Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2017
The GhostCtrl backdoor, is an OmniRAT-Based Android malware that can spy on victims, steal data and take over Windows System using the RETADUP infostealer. Today’s smartphones are as powerful as the computers of only a few years ago. Unfortunately, that also means that Android phones have as many instances of malware as desktop and laptop […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
For the second time in a year, a highly critical remote code execution vulnerability was found in the Cisco WebEx Extension. For the second time in a year, a highly critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-6753, was discovered in the Cisco Systems WebEx browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
Irish energy networks have been targeted by spear phishing attacks, Russian nation-state actors are the prime suspects for the cyber attacks. Hackers have targeted Irish energy networks, senior engineers at the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), which supplies both Northern Ireland and the Republic, were targeted by spear phishing messages allegedly sent by a Russian threat actor linked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
Renato Marinho detailed an unusual SMS phishing campaign that hit Brazilian users. All started with an SMS message supposedly sent from his bank. Introduction Today I faced quite an unusual SMS phishing campaign here in Brazil. A friend of mine received an SMS message supposedly sent from his bank asking him to update his registration […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
Dating site for cheaters Ashley Madison has agreed to an $11.2 Million settlement for roughly 37 million users affected by the 2015 massive data breach. Dating site for cheaters Ashley Madison has agreed to an $11.2 Million settlement for roughly 37 million users whose personal details were exposed in a massive data breach in 2015. The site was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2017
Authorities shut down Alphabay, wondering which will be the marketplace that will reach the top and which will be the impact on the criminal ecosystem? AlphaBay was shut down by law enforcement and the alleged mastermind committed suicide in jail while waiting for the extradition to the US. The event will have a significant impact on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
Did you receive a WhatsApp subscription ending email or text? Watch out! It is a scam to steal your payment and personal data. Researcher Graham Cluley is warning of bogus âWhatsApp subscription endingâ emails and texts. Internet users are receiving an email pretending to be from WhatsApp and warning them of the ending for an alleged WhatsApp […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. ·     Android SpyDealer Trojan is able to spy on more than 40 apps ·     European police shut down the Elysium website, a major child porn platform ·     Experts found an unpatched flaw in Humax WiFi Router model […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
The number of cyber attacks against ATM involving so-called ‘insert skimmers’ is increasing. Bran Krebs wrote about recent attacks using infrared devices. The number of cyber attacks against ATM involving so-called ‘insert skimmers’ is increasing. Insert Skimmers are wafer-thin fraud devices designed to fit invisibly inside the ATM card slot. Insert Skimmers are able to capture card […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
The experts from Netskope Threat Research Labs discovered the Hackshit PhaaS platform, another interesting case of crimeware-as-a-service. A few days ago, we discussed the Katyusha scanner,a powerful and fully automated SQLi vulnerability scanner discovered by researchers at security firm Recorded Future that was available for $500 in the cyber crime underground. The Katyusha scanner is just one […]
