cyber crime

LockBit ransomware operation behind the Royal Mail cyberattack

The cyberattack on Royal Mail, Britain’s postal service, is a ransomware attack that was linked to the LockBit ransomware operation. Royal Mail, the British multinational postal service and courier company, this week announced that a “cyber incident” has a severe impact on its operation. The incident only impacted Royal Mail’s international export services, the company said it is temporarily […]

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January 13, 2023
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Threat actors claim access to Telegram servers through insiders

Researchers reported that a threat actor claims to provide access to internal servers at Telegram for $20,000. SafetyDetectives reported that a member of a dark web marketplace is claiming to provide access to internal servers at Telegram for $20,000. The seller claims that the access is permanent because is provided by insiders that are staff […]

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January 12, 2023
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Gootkit Loader campaign targets Australian Healthcare Industry

Threat actors are targeting organizations in the Australian healthcare sector with the Gootkit malware loader. Trend Micro researchers warn that Gootkit Loader is actively targeting the Australian healthcare industry. The experts analyzed a series of attacks and discovered that Gootkit leveraged SEO poisoning for its initial access and abused legitimate tools like VLC Media Player. […]

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January 12, 2023
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Kinsing malware targets Kubernetes environments via misconfigured PostgreSQL

Kinsing cryptojacking operators are exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to access Kubernetes environments. Researchers at Microsoft Defender for Cloud observed threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation using two methods to gain initial access in Kubernetes environments: exploitation of weakly configured PostgreSQL containers and exploiting vulnerable images. The crypto-miner Kinsing was first spotted by security firm […]

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January 10, 2023
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Resecurity Released a Status Report on Drug Trafficking in the Dark Web (2022-2023)

Cybersecurity firm Resecurity published report on drug trafficking marketplaces currently operating in the Dark Web Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity and risk management provider has released an eye-opening report on drug trafficking marketplaces currently operating in the Dark Web. The report highlights a rapidly growing shadow economy, and new communication methods such as proprietary Android-based […]

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January 9, 2023
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inSicurezzaDigitale launches the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor

The cybersecurity blog inSicurezzaDigitale has launched the Italian Dashboard Ransomware Monitor to analyze the principal RaaSs’ activities. Here it comes, inSicurezzaDigitale announced the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor, it is the second project after the recent presentation of the project Mastodon. The Dashboard is very easy to use and it is available via this link: ransom.insicurezzadigitale.com The […]

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January 9, 2023
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Dridex targets MacOS users with a new delivery technique

Experts warn of a new variant of the Dridex banking malware that is targeting systems using the macOS operating system. Trend Micro experts discovered a new variant of the Dridex banking malware that targets the MacOS platform and that used a new technique to deliver documents embedded with malicious macros. The Dridex banking Trojan that has been […]

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January 8, 2023
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Chick-fil-A launched an investigation into “suspicious activity”

American fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A informed its customers of having launched an investigation into “suspicious activity.” Chick-fil-A is an American fast food restaurant chain, it is the country’s largest which specializes in chicken sandwiches. The company informed its customers of having launched an investigation into “suspicious activity on some customer accounts.” “We are investigating suspicious […]

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January 8, 2023
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