Malware

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2015
Lenovo released an automatic removal tool for the Superfish adware

Lenovo, with the support of Microsoft and McAfee, has developed a removal tool to clean its laptop and delete the Superfish malware. Last week, the news of the presence of Superfish adware in the laptops sold by the Chinese Lenovo has captured the attention of the media. The presence of the Superfish malware exposes Lenovo users to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2015
PowerOffHijack malware spies on user when Mobile is off

Security researchers at AVG have discovered a new Android malware dubbed PowerOffHijack, which spies on users even when mobile is switched off. Security researchers at AVG have discovered a new strain of Android malware which is able to spy on mobile users even when their mobile is off. The malware could be used to control victim’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2015
Superfish adware in the Lenovo laptops is a threat to the users

The presence of the Superfish software in Lenovo laptops exposes the users to serious risks of hacking. The researcher Graham explained the reason. The news of the presence of Superfish adware in the laptops sold by the Chinese Lenovo has shocked the IT industry. The company has intentionally pre-installed a malware on laptops, but which are the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2015
Lenovo sold laptop with pre-installed Superfish malware

The Lenovo computer company knowingly shipped laptops with pre-installed Superfish malware. And ‘controversy on the web, users are outraged. Lenovo is in the storm one again, security experts discovered that the company is shipping laptops with Superfish malware , a malware that allows to steal web traffic using man-in-the-middle attacks. SuperFish is considered by many antivirus companies as […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2015
Arid Viper – Israel entities targeted by malware packaged with sex video

Attackers behind the Arid Viper and the Yanbian Gang exploited sex  content for their campaigns against victims in Israel and Kuwait, and South Korea. Security experts at Trend Micro have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign, dubbed Operation Arid Viper, that targeted Israeli institutions. The Operation Arid Viper is run by Arab-speaking hackers that sought to extract […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2015
Yanbian Gang steals millions from mobile banking customers of South Korea

A Chinese hacking crew dubbed Yanbian Gang has siphoned data from mobile banking customers in South Korea during the past two years, according to a new report. According to researchers at Trend Micro, the cybercriminals used fake banking apps having the same appearance (i.e. icons and user interface) of the legitimate mobile apps, to trick users. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2015
Ali Baba, the APT group from the Middle East

Adrian Nish of BAE System presented the results of its investigation on the Ali Baba APT group operating from the Middle East that hit Western companies. Yesterday the Kaspersky Lab team revealed the results of its investigation on the hacking crew dubbed the Equation group, a team of hackers that demonstrate extraordinary capabilities and sophisticated tactics, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2015
The Equation Group shows most complex and sophisticated hacking techniques ever seen

Experts at Kaspersky Lab revealed that the capabilities of the Equation Group Surpass anything known in terms of sophistication of hacking techniques. Security experts at Kaspersky revealed the existence of a hacking group operating since 2001 that targeted practically every industry with  sophisticated zero-day malware. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, this group, dubbed […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2015
New Studies Proving Non Immediate Reaction of Antivirus Tools to Threats

It has been outlined that most antivirus software do not detect all the malware and other threats that they should, leaving room for infection and motivating companies to look deeper for more effective solutions to the problem of online security. The safety of an internet user against a threat of a virus infection is analogous […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2015
More than 16 million mobile devices are infected worldwide

A recent study published by Alcatel-Lucent’s Motive Security Labs reported that 16 million mobile devices worldwide have been infected by malware. Security experts noticed a significant increase in cyber threats to mobile and residential devices and attacks on communications networks in 2014. A growing number of sophisticated attacks are threatening personal and corporate information representing a serious […]