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Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2015

Researchers developed a new powerful BIOS Bootkit that exploits BIOS flaws

Security researchers developed a new BIOS bootkit that exploit recently discovered vulnerabilities. The experts will present their study to the CanSecWest. BIOS bootkits are a reality despite there is little evidence of BIOS implants in the wild. The BIOS bootkits was mentioned when Snowden disclosed the catalog of surveillance tools used by the NSA ANT division, these malicious malware are […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2015

South Korea – Hacker requests money for data on nuclear plants

Hacker who posted online information on Nuclear Plants in South Korea demands money for not selling other sensitive information to other governments. The Government of Seoul has issued a report blaming North Korea for cyber attacks against computers at Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2015

A new Facebook Worm exploits multiple cloud services

Security Experts at Malwarebytes security firm spotted a new Facebook worm that spreads itself by leveraging multiple cloud services. Social media are a privileged attack vector, recent reports published by the principal security firms confirm that cyber criminal are exploiting these platforms for illegal activities. Last disastrous news for the users of the popular social […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2015

Microsoft tries to fix again LNK flaw exploited by Stuxnet

A security bulletin recently released by Microsoft addresses the LNK flaw that was exploited by Stuxnet and that we have wrongly considered patched since 2010. If you followed IT in the last years, you might remember that Stuxnet was discovered around mid-2010 and at the time it was used against the Iranian nuclear program. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2015

Malware “TreasureHunter” innovates by using windows products IDs for its dynamic mutex

A new approach based on windows products IDs for dynamic mutex could allow the creation of new malware running undetected on systems for much more time. Before talking about “TreasureHunter” itself, I think it’s worth to give you a background about mutex and as Microsoft says: “For example, to prevent two threads from writing to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2015

Worm Gazon, fake Amazon gift card is targeting Android users

Android Gazon malware redirects a potential victim to a webpage that promises an Amazon gift card if you install an APK file hosted on the page. There is a new piece of malware called “Gazon”, and according to “adaptivemobile” already 4000 android users are infected. “Gazon” was discovered on 25 of February and until yesterday […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2015

Crooks use seemingly harmless help files to serve CryptoWall ransomware

Experts at Bitdefender revealed that crooks used seemingly harmless help files to distribute a variant of the popular ransomware CryptoWall. The cybercrime never ceases to surprise, every time we discuss a new and effective technique to deceive victims and evade detection mechanisms. Security experts at Bitdefender have discovered a new spam campaign that targeted a few […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2015

Spam campaign spreads Dridex Trojan via Macros in XML Files

Experts at Trustwave have discovered a spam campaign composed of several hundred messages trying to serve Dridex trojan though xml documents. Early 2015 security experts discovered a variant of banking malware dubbed Dridex that was spread through a phishing campaign using Microsoft Excel documents embedding malicious macro to infect victims’ machines. The Dridex malware implements features […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2015

Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone with preinstalled malware and much more

The security firm Bluebox discovered a preinstalled malware, many malicious apps, and a series of security holes on the Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone. After the episode of Lenovo pre-installed malware, another case is worrying the IT community. This time, security firm Bluebox has discovered pre-installed malware and other security issues with a Xiaomi Mi 4 mobile […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2015

Babar and Casper, two Malware likely designed by the French Intelligence

After Babar malware, security researchers detected a new strain of malware dubbed Casper that appears to be linked to the France Intelligence. Surveillance is the primary goal of Intelligence Agencies worldwide, a few weeks ago cyber security researchers detected a new malware, dubbed Babar, that is considered a product of the French intelligence. According to the […]

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Researchers developed a new powerful BIOS Bootkit that exploits BIOS flaws

South Korea – Hacker requests money for data on nuclear plants

A new Facebook Worm exploits multiple cloud services

Microsoft tries to fix again LNK flaw exploited by Stuxnet

Malware “TreasureHunter” innovates by using windows products IDs for its dynamic mutex

Worm Gazon, fake Amazon gift card is targeting Android users

Crooks use seemingly harmless help files to serve CryptoWall ransomware

Spam campaign spreads Dridex Trojan via Macros in XML Files

Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone with preinstalled malware and much more

Babar and Casper, two Malware likely designed by the French Intelligence

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