Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

The Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed Magecart attack. Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed a Magecart attack on January 10, 2023. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Magecart).

Retail 91

Retail Mobile Passwords Hacking 91

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation notified its customers of a data breach that might have exposed their payment card information. The retail giant has 737 membership-only retail stores across the U.S., it is the fifth-largest retailer in the world and the 10th-largest corporation in the country by total revenue.

Retail 96

Retail Data breaches eCommerce Hacking 96

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2023

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.

Retail 93

Retail Data breaches Cyber Attacks Hacking 93

Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 million people. Nikki Haley to head the state’s law enforcement division.

Identity Theft 224

Identity Theft Banking Cybercrime Hacking 224

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Microsoft has uncovered Zerologon attacks that were allegedly conducted by the infamous TA505 Russia-linked cybercrime group. Microsoft spotted a series of Zerologon attacks allegedly launched by the Russian cybercrime group tracked as TA505 , CHIMBORAZO and Evil Corp. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zerologon). Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Security Intelligence Authentication Banking 116

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“ BriansClub ,” one of the largest underground stores for buying stolen credit card data, has itself been hacked. All of the card data stolen from BriansClub was shared with multiple sources who work closely with financial institutions to identify and monitor or reissue cards that show up for sale in the cybercrime underground.

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Hacking Cybercrime Marketing Banking 208

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Retail giant Target is going to open-source an internal tool, dubbed Merry Maker , designed to detect e-skimming attacks. Retail giant Target announced the release in open-source of an internal tool, dubbed Merry Maker , designed to detect e-skimming attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Merry Maker). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Retail Cybersecurity Hacking Software 89

Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity decided to test this expanded policy with what would appear to be a no-brainer request: I asked Google to remove search result for BriansClub , one of the largest (if not THE largest) cybercrime stores for selling stolen payment card data. BriansClub has long abused my name and likeness to pimp its wares on the hacking forums.

Identity Theft 362

Identity Theft Cybercrime Retail Hacking 362

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." It will be available for viewing through August 2023.

Hacking 84

Hacking Backups Ransomware Retail 84

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

A new cybercrime gang, tracked as UNC2529 , has targeted many organizations in the US and other countries using new sophisticated malware. FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. SecurityAffairs – hacking, UNC2529). Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime Malware Manufacturing Retail 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. It operates stores across Sweden and is responsible for the retail sale of wine, spirits, and strong beer. “It Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5%

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Retail Cyber Attacks Backups 95

Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The Western District of Washington has sentenced a Ukrainian man to seven years in prison for his role in a hacking gang that are estimated to have caused more than one billion dollars worth of damage. Earlier this year, another member of FIN7 was sentenced to 10 years in jail for his involvement in the cybercrime gang’s activities.

Hacking 137

Hacking Penetration Testing Social Engineering Retail 137

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. The year 2016 saw banks in Russia hacked one after another.

Cybercrime 137

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 137

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Services like SWAT are known as “Drops for stuff” on cybercrime forums. The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop.

Cybercrime 265

Cybercrime Marketing Scams Retail 265

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It happens all the time: Organizations get hacked because there isn’t an obvious way for security researchers to let them know about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. Perhaps this particular retailer also did so at one point, however my message was returned with a note saying the email had been blocked.

Retail 302

Retail Healthcare Internet Internet 302

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

PoC publicly available Linux variant of Cerber ransomware targets Atlassian servers Ivanti fixed two critical flaws in its Avalanche MDM Researchers released exploit code for actively exploited Palo Alto PAN-OS bug Cisco warns of large-scale brute-force attacks against VPN and SSH services PuTTY SSH Client flaw allows of private keys recovery A renewed (..)

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Phishing Ransomware Malware 96

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

Clop ransomware group claims to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. One of the organizations that was hacked by exploiting the above issue is the payroll provider Zellis.

Hacking 78

Hacking Ransomware Retail Cyber Attacks 78

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

Recently another data breach made the headlines, the hack of the payroll services provider Zellis. One of Zellis’s customers, the British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain Boots also confirmed to have been impacted by the attack. At this time the number of installs located in the UK is 127.

Hacking 69

Hacking Data breaches Ransomware Retail 69

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

Hacking 89

Hacking VPN Advertising Financial Services 89

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

Social Engineering 105

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 105

Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

” MRMURZA Faceless is a project from MrMurza , a particularly talkative member of more than a dozen Russian-language cybercrime forums over the past decade. MrMurza’s Faceless advertised on the Russian-language cybercrime forum ProCrd. Image: Darkbeast/Ke-la.com. In 2013, U.S.

Malware 228

Malware Passwords Accountability Advertising 228

Hot for Security

APRIL 19, 2021

Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers. A key member of the FIN7 cybercrime gang – which is said to have caused over one billion dollars worth of damage around the world – has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Penetration Testing 144

Penetration Testing Retail Social Engineering Cybersecurity 144

Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for banks to trace the source of payment card data stolen from smaller, hacked online merchants. The economic laws of supply and demand hold just as true in the business world as they do in the cybercrime space.

Retail 305

Retail Banking Hacking Cybercrime 305

Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2020

Cybersecurity experts say the raid included the charging of a major carding kingpin thought to be tied to dozens of carding shops and to some of the bigger data breaches targeting western retailers over the past decade. “ Flint had a piece of almost every major hack because in many cases it was his guys doing it.

Cybercrime 277

Cybercrime Retail Banking Insurance 277

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with a surge in retail and online transactions. During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams.

Scams 105

Scams Consumer Protection Retail Government 105

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5 The report outlines how cyber hacking groups are becoming more specialised and diversified, with some groups now using SME’s security systems as a training ground for new hackers to learn their trade.

Cyber Risk 161

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 161

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

Malware 197

Malware VPN Internet Internet 197

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source.

Cybercrime 254

Cybercrime VPN Software Backups 254

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence 91

Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Scams Insurance 91

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

This group primarily focused its attacks on the construction, manufacturing/industrial, and retail industries. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Manufacturing Retail Insurance 119

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

FIN7 cybercrime gang used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FIN7). Anomali Threat Research experts have monitored recent spear-phishing attacks conducted by financially motivated threat actor FIN7. ” concludes the experts.

Cybercrime 115

Cybercrime Retail Phishing Hacking 115

Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The Western District of Washington has sentenced a Ukrainian man to seven years in prison for his role in a hacking gang that are estimated to have caused more than one billion dollars worth of damage. Earlier this year, another member of FIN7 was sentenced to 10 years in jail for his involvement in the cybercrime gang’s activities.

Hacking 52

Hacking Penetration Testing Social Engineering Retail 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

T ech giant Acer was hacked again in a few days, after the compromise of the servers in India, threat actors also breached some of its systems in Taiwan. The incident was disclosed after threat actors have advertised the sale of more than 60 GB of data on an underground cybercrime forum. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

Data breaches 94

Data breaches Retail Cybercrime Hacking 94

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A study by the RAND Corporation found that while a hacked Twitter account can fetch more than $300 on the black market, a credit card can typically fetch less than a dollar. And all those individuals share lots of personal information that will go further on the black market than any credit card can.

Data privacy 52

Data privacy Cybercrime Banking Marketing 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2019

TA505 cybercrime group that operated the Dridex Trojan and Locky ransomware, has been using a new RAT dubbed SDBbot in recent attacks. Security experts at Proofpoint observed the notorious TA505 cybercrime group that has been using a new RAT dubbed SDBbot in recent attacks. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – SDBbot RAT, TA505).

Cybercrime 43

Cybercrime Advertising Retail Banking 43

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Researchers discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, named TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime gang known as TA505. Researchers from cybersecurity firm PRODAFT have discovered a previously undocumented software control panel, tracked as TeslaGun, used by a cybercrime group known as TA505. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 93

Cybercrime Banking Malware Retail 93

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2018

Hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of almost 20,000 Superdrug customers who shopped online at the cosmetics retailer. The British Superdrug is the last victim of a security breach, hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of almost 20,000 people who shopped online at the cosmetics retailer. Pierluigi Paganini.

Retail 44

Retail Data breaches Passwords Advertising 44