The experts at the Damballaâs Threat Discovery Center have discovered the revive Darkode forum. On July 2015, an international joint effort of law enforcement allowed the arrest of dozen people active on the popular Darkode crime forum. Darkode was a black market specialized in the sale of exploit kits and hacking tool, its seller also offered spam services and […]
The British GCHQ has been accused of illegal Computer Network Exploitation activities by Privacy International and internet service providers. The British intelligence is responsible of âpersistentâ illegal hacking of electronic devices and networks worldwide, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has been told. The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden disclosed a collection of documents revealing the extent of surveillance […]
Security experts at FireEye have uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign leveraging Dropbox account linked to “admin@338” as Command and Control platform. Experts at FireEye have discovered an ongoing phishing campaign using a Dropbox account linked to “admin@338” as the delivery platform. The account ” admin@338 ” was also used in the past to deliver malware, but […]
Operation In Our sites  VI (IOS) – Law enforcement from 27 nations collaborated to take down 37,479 counterfeit sites on biggest web takedown ever. Nearly one thousand websites have been seized by law enforcement agencies following the international operation In Our Sites (IOS) VI. The websites were offering for sale counterfeit merchandise online to consumers. The […]
A new strain of PoS malware dubbed Pro PoS Solution is available for sale in the underground forums. It’s Christmas also for criminals who have found a new gift under the Christmas tree, a new powerful strain of PoS malware. According to the threat intelligence firm InfoArmor, the new PoS malware dubbed Pro PoS is available […]
Italian intelligence is planning to invest in solutions that could allow its counter-terrorism agents to monitor Sony’s PlayStation Network. The Italian intelligence is planning to invest in solutions that could allow the agents of the Italian counter-terrorism to monitor Sony’s PlayStation Network in order to prevent any abuse of jihadists. A few hours later the Paris attacks, […]
Mattel’s Hello Barbie has finally arrived in stores, but security experts have raised questions about security and privacy issues related to the technological toy. Are you thinking of buying a Barbie for your daughter this Christmas? Mattel’s Hello Barbie has finally arrived in stores, but security experts have raised questions about security and privacy issues […]
Cybercriminals impersonate law enforcement officials in Dubai, Bahrain, Turkey, and Canada to send terror alert spam and serve RATs. No Doubts, cyber criminals are jackals always ready to exploit any event in the headlines, even the most dramatic incidents. We have assisted in the past many cases in which crooks exploited the media attention on news […]
The non-profit security research Turris Omnia project originating from the Czech Republic focuses on safety of SoHo users. The non-profit security research project originating from the Czech Republic, which focuses on safety of SoHo users, has recently entered a new phase. This project, whose users include such celebrities as Vint Cerf and Steve Crocker, is the work […]
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