Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2024
The U.S. government sanctioned the virtual currency exchanges Cryptex and PM2BTC for facilitating cybercrime and money maundering. The U.S. government sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, and indicted a Russian national for allegedly facilitating cybercriminal activities and money laundering. The authorities believe that these exchanges facilitate the laundering of proceeds from cybercrime. “The Justice […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2024
Experts warn of Necro Trojan found in Google Play, threat actors are spreading it through fake versions of legitimate Android apps. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a new version of the Necro Trojan in multiple apps uploaded to the Google Play store. The malware was hidden in popular applications and game mods. Kaspersky researchers first spotted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2024
Arkansas City, a small city in Cowley County, Kansas, was forced to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations due to a cyberattack. Arkansas City, Kansas, had to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations over the weekend due to a cyberattack that was detected on Sunday. As of the 2020 census, Arkansas City has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2024
A new version of the Android banking trojan Octo, called Octo2, supports improved features that allow to takeover infected devices. ThreatFabric researchers discovered a new version of the Android banking trojan Octo, called Octo2, that supports more advanced remote action capabilities needed for Device Takeover attacks. The new malware has already targeted users in European […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Protect Your Crypto: Understanding the Ongoing Global Malware Attacks and What We Are Doing to Stop Them CISA warns of Windows flaw used in infostealer malware attacks Exotic SambaSpy is now dancing with Italian users Loki: […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2024
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers stole over $44 million from Asian crypto platform BingX OP KAERB: Europol dismantled phishing scheme targeting mobile […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 21, 2024
Cybercriminals stole more than $44 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Singaporean crypto platform BingX. Singaporean crypto platform BingX reported a cyberattack on Friday. Threat actors stole over $44 million worth of cryptocurrency. The crypto platform discovered unauthorized transfers of funds on Thursday night, shortly before BingX announced a shutdown for “wallet maintenance” on social […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 21, 2024
A joint international law enforcement operation led by Europol dismantled a major phishing scheme targeting mobile users. Europol supported European and Latin American law enforcement agencies in dismantling an international criminal network that unlocks stolen or lost mobile phones using a phishing platform. The organization operated a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called iServer, which had over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2024
The US DoJ arrested two people and charged them with stealing and laundering more than $230 million worth of cryptocurrency. The U.S. DoJ arrested two people, Malone Lam (20) (aka “Greavys,” “Anne Hathaway,” and “$$$”) and Jeandiel Serrano (21) (aka “Box,” “VersaceGod,” and “@SkidStar”) in Miami and charged them with stealing more than $230 million […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 19, 2024
An international law enforcement operation infiltrated the encrypted messaging app Ghost, which was widely used by criminals, resulting in the arrest of dozens of individuals. An international law enforcement operation infiltrated the encrypted communications app Ghost, designed for criminal use, leading to numerous arrests. The alleged administrator of the app, Jay Je Yoon Jung (32), […]
