Pierluigi Paganini
July 06, 2016
ESET security firm has uncovered an espionage toolkit dubbed SBDH that was used in espionage campaigns targeting government organizations in Europe. Security experts from ESET security firm have spotted an espionage toolkit dubbed SBDHÂ that was used by threat actors in hacking operations targeting government organizations in Europe. The research observed infections in many countries, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 05, 2016
Experts from security firm Heimdal Security have detected a malicious spam campaign delivering attachments laced with the Adwind RAT. Experts from cyber security firm Heimdal Security has spotted a spam campaign delivering the Adwind RAT (Remote Access Trojan). The threat is a privileged weapon in the arsenal of criminal organizations, the Adwind RAT is a cross-platform malware that can […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2016
Security experts from Kaspersky monitored a phishing campaign launched to spread a Facebook malware that infected more than 10,000 users in just two days. Security experts from Kaspersky monitored a phishing campaign that hit Israeli media since June 26th. Thousands of Facebook users reported that they had been infected by a malware spread through the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2016
Experts from Cheetah Mobile firm revealed that the Hummer Android malware has already infected millions of smartphones worldwide. Security experts from the Cheetah Mobile firm are monitoring an Android malware dubbed Hummer since August 2014. The researchers noticed a significant increase in the number of infections in 2016, with a daily average of 1.4 million […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2016
Canadian online users appear to be the current target of the latest wave of email-based phishing campaigns used to deliver banking malware. Canadian online banking users appear to be the current target of the latest wave of email-based phishing campaigns. While Canada hasnât been exempt from banking malware attacks in the past, it appears that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2016
The authors responsible for Dridex and Locky malware have recently made another appearance, this time with their latest release â Bart malware. Similar to other ransomware, infected users are notified of the compromise with their desktop backgrounds changed with a warning, confirming that their files have been encrypted and offering a number of URLs accessible […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 29, 2016
Security experts confirm that a growing number of cyber-attacks continue to hit hospitals threatening unpatched medical devices. In late 2015, MaineGeneral Health, a new state of the art hospital located in Augusta, Maine, reported that it had fallen victim to a cyberattack that leaked the names, addresses, and phone numbers for patients of its radiology services […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2016
Cloud security provider Avanan discovered a number of Cerber Ransomware variants targeting corporate Office 365 users with malicious emails. Cloud security provider Avanan spotted a number of Cerber Ransomware variants that are targeting corporate Office 365 users with spam or phishing emails leveraging on malicious file attachments. Threat actors sent an Office document that embedded malicious macros to download […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 28, 2016
Security experts from the firm SentinelOne monitored a recent CryptXXX Ransomware campaign that allowed crooks to make $50,000 in a few weeks. Security experts from security firm SentinelOne have analyzed the activity related to CryptXXX ransomwareâs operators. They discovered that the gang made around $49,700 from the payment of ransoms between June 4 and June 21, 2016, the money […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2016
Experts are continuing to monitor the PunKeyPos malware in the wild, the threat might have already stolen millions of payment card numbers. Experts are continuing to monitor the PunKeyPos malware in the wild, the threat might have already stolen millions of payment card numbers. Security experts from PandaLabs spotted a new strain of the PoS malware dubbed PunkeyPos which seems […]
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