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Pierluigi Paganini
August 03, 2017
Marcus Hutchins, the expert who discovered the “kill switch” that halted the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware was detained in Las Vegas after Def Con. Marcus Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, is the 22-year-old security expert who made the headlines after discovering the “kill switch” that halted the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware. Marcus Hutchins has been arrested […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 30, 2017
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. · Expert exploited an unrestricted File Upload flaw in a PayPal Server to remotely execute code · Hacker BestBuy pleads guilty to hijacking more than 900k Deutsche Telekom routers · Security Affairs newsletter Round 120 – News […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 25, 2017
Veritaseum – An unknown hacker has stolen nearly $8.4 Million worth of Ethereum cryptocurrency, for the second time during the ICO. A clamorous cyber heist makes the headlines, an unknown hacker has stolen nearly $8.4 Million worth of Ethereum cryptocurrency, the hack hit Veritaseum Initial Coin Offering (ICO). This is the fourth Ethereum cyber heist this […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 23, 2017
The hacker BestBuy pleaded guilty in court on Friday to hijacking more than 900,000 routers from the network of Deutsche Telekom The notorious hacker BestBuy, also known as Popopret, pleaded guilty in court on Friday to hijacking more than 900,000 routers from the network of Deutsche Telekom. The 29-year-old man, whom name wasn’t revealed by authorities. used a custom version of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2017
In a coordinated International operation, Europol along with FBI, US DEA and Dutch Police have seized and taken down AlphaBay and HANSA black markets. It’s official, the US Attorney General Jeff Sessions confirmed that US and European police shutdown of two major “dark web” marketplaces, AlphaBay and Hansa. It has been estimated that both marked had tens […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2017
Hacker steals $7 Million in Ethereum from CoinDash in just 3 minutes after the ICO launch. Attacker tricked investors into sending ETH to the wrong address. Cybercrime could be a profitable business, crooks stole $7 Million worth of Ethereum in just 3 minutes. The cyber heist was possible due to a ‘a simple trick.‘ Hackers have stolen the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2017
Two CryptoMix Ransomware variants emerged in a few days, a circumstance that suggests the operators behind the threat are very active. Malwarebytes’ researcher Marcelo Rivero has spotted a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware. #CryptoMix #Ransomware adds ext ".EXTE" to encrypted files, and the note "_HELP_INSTRUCTION.TXT" – md5: 1059676fbb9d811e88af96716cc1ffb5 pic.twitter.com/Ha4jeRMPEv — Marcelo Rivero (@MarceloRivero) July 13, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
The experts from Netskope Threat Research Labs discovered the Hackshit PhaaS platform, another interesting case of crimeware-as-a-service. A few days ago, we discussed the Katyusha scanner,a powerful and fully automated SQLi vulnerability scanner discovered by researchers at security firm Recorded Future that was available for $500 in the cyber crime underground. The Katyusha scanner is just one […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2017
Security experts at the SANS Institute discovered that that NemucodAES ransomware and Kovter trojan are being delivered together in spam campaigns. Security experts at the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center, discovered that that two malware families, NemucodAES and Kovter are being delivered together in .zip attachments delivered via active spam campaigns. Security Researcher Brad Duncan […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2017
A new infostealer malware dubbed Ovidiy Stealer was offered for sale by a Russia-speaking malware developer that goes online with the moniker “TheBottle.” TheBottle has advertised the malware on various cybercrime forums. The Ovidiy Stealer was first spotted in June 2017, according to the experts at security firm Proofpoint the malware is under development and is […]
