Pierluigi Paganini
December 24, 2016
Christmas time is a critical period for the gaming industry that is threatened by hackers that want to paralyze their services with massive attacks. Yesterday I reported the DDoS attacks launched by Phantom Squad and PoodleCorp against Steam and Origin Servers, and unfortunately they are not alone. Hackers threaten to take down Xbox Live and PSN […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2016
Many Groupon customers reported massive theft after crooks have placed orders in their name by using victims’ credentials likely retrieved elsewhere. Fraudsters are targeting Groupon users stolen thousands of pounds from their bank accounts. Many customers reported a massive theft after crooks placed orders in their name by using victims’ credentials likely retrieved elsewhere. Hackers take over the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2016
Alice ATM malware is a new threat targeting ATMs discovered by researchers at Trend Micro  as part of a joint research project with Europol EC3. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a strain of ATM malware, dubbed Alice, that was designed to target the safes of the self-serve machines. The malware is very essential, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2016
A new Linux malware, dubbed Linux/Rakos is threatening devices and servers. The malware searches for victims via SSH scan. A new Linux malware, dubbed Linux/Rakos is threatening devices and servers. The malicious code is written in the Go language and the binary is usually compressed with the standard  UPX tool. Apparently, frustrated users complain more often recently […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2016
A criminal gang dubbed AFT13 is making between $3 Million to $5 Million per day from US and media companies in biggest advertising fraud ever dubbed Methbot This is a case study, a criminal gang dubbed AFT13Â is making between $3 Million to $5 Million per day from US and media companies in biggest advertising fraud […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2016
Security researchers have released a decryption tool for unlocking files encrypted by the notorious CryptXXX v.3 ransomware. CryptXXX v.3 ransomware was defeated, researchers have released a decryption tool for unlocking encrypted files. The decryption tool was included in the RannohDecryptor utility, a free application shared by the No Ransom Project. The utility was already able to unlock […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2016
A cyber attack against the Government Ukraine energy company Ukrenergo may be the root cause of power outage that occurred in Ukraine late on Saturday. A new cyber attack may be the root cause of power outage that occurred in Ukraine late on Saturday. According to the Ukraine energy company Ukrenergo, the power outage occurred at the midnight between […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2016
The banker Android ransomware Faketoken that steals financial information and sensitive data now also implements file-encrypting abilities. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a strain of known Android malware that now implements also ransomware-like abilities. According to the researchers, Vxers are adding file-encrypting capabilities to traditional mobile banking trojans, the result is a malware that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 18, 2016
The Russian-speaking hacker Rasputin was attempting to sell the allegedly stolen login credentials from the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC). According to the security firm Record Future, a Russian-speaking hacker was offering for sale stolen login credentials for a U.S. agency that tests and certifies voting equipment, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The EAC Agency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 18, 2016
Security experts observed malvertising campaign leveraging the DNSChanger malware to compromise multiple models of home routers. The Christmas season can be the busiest time of the year for online shopping in many countries. Researchers at Proofpoint have recently announced the discovery of a new and improved version of the DNSChanger Exploit Kit. “Since the end […]
