Pierluigi Paganini
May 13, 2023
Discord disclosed a data breach, the security breach was caused by the compromise of a third-party support agent’s account. Discord, the popular VoIP and instant messaging social platform, disclosed a data breach and is notifying the impacted users. The security breach resulted in unauthorized access to a third-party customer service agent’s support ticket queue. Due to the nature […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2022
Experts from Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) discovered three new ransomware families: AXLocker, Octocrypt, and Alice Ransomware. Threat intelligence firm Cyble announced the discovery of three new ransomware families named AXLocker, Octocrypt, and Alice Ransomware. The AXLocker ransomware encrypts victims’ files and steals Discord tokens from the infected machine. The analysis of the code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2022
Threat actors used multiple npm packages to target Discord users with malware designed to steal their payment card data. A malicious campaign targeting Discord users leverages multiple npm packages to deliver malware that steals their payment card information, Kaspersky researchers warn. The malicious code hidden in the packages, and tracked as Lofy Stealer, is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2021
Researches from cybersecurity firm JFrog found 17 malicious packages on the NPM package repository hijacking Discord servers. JFrog researchers have discovered 17 malicious packages in the NPM (Node.js package manager) repository that were developed to hijack Discord servers. The libraries allow stealing Discord access tokens and environment variables from systems running giving the attackers full access to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 19, 2021
A new ransomware dubbed ‘NitroRansomware’ has appeared in the threat landscape, it demands a Discord Nitro gift code to decrypt files. Researchers from BleepingComputer reported infections of a new singular ransomware dubbed NitroRansomware which demands a Discord Nitro gift code to the victims to decrypt their files. Discord is a free VoIP, instant messaging and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2020
TroubleGrabber is a recently discovered credential stealer that spreads via Discord attachments and uses Discord webhooks to exfiltrate data Netskope security researchers have spotted a new credential stealer dubbed TroubleGrabber that spreads via Discord attachments and uses Discord webhooks to transfer stolen data to its operators. The malware the same functionalities used by other malware that target […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 25, 2020
Abaddon is the first RAT that uses the freeware instant messaging and VoIP app and digital distribution platform Discord as a command & control server. Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam have spotted a new piece of remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ‘Abaddon’ that is likely the first malware using the Discord platform as command and control. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 22, 2019
Last week, hackers published a list of Discord credentials (email addresses/passwords) that were allegedly phished from the users of the gaming chat platform. Last week, a group of hackers published a list of Discord login credentials (email addresses and passwords) that were allegedly phished from the users of the gaming chat platform. Fortunately, the list […]
