Cyber Crime

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2016
Be careful backdoored Pokemon GO Android App spotted in the wild

ProofPoint have found in the wild a backdoored version of the popular Pokemon GO Android App that could allow attackers to gain control over victim’s device The gamers are going crazy for the last Nintendo game Pokemon GO which uses augmented reality , the mobile app is used by players to walk around and collect […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2016
Realstatistics campaign leads to ransomware via compromised sites

Threat actors in the wild are behind the Realstatistics campaign are leveraging on out-of-date CMSs to deliver the CryptXXX ransomware. Security experts from Sucuri security firm have spotted a new ransomware-based campaign dubbed ‘Realstatistics’ conducted by threat actors in the past two weeks. “Our Incident Response Team (IRT) has been tracking a mass infection campaign over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2016
NetTraveler APT still targets European and Russian interests

Security experts from ProofPoint have spotted a new campaign operated by the APT Group NetTraveler that is targeting Russian and European organizations. NetTraveler is an ATP group first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, when researchers discovered an espionage activity against over 350 high profile victims from 40 countries. The name of the operation derives from the malicious […]