Reports

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2015
McAfee study on the prices of stolen data on the Dark Web

McAfee Labs has analyzed a number of websites and services in the Dark Web used by the criminal communities for the commercialization of stolen data. You know my passion for the Dark Web, I spend a lot of time monitoring activities in the hidden part of the web with a particular interest in illegal activities that […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2015
The rise of the Japanese Cybercrime Underground

Researchers at Trend Micro have issued a new report on the Japanese Cybercrime Underground, a growing criminal community with his characteristics. Cybercrime underground is a growing and prolific industry that knows no crisis as demonstrated by the numerous reports issued by principal security companies and law enforcement. In the past we have analyzed criminal most […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2015
MEF – Annual Report 2015 – Payment card frauds

The CENTRAL MEANS OF PAYMENT ANTIFRAUD OFFICE (UCAMP) of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance released the annual report on Payment card frauds. This year I’m among the experts who worked on the MEF – Annual Report on Payment Card Frauds No. 5/2015, it has been an honor and a pleasure to be able […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2015
The Dark web – Why the hidden part of the web is even more dangerous?

Cyber Threat Summit 2015 – Study on criminal activities in the dark web.  “The Dark web – Why the hidden part of the web is even more dangerous?” Also, this year I have participated as a speaker to the Cyber Threat Summit 2015 held in Dublid, an event aimed at senior CISO level delegates and senior executives […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2015
Iranian Cleaver hackers exploit LinkedIn for cyber espionage

The Cleaver group is once again in the headlines managing a well-developed network of fake LinkedIn profiles for cyber espionage purpose. Do you remember the Iran-based APT Cleaver? In December the security firm Cylance released a detailed report on the hacking Operation Cleaver that was run by state-sponsored hackers linked to the Iran. The Iranian hackers targeted critical infrastructure worldwide, ten of which […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2015
The Angler Exploit Kit Exposed: Making $60 Million Annually by Delivering Ransomware

The Cisco Talos Group has performed in-depth research on the threat actors behind the Angler Exploit Kit, and even had behind-the-scenes access. The Cisco Talos Group has performed in-depth research on the threat actors behind the Angler Exploit Kit, and even had behind-the-scenes access, allowing statistical information as well as Angler’s inner-workings to be examined. Note that […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2015
Civil nuclear facilities worldwide at risk of cyber attack

The nuclear industry is still unprepared to respond cyberattacks exposing civil nuclear facilities worldwide at risk of cyber attacks. Civil nuclear facilities worldwide are privileged targets for cyber attacks, according to a new report published this week by the Chatham House. The Stuxnet attack that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities demonstrated the risks for cyberattacks, for the first […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2015
IT Security in SMEs: Guidelines published by UNICRI

The UNICRI published in September a new study about the security of Italian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are a very attractive target for crooks. UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) published in September 2015 a new study about the IT security of Italian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This research […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2015
Tracking Hacker Forums with Traffic Analysis

A study conducted by the Intelligence firm RecordedFuture demonstrates the efficiency of the analysis of hacker forums through traffic analysis-like techniques. Hacker forums still exist, hacking communities are with good shape and growing. Hacker Forums are normally hard to find and once you find them you will see them change again. Most prolific Hacker forums […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2015
Cyber attack overall cost suffered last year by businesses is $315b

A recent survey conducted by Grant Thornton global revealed that one in six businesses have experienced a cyber attack in the past twelve months. It is always interesting to report findings of studies related to the impact of the cybercrime worldwide, today I want to present you the results of the research conducted by the […]