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Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2015

Shedun adware can install any malicious mobile app by exploiting Android Accessibility Service

Shedun Trojanized adware family implements the ability to automatically install any app on the devices by exploiting the Android Accessibility Service. Android is once again in the storm, threat actors can install any malicious third-party app on mobile devices remotely even if the users explicitly refuse it. Security experts at mobile security firm Lookout have […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2015

Hackers behind Dark Seoul are back

The hacking group that behind the Dark Seoul Operation that hit entities in South Korea in 2013 may be back with new targets. According to the experts at Palo Alto Networks, the hacking group behind the attacks that targeted banks, financial institutions, government websites and news agencies in South Korea is still active. The attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2015

New Dyre variant in the wild supports Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge

The developers of the Dyre banking Trojan have released a new version of the malware that includes support for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge. The security firms Heimdal Security and F5 Networks have uncovered a new version of the Dyre (Dyreza) banking Trojan that includes support for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge. The new variant of Dyre now also […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2015

Blackhole Exploit Kit Resurfaces in the wild

The experts at Malwarebytes have noticed that threat actors in the wild are reusing the Blackhole Exploit Kit despite its limited effectiveness. The Blackhole exploit kit has reappeared in the wild surprising the security industry after that in October 2013 its author, know as Paunch, was arrested. Paunch was the author of two of the most popular exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2015

Twittor tool uses Twitter direct messages to control botnets

Twittor is a tool open source that was designed by the London-based researchers Paul Amar to control botnets via Direct Messages. Twittor is a tool open source that was designed by the London-based researchers Paul Amar to control botnets via Direct Messages. The expert has developed the Twittor tool to make life easier for botnet masters, allowing them to control their […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2015

You can buy a Cryptolocker/Cryptowall Ransomware Kit for $3,000

Experts at BitDefender have discovered a Cryptolocker/Cryptowall Ransomware Kit offered for sale at $3,000, source code included. Yesterday I wrote about a new Ransomware-as-a-service, the FAKBEN, surfaced from the criminal underground, requesting customers 10 percent profit cut. In the previous days I reported other cases involving ransomware, such as a malicious code that infected the UK […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2015

FAKBEN Ransomware-as-a-service emerges from the underground

FAKBEN is offering a professional Ransomware-as-a-service that relies on a new CryptoLocker ransomware which can be downloaded through the executable file. Ransomware is probably the most popular category of malicious code in this period, this week we have discussed a malicious code that infected the UK Parliament, an off-line ransomware and a Linux.Encoder1 ransomware revealing the decryption key. News of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2015

Cherry Picker, a PoS Malware even more threatening

Researchers at Trustwave have published the analysis of the Cherry Picker threat, a point-of-sale (PoS) malware that went undetected over the years. A point-of-sale (PoS) malware that went largely undetected for the past several years has been analyzed by researchers at Trustwave. Security experts at Trustwave have analyzed an insidious point-of-sale (PoS) malware dubbed Cherry Picker that threat has […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2015

Android Tablets with Pre-loaded Cloudsota malware sold on Amazon

Experts at Cheetah Mobile are warning about Android Tablet pre-loaded with Cloudsota Trojan sold on Amazon and other online stores. Once again electronics equipment from China was offered for sale with pre-installed Trojan. This time, several models of Android tablets sold on Amazon and other online stores are sold with pre-loaded the Cloudsota malware. Cheetah Mobile has […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2015

Flaw in Linux.Encoder1 ransomware reveals the decryption key

Experts at Bitdefender have discovered a flaw in Linux Encryption Ransomware Linux.Encoder1 that exposes the decryption Key used to lock the files. Last week security experts at Russian antivirus firm Doctor Web reported the discovery of a new Linux ransomware dubbed Linux.Encoder1 that is targeting Linux systems. It has been estimated that tens of users have already […]

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Shedun adware can install any malicious mobile app by exploiting Android Accessibility Service

Hackers behind Dark Seoul are back

New Dyre variant in the wild supports Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge

Blackhole Exploit Kit Resurfaces in the wild

Twittor tool uses Twitter direct messages to control botnets

You can buy a Cryptolocker/Cryptowall Ransomware Kit for $3,000

FAKBEN Ransomware-as-a-service emerges from the underground

Cherry Picker, a PoS Malware even more threatening

Android Tablets with Pre-loaded Cloudsota malware sold on Amazon

Flaw in Linux.Encoder1 ransomware reveals the decryption key

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