Pierluigi Paganini
June 18, 2013
Security firm Trusteer detected a new variant of Zeus Trojan that steals funds and recruits Money Mules proposing jobs ads to the victims using Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) techniques. Zeus Trojan is becoming even more complex, its evolution is unpredictable due to the intense activity in the underground on its source code. Various forums in the underground offer customization […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 16, 2013
RARSTONE is the name of the RAT (REMOTE ACCESS TOOL) used in a cyber espionage campaign dubbed “Naikon” uncovered by security experts at TrendMicro. Security experts at TrendMicro revealed to have detected the RARSTONE RAT studying targeted attacks across Asia (e.g. India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam) conducted against various companies belonging to different sectors such […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2013
Is RBN (Russian Business Network) really linked to Facebook Zeus variant? Exclusive interview with WhiteHat who has investigated on the malware. RBN or ordinary crime, Zeus is appearing in new forms and using new infection channels but according some security analysts behind new a variant there could be the support of members of dangerous criminal organization RBN. As […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2013
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab detected a new instance of Android trojan, dubbed Obad, that they have judged as the most sophisticated malware found since now. Security experts at Kaspersky Lab detected a new instance of Android trojan that has been classified as the most sophisticated malware seen since now. The researcher Roman Unuchek described the Android […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 07, 2013
Principal security firms detected a new variant of Facebook Zeus malware that is exploiting the popular social network to target user’s bank accounts. AÂ Facebook Zeus malware variant (aka ZeuS/ZBOT) has been detected by principal security firms confirming the longevity of malicious code and the ability of cybercrime to customize it according to its needs. Symantec […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 06, 2013
An interesting post by Brian Krebs is food for thought on the business behind a cashout service for cybercriminals. Brian Krebs has recently published an interesting post on his KrebsOnSecurity blog regarding the way cyber criminals cashout their money through a dedicated cashout service. The conversion of ill-gotten gains into cash, The âCashoutâ, is considered most risky […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 05, 2013
NetTraveler cyber espionage campaign, revealed by Kaspersky’s team, targeted over 350 high profile victims from 40 countries. NetTraveler, this is the name of a new global cyber espionage campaign revealed  by researchers at Kaspersky, the team of experts discovered an espionage activity against over 350 high profile victims from 40 countries. The name of the operation derives […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 21, 2013
Governments, and in particular US one, are principal buyers of zero-day vulnerabilities according a report published by Reuters. Zero-days exploits are considered a primary ingredient for success of a cyber attack, the knowledge of zero-day flaw gives to the attacker guarantee of success, state-sponsored hackers and cyber criminals consider zero-day exploits a precious resources around […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 20, 2013
NEW MAC MALWARE HAS BEEN DISCOVEREDÂ BYÂ JACOB APPELBAUMÂ ON ATTENDEE COMPUTER ATÂ OSLO FREEDOM FORUM WHERE IS DEBATED ALSO GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE. A new Mac Malware has been detected at recent Oslo Freedom Forum workshop, the concerning discovery has been made by the popular security expert Jacob Appelbaum. “Hundreds of the world’s most influential dissidents, innovators, journalists, philanthropists, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2013
Group-IB researchers have detected a new botnet named Kangoo that infected more than 150 000 machines mainly targeting Australian banks. Group-IB researchers have detected a new botnet named Kangoo that infected more than 150 000 machines, specialists dubbed it «Kangoo» due the presence of  a kangaroo logo on the WEB-interface of the C&C administrative panel. The botnet mainly […]
