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Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2025

US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials

FBI warns ex-officials are targeted with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns that ex-government officials are being targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns of a campaign using smishing and vishing with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2025

FBI shared a list of phishing domains associated with the LabHost PhaaS platform

The FBI shared 42K phishing domains tied to LabHost, a PhaaS platform shut down in April 2024, to boost awareness and help identify compromises. The FBI shared a list of 42,000 domains registered from November 2021 to Apr 2024, linked to LabHost to raise awareness and aid in threat detection. The domain list helps prevent […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2025

FBI and DOJ seize $8.2 Million in romance baiting crypto fraud scheme

The U.S. DOJ seized over $8.2 million in USDT stolen through ‘romance baiting’ scams, where victims are tricked into fake investments promising high returns. On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Ohio filed a civil forfeiture complaint for $8.2M in USDT (Tether) linked to a ‘romance baiting’ scam. Fraudsters used anonymous messaging apps […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2025

FBI warns of malicious free online document converters spreading malware

The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. The FBI warns that threat actors use malicious online document converters to steal users’ sensitive information and infect their systems with malware. “The FBI Denver Field Office is warning that agents are increasingly seeing a scam […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2024

BreachForums resurrected after FBI seizure

The cybercrime forum BreachForums has been resurrected two weeks after a law enforcement operation that seized its infrastructure. The cybercrime forum BreachForums is online again, recently a US law enforcement operation seized its infrastructure and took down the platform. The platform is now reachable at breachforums[.]st, which was one of the domains used in the past […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2024

As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

Black Basta ransomware affiliates have breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024, FBI and CISA reported. The FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) regarding the Black Basta ransomware activity as part of the StopRansomware initiative. Black Basta has targeted at least 12 critical infrastructure sectors, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2024

Akira ransomware received $42M in ransom payments from over 250 victims

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2024

FBI, CISA warn of AndroxGh0st botnet for victim identification and exploitation

U.S. CISA and the FBI warned of AndroxGh0st malware used to create a botnet for victim identification and exploitation in target networks. US CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of AndroxGh0st malware. The malware is spreading to create a botnet for victim identification and exploitation in target networks. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2023

Former NSA employee pleads guilty to attempted selling classified documents to Russia

A former NSA employee has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to transmit classified defense information to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke (31), a former NSA employee has admitted to attempting to convey classified defense information to Russia, pleading guilty to the charges. The man pleaded guilty today to six counts of attempting to transmit classified […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2023

FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of dual ransomware attacks aimed at the same victims. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of dual ransomware attacks, a new worrisome trend in the threat landscape that sees threat actors targeting the same victims two times. “As of July 2023, the FBI noted […]

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US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials

FBI shared a list of phishing domains associated with the LabHost PhaaS platform

FBI and DOJ seize $8.2 Million in romance baiting crypto fraud scheme

FBI warns of malicious free online document converters spreading malware

BreachForums resurrected after FBI seizure

As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

Akira ransomware received $42M in ransom payments from over 250 victims

FBI, CISA warn of AndroxGh0st botnet for victim identification and exploitation

Former NSA employee pleads guilty to attempted selling classified documents to Russia

FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks

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