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Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2019
French authorities released the PyLocky decryptor for versions 1 and 2

Good news for the victims of the pyLocky Ransomware versions 1 and 2, French authorities have released the pyLocky decryptor to decrypt the files for free. French authorities have released a decryptor for pyLocky Ransomware versions 1 and 2. The decryptor allows victims to decrypt their files for free. It was developed in collaboration between […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2019
German legislative body wants to tighten penalties against black marketplace operators

Germany’s states have decided to criminalize black marketplace operators with the introduction of specific federal legislation. Germany’s states have voted to punish operators of dark web platforms with the introduction of federal legislation. The legislation aims at criminalizing every operator behind darkweb marketplaces where illegal activities take place. This Friday, therefore, the German Federal Council […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2019
DMSniff POS Malware has flown under the radar for at least four years

Malware researchers at Flashpoint revealed that at least since 2016, a PoS malware dubbed DMSniff has flown under the radar. Malware researchers at Flashpoint revealed that since 2016, a PoS malware dubbed DMSniff has been involved in breaches of small- and medium-sized businesses in the restaurant and entertainment industries. DMSniff leverages a domain generation algorithm […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2019
Crooks use The Pirate Bay to spread PirateMatryoshka malware via reputed seeders

Crooks are abusing the torrent website The Pirate Bay to distribute the PirateMatryoshka malware that fuels the victim’s PC with unwanted software. Crooks abusing torrent services to distribute malware is not a novelty, Torrent users are often exposed to serious threats such if the one recently spotted by Kaspersky Lab and dubbed by the expert […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2019
Cisco addresses flaws in HyperFlex and Prime Infrastructure

Cisco released security patches that address more than a dozen issues in its products, including high severity flaws in HyperFlex, Prime Infrastructure, and Prime Collaboration Assurance. Cisco released security patches that address more than a dozen issues in its products, including high severity vulnerabilities affecting HyperFlex, Prime Infrastructure, and Prime Collaboration Assurance. Security updates fix […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2019
Exclusive – MalwareMustDie Team analyzed the Cayosin Botnet and its criminal ecosystem

Cayosin Botnet: a deeper look at this threat supported by the psychological profile of the “youngsters-wannabe-hackers” Rolex boasters Money, botnet as service business and coding on the dark side of the life: “At this point of my life
 if it doesn’t make me money, I don’t make time for it”, is stated in the picture […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2018
USBHarpoon a look-like charging cable that can hack into your computer

A team of security experts has devised a rogue USB charging cable named USBHarpoon that can be used to compromise a computer in just a few seconds. The team was composed of Olaf Tan and Dennis Goh of RFID Research Group, Vincent Yiu of SYON Security, and the popular Kevin Mitnick. The USBHarpoon takes inspiration on the BadUSB project built by […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2018
Three members of FIN7 (Carbanak) gang charged with stealing 15 million credit cards

Three members of the cybercrime group tracked as FIN7 and Carbanak have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts Three members of the notorious cybercrime gang known as FIN7 and Carbanak have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. The gang stole over a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2018
Anarchy botmaster builds a botnet of 18,000 Huawei routers in a few hours

The popular Anarchy botmaster builds a botnet of 18,000 Huawei routers in a few hours, and it is also planning to target vulnerable Realtek routers. NewSky Security first reported the born a new huge botnet, in just one day the botmaster compromised more than 18,000 Huawei routers. NewSky security researcher Ankit Anubhav announced that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2018
Spectre/Meltdown patches had a significant impact on SolarWinds’s AWS infrastructure

Analysis conducted by SolarWinds on the impact on the performance of the Spectre/Meltdown patches on its own Amazon Web Services infrastructure revealed serious performance degradation. SolarWinds, the vendor of IT Management Software & Monitoring Tools, has analyzed the impact on the performance of Meltdown and Spectre security patches on its own Amazon Web Services infrastructure. The […]