Cybercrime

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2015
Black marketplace – 50c buys login for stolen media accounts

It is Christmas time and sellers are offering a wide number of products and services in the Black marketplace. 50c buys login for stolen media accounts. Cyber criminals are offering for sale ‘lifetime’ Netflix, HBO, and cable sports streaming accounts for low prices. Sellers of the on the AlphaBay Marketplace, a black marketplace hosted on the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2015
Darkode forum was supposed to be resuscitated, but …

The experts at the Damballa’s Threat Discovery Center have discovered the revive Darkode forum. On July 2015, an international joint effort of law enforcement allowed the arrest of dozen people active on the popular Darkode crime forum. Darkode was a black market specialized in the sale of exploit kits and hacking tool, its seller also offered spam services and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2015
Pro PoS, a new PoS malware available for sale in the underground

A new strain of PoS malware dubbed Pro PoS Solution is available for sale in the underground forums. It’s Christmas also for criminals who have found a new gift under the Christmas tree, a new powerful strain of PoS malware. According to the threat intelligence firm InfoArmor, the new PoS malware dubbed Pro PoS is available […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2015
Vtech hacked, data of thousands of kids exposed

Toy maker Vtech has been hacked exposing data of thousands of kids, this hack is the fourth largest consumer data breach to date. The greatest manufacturer of electronic toys Vtech, aka Video Technology Limited, was hacked. On 14 November, “an unauthorised party” managed to obtain access to the app store database of Vtech, the Learning […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2015
Crooks use the Nuclear Exploit Kit to serve CryptoWall 4.0

The popular Nuclear Exploit Kit has been used for the first time to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. The Nuclear exploit kit is one of the privileged weapon in the arsenal of cyber criminal groups, now the popular crimeware kit has been used to serve the ransomware CryptoWall 4.0. In the past, criminal crews used the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2015
FBI is hunting MrGrey who has stolen 1.2 BILLION login credentials

The FBI is convinced that there is a single hacker behind the theft of login credentials for over 1.2 Billion online accounts, his name is MrGrey. According to a report published by the Reuters, the FBI is convinced that there is a single hacker behind the theft of login credentials for over 1.2 Billion online accounts, his […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2015
Russia, Hackers Stole $4 Million in cash with Reverse ATM Hack method

Russian criminals Steal $4 Million In cash with a new technique dubbed reverse ATM Attack. Russian hackers have adopted a new technique, dubbed Reverse ATM Attack to steal Millions of dollars from ATMs of financial institutions. According to the experts at security firm GroupIB, the Reverse ATM Attack allowed criminal rings in Russia to steal 252 Million […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2015
Hilton confirms some payment systems infected by malware

The hotel chain Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced Tuesday that cyber criminals stole credit card information from some of its point-of-sale systems. The hotel chain Hilton Worldwide Holdings admitted that crooks stole credit card information from some of its PoS systems, but hasn’t provided detailed info on the extent of the data breach. The company Hilton Worldwide is warning its […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2015
ModPos, the most complex POS malware ever seen

ModPOS is new POS malware discovered in systems of US retailers after the rush of Thanksgiving and experts speculate it is the most complex POS malware ever seen. A new POS malware was discovered in US retailers, after the rush of Thanksgiving, and it looks like millions of US bank cards were affected. The new […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2015
Damballa revealed the secrets behind the Destover malware that infected the Sony Pictures

Security researchers at Damballa Willis McDonald and Loucif Kharouni have conducted a deep analysis of the Destover malware used in the Sony Pictures attack. Security researchers at Damballa Willis McDonald and Loucif Kharouni have conducted a deep analysis of the wiper used by threat actors in the Sony Pictures hack. The experts discovered that attackers used a highly sophisticated disk-cleaning […]