Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2015
Anonymous Hacks US Census Bureau Against TPP/TTIP

Anonymous hackers announced to have compromised the US Census Bureau against TTIP/TPP and leaked data online as proof of the data breach. Anonymous hackers announced to have compromised the US Census Bureau against TTIP/TPP. The members of the popular collective are the same that hacked World Trade Center (WTC) according to the colleagues at the Hackread.com. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2015
A new variant of Bartalex used to serve Dyre and Pony Trojans

Researchers have spotted a new strain of the Bartalex macro-based malware that is used to drop the Pony loader malware and the popular Dyre banking Trojan. Bartalex is a macro-based malware that was first discovered earlier this year, security researchers have spotted a new strain of this malicious code dropping the Pony loader malware and the popular Dyre banking […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2015
Business Blackout, economic impact of a cyber attack against a power grid

What will happen if hackers will hit critical infrastructure in the US, which will be the economic impact of a cyber attack against a power grid? According to a poll done by Morning Consult firm, cyber attacks are just behind terrorism attacks on the list of biggest threats to the US, it has been estimated that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2015
Deep dive into attribution trove of Hacking Team

Thi post was written by the security experts and colleagues at RedSocks, they explored the argument of the “Attribution” for the Hacking Team data Breach. Attribution is probably one of the toughest things to deal with during a major Cyber Security breach, yet it is one of the most demanded skills.Earlier in the first incident […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2015
Cheating site Ashley Madison hacked, 37 million users at risk

Nearly 37 million users of the cheating site Ashley Madison are at risk of having their data leaked online, including financial info and sexual fantasies. The popular online cheating site Ashley Madison has been hacked, and a big amounts of data was stolen by hackers who posted part of this information online as proof of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2015
Phishing campaigns target US government agencies exploiting Hacking Team flaw CVE-2015-5119

A recent FBI memo warns phishing attacks targeted government agencies trying to exploit the CVE-2015-5119 vulnerability linked to Hacking Team data breach. According to an FBI warning, hackers have targeted US Government agencies using a recently patched Adobe Flash vulnerability (CVE-2015-5119). The Adobe Flash vulnerability was one of the flaws discovered by analyzing the 400Gb archive […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2015
Dead NIS agent left note denying spying on SK population

South Korean police has found a NIS agent that left a note denying massive surveillance operated by the Government of Seoul on the population. The New York Times reported that a 46-year-old NIS agent working for the South Korean government was found dead in an apparent suicide. The man left a note denying National Intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 18 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. A new Zero-Day Vulnerability arises from Hacking Team hack Hacking Team Another Flash Zero-Day: CVE-2015-5122 Hacking Team by Numbers – The Infographic Hacking Team chief: Were the GOOD GUYS […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2015
Russian APT launched a new phishing campaign on the Pentagon

A sophisticated APT group who targeted the White House and State Department, have launched a new stealth spear phishing campaign on the Pentagon. The Daily Beast has revealed that he got the proof that the White House and State Department were hacked by a sophisticated Russian APT. The newspaper that published the news in exclusive has run […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2015
iOS crash warnings scam targeted iPhone and iPad users in US and UK

According to a report published by The Telegraph, scammers are targeting iPhone and iPad users with a new elaborate scheme that relies on iOS crash warnings Scammers are targeting iPhone and iPad users with a new-old elaborate scheme that relies on iOS crash warnings. Scammers are using JavaScript generated dialogs to display IOS Crash warnings, as explained […]