Security

Cybercriminals are the next generation of robbers

If one were to think of robbers, you might think of the kind immortalized in Hollywood movies, resplendent in masks,...
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110,000+ user records from car-sharing service CityBee leaked and sold on hacker forum

The leak could put 110,000+ Lithuanian CityBee users at risk of identity theft and credential stuffing attacks. A database that...
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14 million alleged Amazon and eBay account details sold online

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An unknown user was offering the data of 14 million Amazon and eBay customers’ accounts for sale on a popular...
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Facebook phishing campaign that tricked nearly 450,000 users in Germany is now spreading in the UK

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Last week, we uncovered a phishing campaign on Facebook that tricked nearly 450,000 users in Germany since its launch on...
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Largest commercial bank in Ukraine has 40 million user records sold online

We recently discovered that an unknown threat actor is offering Ukraine’s PrivatBank database for sale on a popular hacking forum....
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We uncovered a Facebook phishing campaign that tricked nearly 500,000 users in two weeks

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Our investigation into a malicious Facebook Messenger message uncovered a large-scale phishing operation on Facebook. We also potentially identified the...
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The six biggest cyberattacks of 2020

2020 will be known not only as the year of COVID-19 pandemic, a global tragedy that changed the way we...
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Three-quarters of the most popular passwords can be cracked instantly

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Once again: make sure your passwords are secure.We all know the importance of a secure, safe, uncrackable password to try...
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These ransomware cartels will leak your data until you pay

The ransomware industry has certainly come a long way, from the early days of the AIDS Trojan to the modern,...
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Europol distributes anti-malware code via the Emotet botnet

The feds seem to have been inside Emotet for longer than first thought – and distributed a benevolent payload.It’s arguably...
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Satellite hackers can see every website you visit, every email you get

With the increasing reliance on orbital technology comes a growing appetite for hacking it.
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North Korea has been targeting threat researchers

When the hunters become the hunted.The threat of state-sponsored cyber hacking has become even more prevalent as a massive campaign...
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8+ million Teespring user records leaked on hacker forum

A user on a popular hacker forum has leaked an archive containing user and creator data allegedly exfiltrated from Teespring,...
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Covid vaccines are now an excuse to launch phishing attacks

We’re protecting people from the coronavirus, but opening them up to other attacks.The rapid rollout of vaccines to protect against...
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MyFreeCams hack: 2 million user records stolen from top adult streaming site and sold on hacker forum

UPDATE January 22: The threat actor has now deleted their post, as well as their account, from the hacker forum....
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12,000+ workers’ IDs, banking details, and other personal data leaked by UK staffing agency

We recently discovered an unsecured Microsoft Azure Blob that contains deeply sensitive documents of more than 12,000 construction workers, including...
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Watch out: there’s a new Telegram scam about

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The Classiscam has been identified by Group-IB, targeting western countries.A massive scam launched on Telegram through a network of bot...
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How phishing attacks are evolving and why you should care

Cybercriminal gangs and nation-state threat actors continue to evolve their phishing attack techniques, experimenting with different lures, adopting new social...
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Why ransomware attacks will explode in 2021

By Brian Dixon The COVID-19 pandemic has proven a boon to ransomware operators, who only look set to step up...
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1 million highly sensitive NSFW pictures leaked by Korean teen dating app

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Update January 13: after our article was published, it appears that Apple has removed the affected app from its App...
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