Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2016
A new variant of the Cerber ransomware kills common database-related processes like those of the MySQL, Oracle and Microsoft SQL servers to encrypt files. According to experts the BleepingComputer.com forum, a new variant of the Cerber ransomware is the wild attempts to shut down database connections to increase the effects of the infection. The principal goal […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2016
Why Signal is considered the most secure instant messaging app? It stores only a few information about its users, and the events demonstrate it. Despite many of the most popular apps are implementing end-to-end encryption, not all applications are equal. Security experts recommend Signal for secure communications, in the aftermath of the DNC hack the staffers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2016
A hacker released the source code of the Mirai malware that powered the record-breaking DDoS attack against the Brian Krebs Website, but … A couple of weeks ago the unknown hackers launched a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against the website of the popular cyber security investigator Brian Krebs. Further investigation revealed the involvement of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 02, 2016
Malware researchers from Kaspersky have spotted the TeamXRat gang spreading a new ransomware in Brazil via RDP brute-force attacks. Cyber criminals are using stolen or weak remote desktop credentials to access systems and deliver file-encrypting ransomware. This is not a novelty in the criminal ecosystem, in March experts discovered a ransomware dubbed Surprise that was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 01, 2016
Malware researcher discovered a Reddit user which is warning of the existence of hacked Steam accounts used to spread a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). This week the popular malware researcher Lawrence Abrams from Bleepingcomputer.com has found a worrisome message on Reddit. The Reddit user with the moniker Haydaddict was warning of the existence of compromised Steam accounts spreading […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2016
Necurs botnet, the monster is resurrected. Banking Trojans and Ransomware propagated via spam is bring backing the high-volume spam campaign Botnets are like monsters that surface back after some period of inactivity, this time, the monster it the dreaded Necurs botnet. The Necurs Botnet is one of the worldâs largest malicious architectures, used to spread the dreaded […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2016
The Talos team published a detailed analysis of the GozNym botnet, it was possible because the experts cracked the DGA algorithm used by the malware. In April 2015, the researchers from the  IBM X-Force Research discovered a new banking Trojan dubbed GozNym Trojan that combines best features of Gozi ISFB and Nymaim malware. The GozNym has been seen targeting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 28, 2016
Experts from Carbon Black have spotted a new Adware campaign leveraging on sophisticated obfuscation techniques borrowed from Operation Aurora. Security experts from Carbon Black have spotted a new Adware campaign leveraging on very sophisticated obfuscation techniques. The Adware campaign was used by crooks to spread ransomware and according to the malware researchers using tactics to similarities to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2016
A Group of the researchers from the Iswatlab team at the University of Sannio demonstrated how is easy to create new malware that eludes antimalware. Itâs not easy to ‘write’Â a new malware that is able to evade the detection of antimalware and other defensive software, but it is easier to ‘produce’ a new malware that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 27, 2016
Researchers at Palo Alto spotted a new campaign of the Russian Fancy Bear APT using a new Mac OS X Trojan against companies in the aerospace industry. In the last weeks, we have discussed a lot about a string of attacks that targeted the US  Democratic National Committee (DNC), security experts collected evidence of the involvement […]
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