Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2016
Data breaches in the healthcare sector are fueling the dark web

Data breaches in the healthcare sector are fueling the dark web, millions of people’s medical records are offered for sale in the dark side of the internet. In the past several years, security pundits have been predicting that the healthcare sector was going to be the hotbed of cyber threat activity.  These predictions go back […]

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 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 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
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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2016
xDedic Marketplace for hacked servers reappeared on Tor

Following a short disappearance, the xDedic market – the infamous ‘eBay’ of hacked servers, has made a new appearance on the Tor network. The xDedic market is still offering everyone from entry-level cybercriminals to APT groups fast, cheap and easy access to legitimate organizational servers. The domain (xdedic[.]biz) went offline following a report from Kaspersky […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2016
How to defeat every ransomware with Crypto Drop

A group of American boffins have devised a system dubbed Crypto Drop that working with a “save what you can” approach is able to defeat all ransomware. A group of researchers from the University of Florida and Villanova University has devised a technique, dubbed Crypto Drop, to defeat all ransomware. The team published a paper […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2016
Is your iOS device hostage? Old scam scheme used to lock mobile

A number of iOS devices are being held ransom by the Russian “Oleg Pliss” who is demanding a payment of $100 to unlock the device. Basically the hijack is being done using stolen iCloud passwords and the “locate device” feature to lock the device and display a message to the affected user. Now how the passwords […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2016
The hidden link between the Angler EK drop and the Lurk gang

Experts from Talos team have found a link between the drop in the Angler Kit usage and the crackdown against the Lurk gang. Security experts believe to have found a link between the drop in the Angler Kit usage and the crackdown against the Lurk gang. Law enforcement arrested suspects in June, authorities accused them […]