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Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2016

Sundown Exploit Kit now leverages on the steganography

A new variant of the Sundown exploit kit leverages on steganography to hide exploit code in harmless-looking image files. Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new version of the Sundown exploit kit that exploits steganography in order to hide malicious code in harmless-looking image files. The use of steganography was recently observed in the malvertising campaigns conducted […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2016

Dreaded KillDisk Malware now includes Ransomware abilities

Researchers at security firm CyberX have recently discovered a variant of the KillDisk malware that also implements ransomware features. KillDisk is a malware that has been used in attacks against industrial control systems (ICS), it was developed to wipe the hard drives of the infected machine in order to make it inoperable. The new variant is […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2016

Android Switcher Trojan targets routers changing DNS settings

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new Android Trojan, dubbed Switcher, that targets routers in order to change their DNS settings. Malware researchers at Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new Android Trojan, dubbed Switcher, that targets routers and changes their DNS settings in order to redirect traffic to malicious websites. The Switcher Trojan has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 28, 2016

Lithuania government PCs infected by a Russian spyware

Lithuania said found Russian spyware on its government computers, the government blames Moscow for cyber espionage campaigns. Lithuania blames Russia for cyber attacks that have hit government networks over the last two years. According to the Reuters, the head of cyber security Rimtautas Cerniauskas confirmed the discovery of at least three Russian spyware on government […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2016

New Alice ATM Malware, a lightweight and efficient threat

Alice ATM malware is a new threat targeting ATMs discovered by researchers at Trend Micro as part of a joint research project with Europol EC3. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a strain of ATM malware, dubbed Alice, that was designed to target the safes of the self-serve machines. The malware is very essential, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2016

Linux/Rakos, the new Linux malware threatening devices and servers

A new Linux malware, dubbed Linux/Rakos is threatening devices and servers. The malware searches for victims via SSH scan. A new Linux malware, dubbed Linux/Rakos is threatening devices and servers. The malicious code is written in the Go language and the binary is usually compressed with the standard UPX tool. Apparently, frustrated users complain more often recently […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2016

Victims of the CryptXXX v.3 can now use a free tool to decrypt their files

Security researchers have released a decryption tool for unlocking files encrypted by the notorious CryptXXX v.3 ransomware. CryptXXX v.3 ransomware was defeated, researchers have released a decryption tool for unlocking encrypted files. The decryption tool was included in the RannohDecryptor utility, a free application shared by the No Ransom Project. The utility was already able to unlock […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2016

Faketoken, the Android ransomware banker that encrypted files

The banker Android ransomware Faketoken that steals financial information and sensitive data now also implements file-encrypting abilities. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a strain of known Android malware that now implements also ransomware-like abilities. According to the researchers, Vxers are adding file-encrypting capabilities to traditional mobile banking trojans, the result is a malware that […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2016

Odinaff Trojan behind financial attacks mostly in Turkey

Akbank, one of the largest Turkish banks seems to be the latest victim of the Odinaff trojan, a threat similar to the Carbanak malware. Odinaff; a malware similar to Carbanak, has been targeting financial institutions around the world since the beginning of the year. “Since January 2016, discreet campaigns involving malware called Trojan.Odinaff have targeted a number […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2016

Infected firmware spotted in well-known low-cost Android devices

Experts from Doctor Web spotted new Trojans into the firmware of several dozens of low-cost Android smartphones and tablets. Again problems with low-cost Android smartphones and tablets, once again experts discovered certain mobile devices shipped with malicious firmware. According to malware researchers from antivirus firm Dr.Web, the firmware of a large number of popular Android devices […]

Malware

Sundown Exploit Kit now leverages on the steganography

Dreaded KillDisk Malware now includes Ransomware abilities

Android Switcher Trojan targets routers changing DNS settings

Lithuania government PCs infected by a Russian spyware

New Alice ATM Malware, a lightweight and efficient threat

Linux/Rakos, the new Linux malware threatening devices and servers

Victims of the CryptXXX v.3 can now use a free tool to decrypt their files

Faketoken, the Android ransomware banker that encrypted files

Odinaff Trojan behind financial attacks mostly in Turkey

Infected firmware spotted in well-known low-cost Android devices

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