Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2019
The Russian hacker Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov pleads guilty to bank fraud after running a botnet that spread ‘NeverQuest’ malware for three years. The Russian hacker Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov, aka “Black,” “Blackf,” is accused of using the NeverQuest banking Trojan to steal login information from victims. The man has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2019
Experts discovered a malspam campaign that is distributing a malicious RAR archive that could exploit the WinRAR flaw to install deliver malware on a computer. A few days ago, security experts at CheckPoint software have disclosed a critical 19-year-old vulnerability in the WinRAR that could be exploited by attackers to gain full control over a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2019
The recently discovered B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers and demands $75,000 ransom to the victims. A new piece of ransomware called B0r0nt0K appeared in the threat landscape, it is targeting web sites and demanding a 20 bitcoin ransom to the victims (roughly $75,000). This B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 24, 2019
Experts at 360Netlab observed the Fbot bot infecting a large number of HiSilicon DVR/NVR Soc devices. Since February 16, 2019, security experts at 360Netlab observed a large number of HiSilicon DVR/NVR Soc devices were infected with an updated version of the Fbot bot. The Fbot malware was first discovered by 360Netlab researchers, according to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2019
Experts uncovered a new malware campaign that attempts to circumvent victims by abusing LinkedIn ’s direct messaging service. Researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered a new malware campaign that attempts to circumvent victims by abusing LinkedIn’s direct messaging service. “In direct follow-up emails, the actor pretends to be from a staffing company with an offer of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 23, 2019
A new piece of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r infects embedded systems and network attached storage (NAS) devices exposed online. A new piece of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r was discovered by experts, it infects embedded systems and network attached storage (NAS) devices exposed online. The discovery of the Cr1ptT0r ransomware was first reported on a discussion in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2019
Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor able to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5. Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor that could be used to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5, including the latest version 5.1. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2019
Malware researchers from Kaspersky Lab have detected a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that was designed to target automated teller machines (ATMs). Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that target ATMs, it could be used by crooks to make the ATMs automatically dispense all cash from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2019
Over the last few days, a phishing campaign from DHL and entitled “DHL Shipment Notification” has been targeted users worldwide distribution the Muncy malware. Muncy is the name dubbed by SI-LAB that analyzed this threat. Now, the malware is targeting user’s worldwide and has been spread via phishing campaigns. Malicious actors are using SMTP servers leveraging bad […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2019
Since the beginning of the year, security firms observed a new intense ransomware campaign spreading the Shade ransomware. Between January and February, a new, intense, ransomware campaign has been observed by many security firms. It spreads Shade/Treshold variants, one of the most dangerous threats in the cyber crime scenario, known since its massive infection into […]
