Cyber Crime

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 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 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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2016
Linux.Rex.1, a new Linux Trojan the creates a P2P Botnet

Security researchers discovered a new Linux Trojan dubbed Linux.Rex.1 that is capable of self-spreading and create a peer-to-peer botnet. A newly observed Linux Trojan is capable of self-spreading through infected websites and can recruit the infected machines into a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, Doctor Web researchers warn. Security researchers from the firm Dr. Web have discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2016
IoT – Shocking : How your home sockets could aid in Cyber attacks

IoT devices are dramatically enlarging our surface of attack, hackers can exploit smart sockets to shut down Critical Systems. I love some of the gangster nicknames people come up with. Knuckles, Fat Tony , Stab Happy or even Bambi. Names are characteristic of their personality and attitude. It’s time to add Toaster Socket to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2016
Epic Games forums hacked again, thousands of account logins stolen

The Epic Games forums hacked again, more than 800,000 logins accounts have been stolen, with more than half a million from Unreal Engine’s forums. Epic Games forums breached again, salted passwords of 808,000 Unreal Engine and Unreal Tournament forum accounts have been exposed. The stolen records from Epic Games include email addresses, birth dates, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2016
New Gozi Campaigns Target Global Brands with sophisticated features

Researchers from Buguroo discovered new Gozi campaigns using new techniques that targeted many banks and financial services worldwide. The Gozi malware was first spotted in 2007, its source code has been leaked twice in the criminal underground allowing the creation of new sophisticated version. Recently security experts from the IBM X-Force Research spotted a new threat dubbed GozNym […]