Malware

Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2013
FBI Android malware used for investigations

Former FBI officers revealed to the Wall Street Journal the existence of FBI Android malware that is used to spy on suspects for investigations. The FBI is using mobile Android malware to spy on suspects for its investigations, the news is not surprising but is the confirmation that law enforcement are exploiting new technologies for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2013
KINS trojan is threatening banking sector

KINS trojan is the name of the new banking malware that RSA researchers discovered thanks to an announcement on the Russian black market. Early 2013 RSA discovered traces of a news banking trojan named KINS, security experts have followed the evolution of the malware in the underground community. RSA researchers discovered an announcement on the Russian […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2013
Trend Micro – targeted attack against Europe-Asia government agencies

Trend Micro uncovered targeted attack against European and Asian government agencies to steal login credentials from IE and Microsoft Outlook products. A new targeted attack has been uncovered by Trend Micro security experts, the hackers hit European government agencies trying to steal login credentials from Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Outlook. The attackers trying to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2013
New Android Master Key attack revealed by Android Security Squad

The China-based group Android Security Squad revealed a new Android Master Key attack that exploits the vulnerability in the way the OS reads APK files allowing modification of signed legitimate apps. The China-based group Android Security Squad found for the second time a serious vulnerability in Android master key management. In the last days it was […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2013
Android Hack-Tool discovered by F-Secure

Android Hack-Tool discovered by F-Secure confirming that cyber threats targeting Android devices are rapidly growing in quantity and sophistication level. F-Secure has recently announced the discovery of an Android Hack-Tool that is able to steal data from victims. The revelation confirms the concerns of principal security experts that are assisting to the explosion for Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2013
Android botnets on the rise – case study

Principal Security experts are confident that in the next months we will assist to the explosion for Android botnets and in general of mobile cyber threats. Mobile botnets are malicious infrastructures that are increasing with impressive trend especially the Android botnets, considering the capillary diffusion for the Google mobile OS. Android devices are in the hands […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2013
Self-propagating ZeuS source code offered for sale in the underground

A new variant of Zeus trojan is offered for sale in the underground. It is a Self-propagating version that exploits Facebook, the RDP and the email. The criminal history taught us that after the diffusion of source code of malicious agent such as the popular Zeus it is possible to assist to a real explosion […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2013
Opera infrastructure hacked and digital certificate stolen

Opera software revealed that its infrastructure was attacked and a digital certificate has been stolen to sign malware and to deceive victims. On June 19th Opera suffered a cyber attack that was uncovered and contained by the same software company, the news has been provided by Opera with an official advisory published Wednesday morning. “On June […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2013
Anonymous and state-sponsored hackers threaten energy sector

The energy sector is threaten with increasing frequency by hacktivists, state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals… The number of cyber attacks against energy sector is increased creating great concerns within the security community. Oil and gas firms are subject to continuous offensives moved by hacktivists and state-sponsored attacks, their activities are crucial for any country and due this reason are considered privileged targets. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2013
Carberp banking Trojan source code for sale at $5K in the underground

Security firm Group-IB has discovered on an forum in the underground the sale for Carberp banking Trojan source code at $5K. Carberp banking Trojan is experiencing a new youth in the underground, in the last months investigation at security firm Group-IB have identified in an underground forum the resumption of sale for the malware. The version proposed […]