Pierluigi Paganini
August 07, 2026
Scammers use AI deepfakes to impersonate OnlyFans creators, trick fans into sending money, then disappear after payment. Criminals are building fake identities using AI-generated deepfakes of real OnlyFans creators, luring their followers with promises of live chats, and then disappearing after collecting payment. The scheme runs on social platforms that most people consider harmless, TikTok […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2026
A U.S. court sentenced Ransom Cartel founder Maksim Silnikau to 16 years for running a ransomware-as-a-service operation. Maksim Silnikau (aka “J.P. Morgan,” “lansky,” and “xxx,”) built a ransomware business the way a franchise owner builds a chain: he never had to touch most of the crime scenes himself. This week, a federal judge in Virginia […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2026
Snowflake hacker Connor Moucka pleads guilty after breaching 165 organizations, stealing billions of records, and extorting victims. Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, pleaded guilty this week to a computer hacking conspiracy that compromised over 165 organizations, stole billions of customer records, and extorted multiple victims for millions of dollars. “Connor Riley Moucka, 26, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2026
INC Ransomware exploits SonicWall SMA 1000 flaws, using calls and emails to pressure victims during extortion campaigns targeting global organizations. Resecurity disclosed that INC Ransomware has emerged as the dominant threat actor exploiting the recently disclosed SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 vulnerabilities. According to the company’s research, the group has accelerated its operations since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2026
Cyberattack exposed data of 31,000 people in Liechtenstein’s beneficial ownership register for companies and foundations. A cyberattack compromised data belonging to about 31,000 people in Liechtenstein’s register of beneficial owners linked to companies, foundations, and trusts. Liechtenstein’s Register of People Behind Companies and Foundations is a government-maintained register of beneficial ownership. Its purpose is to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 03, 2026
River Bank says hackers deleted data stolen in its June ransomware attack, though the investigation into the incident is still ongoing. River Financial Corporation, the parent company of River Bank & Trust, says hackers deleted data stolen during a ransomware attack that hit parts of its server environment in June. The breach began on June […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 03, 2026
UK police legal database breach exposed officers’ names and work emails, increasing phishing risks. NCA is investigating. The Police National Legal Database (PNLD), the legal reference system used by all 43 Home Office police forces in England and Wales, confirmed that a data breach exposed the contact details of police officers, staff, and criminal justice […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2026
CareCloud disclosed a breach affecting 345,000 people after hackers stole medical and financial data from its AWS-hosted systems. TechCrunch reports that CareCloud, the New Jersey-based health tech company that stores patient records for more than 45,000 providers across the US, is finally notifying people impacted by a breach the firm first disclosed back in March. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2026
Researchers linked the Flying Eagle Android RAT to fake police apps, uncovering 170 servers in a growing cybercrime ecosystem. Hunt.io researchers and independent journalist NetAskari started with a fraudulent Android app impersonating a Chinese Provincial Public Security Bureau service and ended up mapping a sprawling criminal ecosystem built around a leaked Android RAT framework called […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2026
Resecurity warns AI offensive agents are lowering hacking barriers, fueling an AI-driven race between attackers and defenders. Resecurity analyzed how autonomous offensive security agents such as T3MP3ST, Strix, CyberStrike, XBOW, PentAGI, PentestGPT, and Nebula lower the barriers to vulnerability identification and exploitation. The analysis also explores why AI is being repurposed for real attacks and […]
