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Biggest darknet website UNICC that sold financial and credit cards finally shuts down

On: January 14, 2022

Tagged: credit cards, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data theft, electronic fraud, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, UniCC

The team behind UniCC, the largest dark web platform for selling stolen credit cards, has announced the definitive closure after having earned almost $360 million USD, but not before thankingRead More →

A jail loses control of its CCTV cameras and automatic doors systems after ransomware attack. Inmates should remain completely locked down

On: January 12, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Albuquerque, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data theft, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, New Mexico, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws, United States

Due to a ransomware attack, authorities at a prison in Albuquerque, New Mexico were unable to access footage recorded by their security cameras, plus the attack also affected automatic doorRead More →

8,000 schools worldwide become victims of ransomware after IT provider suffered massive cyber attack

On: January 7, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data breach, data theft, FinalSite, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws, system failures

School website provider FinalSite was the target of a ransomware attack that severely disrupted access to thousands of academic platforms around the world. This firm operates as software as aRead More →

How Chinese cyber army is hacking into universities to steal research materials

On: December 30, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Aquatic Panda, China, CrowdStrike, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), data theft, GitHub, Hacking, Information Security, Log4j, malware, security flaws, VMware

CrowdStrike researchers report the detection of a hacking group operating from China and that has managed to infiltrate an academic institution by exploiting one of the flaws found in theRead More →

New and famous deep web marketplace to buy cookies, accounts, passwords and other sensitive data

On: December 22, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: 2easy, black market, botnet, bots, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data security, data theft, deep web, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, KELA, malware, RedLine, security flaws

KELA cybersecurity researchers, dedicated to monitoring illegal activity on the dark web and on the conventional Internet, report the detection of a new black market platform that has recently appearedRead More →

Hackers leaks Britain’s police confidential data after ransomware negotiation failed

On: December 20, 2021

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Clop ransomware, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data breach, data leaking, data theft, Hacking, Information Security, malware, police departments, ransomware, United Kingdom

According to a report by the Daily Mail, a Russian hacking group infected the systems of some police departments in the United Kingdom with a ransomware variant and leaked someRead More →

Critical vulnerability in All In One SEO WordPress plugin affects 3 million websites

On: December 17, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: All in One SEO, content management system (CMS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, data theft, Hacking, Information Security, infosec, Plugins, security flaws, vulnerability, Wordpress

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a critical vulnerability in All In One SEO, one of the most popular plugins in WordPress, installed on more than 3 million websites operatedRead More →

Injustice: Company fined just $54k USD for biggest data breach in the history of hotel industry

On: November 18, 2021

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Amazon, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Commeasure, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data breach, data theft, Google Play Store, Hacking, incidents, RedDoorz, Singapore

Singaporean authorities set a fine equivalent to only $54,000 USD against Commeasure, the company that owns the booking website RedDoorz after the platform leaked the information of nearly 6 millionRead More →

Hackers are using Amazon secret keys to bypass your Office 365 phishing detection controls

On: November 2, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Amazon, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data theft, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Kaspersky, Microsoft, Office 365, phishing, Security

Cybersecurity specialists report a sudden increase in the detection of phishing emails specially designed to steal the Office 365 credentials of affected users. According to the report, presented by Kaspersky,Read More →