Malware

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2014
Soraya PoS Malware, a new start in criminal ecosystem

Security experts at Arbor Networks have discovered a new type of PoS malware called Soraya that implements memory scraping and Web forms grabbing. During 2013 security experts have discovered numerous malware targeting point-of-sale systems, BlackPOS, Dexter and vSkymmer are just some example of malicious code detected in the last 12 months. Researchers at Arbor Networks have discovered a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2014
AV alone is not enough to protect PC from zero-day malware

A recent research conducted by experts at Lastline Labs have demonstrated that AV alone is not enough to protect computers from zero-day malware. A recent research conducted by security company Lastline Labs revealed that only 51% of security solutions tested in a study are able to detect zero-day malware. Experts at Lastline Labs have analyzed hundreds […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2014
Fake Android WeChat app used to spread banking trojan in China

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new banking trojan, dubbed Banker.AndroidOS.Basti.a, hidden in a fake WeChat application. Cyber criminals are abusing of the brand WeChat, the popular mobile application designed by Chinese company Tencent, to arrange a malware campaign which hit Chinese users. Experts at Kaspersky Lab have discovered that cybercriminals are using an […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2014
Twitter spam campaign ‘US Gov trying to shut down Bitcoin’

US Government was working on taking down Bitcoin, this is the theme of a new spam campaign via Twitter to spread malicious links. Security Experts at Malwarebytes have discovered a malicious scam spreading malicious links via Twitter. The cyber criminals behind the spam campaign are spreading malware through rogue tweets by a number of bogus Twitter accounts, they […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 24, 2014
Unrecom phishing campaign hit high-profile entities globally

Security Experts at Fidelis Cyber Security firm have recently discovered a new phishing campaign using the Unrecom RAT (remote access trojan). Fidelis Cyber Security firm has recently issued the Fidelis Threat Advisory #1013 to detail a phishing campaign using the Unrecom RAT (remote access trojan). Experts at Fidelis during the last two weeks have observed an increase […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2014
FBI is officially looking for malware development

The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) has issued a solicitation for malware development confirming the use of malicious code for investigation. The proliferation of malware in the cyber space is not a surprise, according recent reports the number of new malicious code instance is rapidly increasing. State-sponsored hackers and cyber criminals are principally responsible for […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2014
New private Exploit-Kit “Infinity” available on the underground

Security Experts at Intercrawler have discovered in the underground a new Exploit-Kit dubbed “Infinity” which might be a new replacement of “Blackhole” Security expert at IntelCrawler, a cyber threat intelligence firm based in Los Angeles, discovered a new private exploit-kit called “Infinity” in the underground. It isn’t a distribution on a large-scale, authors reserved it […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2014
Elderwood Platform is still providing Zero-Day exploits

Experts at Symantec have discovered that behind the Elderwood Platform there is a still active group which is providing Zero-Day exploit used recently. Do you remember the Elderwood  project? It was September 2012 when Symantec security firm published an analysis that demonstrate the link between a series of cyber attacks against more than 30 companies and the cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2014
Ajax Security Team lead Iran-based hacking groups

FireEye published a report titled “Operation Saffron Rose” to document the activities of the Iranian hacking group named Ajax Security Team According to a recent report titled “Operation Saffron Rose” published by cybersecurity company FireEye, a group called the Ajax Security Team is the principal Iranian hacking group, it is responsible for different espionage campaigns on custom-built malicious software. “This group, which […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2014
Shiqiang APT cyber espionage using RAT signed with stolen certificates

Security experts at McAfee Labs have discovered a new cyber espionage based on the malware digitally signed with stolel certificates. A recent research of McAfee Labs has identified a series of spear phishing attacks against non governmental entities and activists, the offensives which interested mainly organizations in China were conducted using malicious code signed with stolen digital […]