Pierluigi Paganini
September 15, 2014
Security experts at Dr.Web spotted a new strain of Android ransomware which sets unlock password on compromised devices and is also able to send SMS. Ransomware is one of most prolific cyber threats to criminal ecosystem and according to security firms cyber gangs are increasing use the malicious code improving its capabilities with new features. Recently, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 14, 2014
Extremists groups of ISIS and Al Qaeda are ramping up efforts to launch major cyber attacks on Western Critical Infrastructure to set up digital Caliphate. In time I’m writing the ISIS has released a new video purporting to show the beheading of British hostage David Haines, the group has started again to flood the social media […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2014
CERT warns that DNS Cache Poisoning attacks could be used also to hijack email to a rogue server and not only to divert the Internet traffic. DNS attacks are very popular in hacking community, they could be run by cyber criminals and state-sponsored hackers for various purposes, including cyber espionage and financially motivated attacks. A DNS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2014
A Brazilian newspaper’s website has been hacked to serve a malware that tries to change the victim’s router DNS settings brute forcing the admin panel. A Brazilian political newspaper’s website has been compromised with malware that tries to change the victim’s router DNS settings. The security firm Securi has published a blog post on a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2014
FireEye discovered two distinct groups of Chinese hackers operating cyber espionage campaigns on a large-scale in parallel. Security experts at FireEye have discovered two hacking campaigns conducted by distinct groups operating in separate regions of China that seems to work in parallel. The first team of hackers, named Moafee, is targeting military and government organizations which were in some […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2014
Security experts at TrendMicro have uncovered a new malicious campaign based on a Chrome extension deployed on the official Chrome Store. A few months ago I wrote an article on the presence of a malicious Chrome browser extension, dubbed Cryptsy Dogecoin (DOGE) Live Ticker, available on the official store that was able to steal digital coins. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 11, 2014
Security experts warn Dyre malware is being used by cyber criminals for corporate espionage instead harvest banking credentials. Dyre is the name of a new variant of the immortal Zeus banking trojan worries cyber security experts, this new strain doesn’t limit its stealing activity to user’s banking credentials, but search for customer information. Dyre has been detected […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2014
A database containing nearly million login and passwords for Google accounts has been leaked online on a Russian cyber security internet forum. A database containing 5 million alleged Google login and password has been leaked online on a Russian cyber security internet forum. The news was spread by online media agencies, including RT.com. The huge archive is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2014
According to the investigation conducted by experts at TrendMicro the number of HTTPS phishing sites is increasing and it will double by the end of 2014. Google considers security a top priority for this reason the company is starting to use HTTPS as a ranking signal. The scope is to encourage the adoption of HTTPS, but the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2014
Experts at Clearsky detected the Gholee virus which was likely developed by highly qualified factors, which may even be related to Israel’s long-time nemesis Iran. Experts from Clearsky, an Israeli cyber-security company, detected an “operation protective edge” themed spear phishing attack, carried out via emails containing a malicious excel file. Once opened and its VBA […]
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