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Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2016
Hackers used malware to steal $2 million from ATMs in Taiwan

Taiwanese law enforcement agencies are investigating malware-based attacks against ATMs of a national bank that resulted in a $2 million theft. Law enforcement in Taiwan investigating the attacks against ATMs of a major nations bank, the Taiwan’s First Bank. Crooks used a malware to withdraw more than $2 million from dozens of ATMs in the country, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2016
Security Affairs newsletter Round 69 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. First of all let inform you that at the #infosec16 SecurityAffairs was awarded as The Best European Personal Security Blog http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/48202/breaking-news/securityaffairs-best-european-personal-security-blog.html THANK YOU! Hacker Interviews – s1ege Realstatistics campaign leads to ransomware via compromised sites Security Affairs newsletter Round […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2016
Riffle network will be more secure and performing than Tor

A group of researchers has developed Riffle, a new anonymity scheme that provides better security and performance than others, including Tor. Tor is probably the most popular anonymizing network, million of users leveraged on it to protect their privacy and online anonymity. Now Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers revealed a new anonymity architecture that could rival Tor. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2016
Hacker Interviews – WauchulaGhost, a Ghost that hacks for our children

Enjoy the interview with WauchulaGhost (@wauchulaghost), one of the most active hackers in the fight against the IS online. Military, law enforcement, and hackers have the same the same goal, disrupt the propaganda activities managed by the Islamic State and interfere with IS daily functions, like paying its fighters. There is a silent cyber army of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2016
Eleanor Mac malware connects your webcam to the dark web

The malware dubbed Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor is embedded surreptitiously in the fake app EasyDoc Coverter.app and allows to control your webcam from the dark web Following the first ever instance of mac ransomware, recently reported by Palo Alto Networks. A second piece of malware has been discovered in the wild. The malicious software dubbed Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor or OSX/Eleanor-A comes […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2016
Ubuntu online forums hacked again by exploiting a known SQLi

The Ubuntu online forums have been hacked and the username, IP address, and email address of over two million users have been exposed. The Ubuntu online forums have been hacked for the second time in a few months and data of more than 2 Million users have been exposed. According to Ubuntu, the hackers exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2016
Experts published IE Exploit code and crooks added it to Neutrino EK

Operators behind the Neutrino EK have added the code to exploit an Internet Explorer flaw that  was recently patched with the release of the MS16-053. Operators behind the infamous Neutrino EK have recently added the code to exploit an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was patched with the release of the MS16-053 security bulletin. The MS16-053 bulletin patched […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2016
Furtim’s advance capabilities and the Energy Sector

The Labs team at SentinelOne recently discovered a sophisticated malware dubbed Furtim specifically targeting at least one European energy company. In May of this year, security researcher Yotam Gottesam with enSilo, began unraveling a mystery that continues to unravel. First reported by FireF0X, a self-proclaimed “ex-malware analyst” located in the Russian Federation, the Furtim malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2016
US sentences Chinese hacker for stealing aerospace secrets

US sentences the Chinese hacker involved in the theft of industrial secrets on the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, C-17 transport aircraft and F-35 aircraft. The Chinese national Su Bin (also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin), 50, has been sentenced to 46 months jail for intellectual property theft. The Chinese hacker admitted having […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2016
Just 39 USD for a lifetime license for Stampado Ransomware

The Stampado ransomware is a new threat available for sale on the Dark Web that was discovered by the experts at Heimdal security. Security experts from the Heimdal security firm have discovered a new strain of ransomware dubbed Stampado that is available for sale on the Dark Web. The Stampado ransomware is offered for sale with a […]