stealing malware, Prynt Stealer, which allows to secretly steal a copy of the data exfiltrated from the victims. “Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers have uncovered the Prynt Stealer builder, also […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
Another Ransomware For Linux Likely In Development

Uptycs researchers recently spotted a new Linux ransomware that appears to be under active development. The Uptycs Threat Research team recently observed an Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) ransomware which encrypts the files inside Linux systems based on the given folder path. We observed that the dropped README note matches exactly with the DarkAngels ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2022
Experts link Raspberry Robin Malware to Evil Corp cybercrime gang

Researchers attribute the Raspberry Robin malware to the Russian cybercrime group known as Evil Corp group. IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2022
Researchers analyzed a new JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors

Researchers from Cyble analyzed a new, highly evasive JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors. Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs started its investigation after seeing a post on Twitter a new JavaScript skimmer developed by the Magecart threat group used to target Magento e-commerce websites. In Magecart attacks against Magento e-stores, attackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2022
Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from TAP Air Portugal

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Portuguese state-owned flag carrier airline TAP Air Portugal and stolen customers’ data. The Ragnar Locker ransomware added the Portuguese state-owned flag carrier airline TAP Air Portugal to its leak site and claims to have stolen customers’ data. On August 26, the Portugues company announced via […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2022
GO#WEBBFUSCATOR campaign hides malware in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope image

A malware campaign tracked as GO#WEBBFUSCATOR used an image taken from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as a lure. Securonix Threat researchers uncovered a persistent Golang-based malware campaign tracked as GO#WEBBFUSCATOR that leveraged the deep field image taken from the James Webb telescope. The phishing emails contain a Microsoft Office attachment that includes an external reference […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2022
Experts spotted five malicious Google Chrome extensions used by 1.4M users

Researchers spotted 5 malicious Google Chrome extensions used to track users’ browsing activity and profit of retail affiliate programs. McAfee researchers discovered five malicious Google Chrome extensions with a total install base of over 1,400,000. The malicious Google Chrome extensions were masquerading as Netflix viewers, website coupons, and apps for taking screenshots of a website. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2022
Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M users

The Russian subscription-based streaming service Start discloses a data breach affecting 7.5 million users. The Russian media streaming platform START disclosed a data breach that impacted 7.5 millions of its users. According to the company, the attackers stole a 2021 database from its infrastructure and also shared a samples online to demonstrate the authenticity of […]