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Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2016
New Locky Ransomware variant uses DLLs for distribution

A new Locky Ransomware variant has been spotted by researchers at Cyren, it uses DLLs for distribution. The Locky Ransomware is one of the most popular threats since its first detection in the wild early 2016. The ransomware has evolved over the time, crooks have improved it adding new evasion detection features and changing the distribution methods. Security experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2016
Apple fixed Zero-Days flaws exploited by nation-state spyware

Apple issued emergency iOS updates to patch three Zero-Days exploited by a government spyware in an high-sophisticated attack. Apple has released the iOS 9.3.5 update for its mobile devices (iPhones and iPads). The security updates address three zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by nation-state actors to spy on activists. Security experts have spotted a strain of spyware targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2016
Secret data on DCNS Scorpene submarines leaked online, it could be a disaster.

The Australian newspaper published over 22,000 secret documents on six DCNS Scorpene submarines that are being built in India. According to The Australian, Indian authorities is investigating a security breach that affected the French Submarine Firm DCNS, which is 35 percent owned by Thales. The investigation started after more than 22,000 pages related to six DCNS Scorpene […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2016
WhatsApp will share your data with Facebook. How to say no?

WhatsApp has introduced significant changes to its Privacy Policy, such as the sharing of user data with Facebook. Is it possible to say no? How? If you are one of the WhatsApp users there is something that you need to know, the popular messaging app will begin sharing its users’ data with Facebook. Facebook, that […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2016
Cisco Updates ASA Software to fix the Equation Group’s EXTRABACON exploit

Cisco has started releasing patches for its ASA software to address the Equation Group’s EXTRABACON exploit included in the NSA data dump leaked online. Security firms and IT giants are analyzing the huge archive leaked by the Shadow Brokers crew after the hack of the NSA-linked Equation Group. We reported that some of the exploits […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2016
Linux.PNScan Trojan is back to compromise routers and install backdoors

The Linux Trojan Linux.PNScan is back and it is actively targeting routers based on x86 Linux in an attempt to install backdoors on them. Yesterday I wrote about a new Linux Trojan dubbed Linux.Rex.1, a new Linux malware that is capable of self-spreading and creating a peer-to-peer botnet, now experts from Malware Must Die discovered a new strain […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2016
vBulletin vulnerabilities exposed more than 27 million users’ records

Security vulnerabilities in the vBulletin platform have exposed more than 27 million accounts, many of them belonging to gamers on mail.ru. The Data breach monitoring service LeakedSource has disclosed 11 new data breaches. Security vulnerabilities in the vBulletin platform have exposed more than 27 million accounts, the majority of which belongs to three games on […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2016
ATMs in Thailand hacked by a cybercrime gang linked to Taiwan theft

Thailand – A gang of foreign criminals stole millions of baht by hacking ATMs in the country. The gang is linked the one that hacked ATMs in Taiwan. Hackers belonging to a cybercrime gang from Eastern Europe have stolen over 12 Million Baht (approximately US$346,000) from a 21 ATMs in Thailand. The crooks have targeted […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2016
The Equation Group’s exploit ExtraBacon works on newer Cisco ASA

Security experts have improved the ExtraBacon exploit included in the NSA Equation Group arsenal to hack newer version of CISCO ASA appliance. The data dump leaked online by ShadowBrokers is a treasure for security experts and hackers that are analyzing every tool it contains. Cisco and Fortinet have confirmed their network appliance are vulnerable to the exploits […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2016
Europol Operation Daylight, arrested 75 suspects for sharing child sex images

The Europol coordinated the Operation Daylight against criminals that were sharing child sex images on the internet, 75 suspects have been arrested. It’s summertime, but there is no vacation for the agents of the Europol that arrested 75 suspects in 28 European countries for sharing child sex images on the internet. The European law enforcement […]