hacking news

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2021
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) hit by a ransomware attack

A ransomware attack hit the systems at the Toronto Transit Commission public transportation agency and disrupted its operations. The Toronto Transit Commission announced on Friday that its systems have been infected with ransomware, the attack began on Thursday night and disrupted its activities. At this time, no ransomware gang has taken responsibility for the attack. TTC […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2021
HelloKitty ransomware gang also targets victims with DDoS attacks

The US FBI has published a flash alert warning private organizations of the evolution of the HelloKitty ransomware (aka FiveHands). The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent out a flash alert warning private industry of a new feature of the HelloKitty ransomware gang (aka FiveHands). According to the alert, the ransomware gang is […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2021
Squid Game Cryptocurrency exit scam! Operators made $2.1 Million

Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 million. Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 million just after a week from its launch. Gizmodo, which first reported the news, initially warned of a potential scam because investors were not allowed to sell the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2021
How to hack Wincor Cineo ATMs to bypass black-box attack protections and withdraw cash

Researchers demonstrated how crooks could hack Diebold Nixdorf’s Wincor Cineo ATMs to bypass black-box attack protections and withdraw cash. Positive Technologies researchers Vladimir Kononovich and Alexey Stennikov have discovered security flaws Wincor Cineo ATMs that could be exploited to bypass Black-Box attack protections and withdraw cash. “According to Vladimir Kononovich, some manufacturers rely on security through […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2021
Pink Botnet infected over 1.6 Million Devices, it is one of the largest botnet ever seen

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a huge botnet, tracked as Pink, that already infected over 1.6 million devices most of them located in China. Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity researchers discovered a huge botnet, tracked as Pink, that already infected over 1.6 million devices. The botnet was created to launch DDoS attacks and to insert advertisements in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2021
Balikbayan Foxes group spoofs Philippine gov to spread RATs

Meet Balikbayan Foxes: a threat group impersonating the Philippine gov’t Experts uncovered a new threat actor, tracked as Balikbayan Foxes, that is impersonating the Philippine government to spread malware.  Researchers from Proofpoint have uncovered a new threat actor, dubbed Balikbayan Foxes (TA2722) that is impersonating the Philippine health, labor, and customs organizations as well as […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2021
Microsoft warns of an increase in password spraying attacks

The Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) warns of a rise in password spray attacks targeting valuable cloud accounts. The Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) observed a worrisome rise in password spray attacks targeting privileged cloud accounts. Password spraying is a type of brute force attack where the attackers carry out brute force logins based […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2021
Iranian Black Shadow hacking group breached Israeli Internet hosting firm

Irananian hacking group Black Shadow breached the Israeli internet hosting company Cyberserve, taking down several of its sites. Iranian hacking group Black Shadow compromised the server of the Israeli internet hosting company Cyberserve, taking down several of the sites hosted by the firm. The group also claims to have stolen data and threatens to leak […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2021
Minecraft Japanese gamers hit by Chaos ransomware using alt lists as lure

Chaos Ransomware operators target gamers’ Windows devices using Minecraft alt lists as a lure and promoting them on gaming forums. Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world, it had more than 140 million monthly active players in August 2021. Cybercriminals are attempting to exploit this popularity, the Chaos Ransomware gang is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2021
Graff multinational jeweller hit by Conti gang. Data of its rich clients are at risk, including Trump and Beckham

Conti ransomware gang hit high society jeweller Graff and threatens to release private details of world leaders, actors and tycoons The latest attack of the Conti ransomware gang makes the headlines, the threat actors hit high society jeweller Graff and asked the payment of a multi-million ransom to avoid leaking details of world leaders, actors […]