Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2025
CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware on hospital systems

Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Interlock ransomware gang started leaking data allegedly stolen from leading kidney dialysis firm DaVita

The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the leading kidney dialysis company DaVita and leaked alleged stolen data. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries, serving 49,400 patients. DaVita specializes in treating end-stage renal […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) data breach impacted 5.5 million patients

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) announced that threat actors stole the personal data of 5.5 million patients in a cyberattack. Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) disclosed a data breach that exposed personal information of 5.5 million patients following a cyberattack that occurred earlier this month. Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) is a nonprofit healthcare […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis

Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis, using public curiosity and emotion to launch scams and spread malware, an old tactic during global events. After Pope Francis’ death, cybercriminals launched scams and malware attacks, exploiting public curiosity, grief, and confusion. Cybercriminals are ready to exploit any event of global interest, it has already happened in […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Crypto mining campaign targets Docker environments with new evasion technique

New malware campaign targets Docker environments using unknown methods to secretly mine cryptocurrency, researchers warn. Researchers from Darktrace and Cado Security have spotted a malware campaign that targets Docker environments with a novel technique to mine cryptocurrency. The malware campaign targets Docker environments to deploy a malicious node connected to Teneo, a decentralized infrastructure network. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
The popular xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack

The xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack aimed at stealing users’ private keys. Threat actors compromised the Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library xrpl.js to harvest users’ private keys. xrpl.js is the recommended library for integrating a JavaScript/TypeScript app with the XRP, it has more than 140.000 weekly downloads. Hundreds of thousands of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
British retailer giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) is managing a cyber incident

Marks & Spencer (M&S) confirmed it’s managing a cyber incident after multiple customer complaints surfaced on social media. Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announced it has been managing a cyber incident in recent days with the help of external cyber security experts. Customers report outages affecting card payments, gift cards, and M&S’s Click and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Chinese Cybercriminals Released Z-NFC Tool for Payment Fraud

Cybercriminals leverage NFC fraud against ATMs and POS terminals, stealing money from consumers at scale. Resecurity (USA) investigated multiple incidents identified in Q1 2025, exceeding several million dollars in damages for one of the top Fortune 100 financial institutions in the United States due to NFC fraud. Stopping cybercriminals operating from China presents significant challenges […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2025
Abilene city, Texas, takes systems offline following a cyberattack

Abilene, Texas, shut down systems after a cyberattack caused server issues. IT staff and experts are investigating the security incident. Abilene, Texas, shut down systems after a cyberattack caused server issues. The incident occurred on April 18, 2025, emergency services remained operational, and no financial irregularities were found. “On April 18, 2025, City officials received […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2025
Japan ’s FSA warns of unauthorized trades via stolen credentials from fake security firms’ sites

Japan ’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warns of hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades linked to hacked brokerage accounts. Japan ’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) reported that the damage caused by unauthorized access to and transactions on internet trading services is increasing. “There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of unauthorized […]