Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2017
Google removed almost 300 Android apps from the official Play Store after expert at ESET reported they were abused for a DDoS attack. This week Google has removed at least 300 apps from the Official Play Store after learning that apps were being hijacked to power DDoS attacks. âWe identified approximately 300 apps associated with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2017
Security experts discovered last week that a US government website was hosting a JavaScript downloader used to deliver the Cerber ransomware. The security researcher at NewSky Security Ankit Anubhav discovered last week that a US government website was hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader that was delivering the dreaded Cerber ransomware. #Javascript #malware using #powershell hosted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 02, 2017
Experts spotted a new EITest campaign leveraging HoeflerText Popups to target Google Chrome users and push NetSupport Manager RAT or Locky ransomware Security expert Brad Duncan with both the SANS Internet Storm Center and Palo Alto Networksâ Unit 42, has spotted a malware campaign leveraging bogus popups that alert users to a missing web-font. The crooks are targeting Google […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2017
Malware writer is offering for free a malware dubbed Cobian RAT in the underground, but the malicious code hides an ugly surprise. In the dark web, it is quite easy to find alone vxers and hacking forums that offer malware and customize them according to buyers’ needs. Recently researchers from Zscaler have spotted a remote access […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2017
Security researchers from McAfee have spotted a new Android banking Trojan dubbed MoqHao, targeting South Korean users via SMS phishing messages. Attackers send phishing emails with a malicious code link that tricks victims into believing that it points to a lost private picture or a Chrome update. When victims click on the shortened links in the SMS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 29, 2017
The security firm Symantec has discovered another cyber espionage campaign against India and Pakistan which is likely to be state-sponsored. Security experts at Symantec have uncovered a sustained cyber spying campaign against Indian and Pakistani entities involved in regional security issues. The nature of the targets and the threat actors’ techniques suggest it is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 28, 2017
Researchers at Proofpoint spotted a cyber espionage campaign leveraging recent Game of Thrones episode leaks and attribute it to Chinese APT17 group. Security researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign leveraging recent Game of Thrones episode leaks to trick victims into opening malicious documents sent via email. Experts have observed during the past week, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2017
Researchers at Proofpoint spotted Defray Ransomware, a new ransomware used in a targeted campaign against education and healthcare organizations. Earlier this month, researchers at Proofpoint spotted a targeted ransomware campaign against education and healthcare organizations. The ransomware used in the campaign was dubbed Defray, based on the command and control (C&C) server hostname used for the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 26, 2017
Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform malware campaign that leverages Facebook Messenger. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform malware campaign on Facebook Messenger, spammers are actually infecting users of all platform with adware. Users receive a video link that redirects them to a bogus website set up to lure them to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2017
Researchers at Symantec have discovered Trojan Development Kits that allow creating Android ransomware without the need to write code. Ransomware continues to represent a serious threat to users and organizations. Unfortunately, it is easy for crooks arranging their own ransomware campaign by using numerous RaaS services offered online. Recently researchers at Symantec discovered a new […]
