Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2017
Recently discovered Fatboy ransomware implements a dynamic method of setting the ransom amount based on the geographic location of the victims. Ransomware continues to monopolize the threat landscape, recently security experts have observed numerous evolution of this specific family of malware. A newly discovered ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), dubbed Fatboy, implements a dynamic method of setting the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2017
The new Bondnet botnet “Bond007.01” recently discovered coming out of China and it has infected an estimated 15,000 Windows server computers world-wide. There’s a new botnet in town and itâs named after the spy with a license to kill – James Bond. The new Bondnet botnet “Bond007.01” was discovered coming out of China by researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2017
Experts from Bitdefender have uncovered the Netrepser Cyber espionage campaign that compromised more than 500 Government organizations worldwide. Security experts at Bitdefender uncovered a cyber espionage campaign that leverages a strain of malware dubbed Netrepser to target government organizations. Netrepser Trojan samples were first discovered by the Bitdefender in May 2016, according to experts the analysis […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2017
According to experts from the Fox-IT firm, the notorious Russian Snake APT group is ready to target also Mac users with a new variant of its malicious code. The sophisticated Russian Snake APT group is back and is leveraging on new malware to target Mac users.The Snake APT group, also known as Turla or Uroburos, has ported its Windows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2017
Cisco Talos team discovered a RAT dubbed KONNI malware that target organizations linked to North Korea. Here you are an analysis of its evolution. Security researchers at Cisco Talos team have discovered a remote access Trojan (RAT) that target organizations linked to North Korea. The malware, dubbed by researchers âKONNI,â was undetected for more than 3 years and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2017
The notorious cyber crime gang Carbanak is back and it is continuing to refine its techniques and tactics and developed new tools for its attacks. The cyber crime gang Carbanak continues to refine its techniques and tactics. According to a new analysis conducted by the security firm Trustwave,  the group has refined its intrusion strategy and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 03, 2017
Malware researchers at security firm ProofPoint reported the Chinese TA459 APT has exploited the CVE-2017-0199 vulnerability to target Financial firms. The notorious cyber espionage group tracked as TA459 APT has targeted analysts working at major financial firms using the recently patched  CVE-2017-0199 Microsoft Office vulnerability. Experts at Proofpoint published a detailed analysis of the espionage campaign conducted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 03, 2017
Bad news for Mac users, a new variant of the OSX.Dok dropper was discovered by researchers at Malwarebytes, it was spotted installing a new payload dubbed Bella backdoor. Once the DOK malware infects a macOS system, it gains administrative privileges and installs a new root certificate. The root certificate allows the malicious code to intercept all victimâs […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2017
Shodan and security firm Recorded Future launched Malware Hunter, a service that allows scanning the Internet to identify botnet C&C servers. Malware researchers have a new powerful weapon in their arsenal, a joint project from Shodan and security firm Recorded Future dubbed Malware Hunter allow them to scan the Internet to identify botnet C&C servers. The malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2017
According to a new analysis conducted by the IBM’s X-Force security team, a new wave of attacks powered by the TrickBot banking Trojan have been targeting private banks in the UK, Australia, and Germany. The researchers observed new redirection attacks focused on new brands, including private banks, private wealth management firms, investment banking, and a retirement insurance and […]
