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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 09, 2013
Hackers hit South Korea also spread spyware to steal military secrets

Mc Afee Lab experts revealed that hackers behind large scale cyberattacks against South Korea also designed malware to steal military secrets. The hackers behind the recent attacks against South Korean infrastructure are professionals that designed also malicious code to steal military secrets to the South Korea and US military. Security experts at McAfee Labs revealed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2013
Android vulnerability makes 99% of mobile devices attackable

Bluebox Labs recently discovered an Android vulnerability in the OS’s security model that allows hackers to attack 99% of Android devices on the market. Android vulnerability allows app modification preserving signatures … this is the shocking discovery announced by Bluebox Labs. During this week we have had the opportunity to discuss about mobile botnets and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2013
The Security State of WordPress’ Top 50 Plugins

Checkmarx’s report analyzed the security of the top 50 most popular plugins (in general), as well as the top 10 most popular ecommerce plugins. Today we published our report “The Security State of WordPress’ Top 50 Plugins” (no reg required). This report presents Checkmarx’s research which analyzed the security of the top 50 most popular plugins […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2013
Webcam hacking exploits Chrome Inbuilt Flash player for Camjacking

Researcher Egor Homakov demonstrated the possibility of Webcam hacking exploiting Chrome Inbuilt Flash player, a flaw that represents a serious threat to privacy. Webcam hacking, hackers are increasing their interest on millions of cams that surround us. These prying eyes are everywhere, in the street as in our home, gaming consoles, smartTV and PC are all equipped […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2013
PRISM – US Top Secret massive surveillance program revealed

The top-secret PRISM project claims direct access to servers of major IT corporates including Google, Apple and Facebook. The recent news on the control of communications made ​​by the US Government through the PRISM program has literally left bewildered public opinion, everyone imagined it but when the Population has been confronted with the evidence remained shocked. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2013
The business behind a cashout service for cybercriminals

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 “Cashout”, is considered most risky […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2013
Liberty Reserve suspension and impact on criminal underground

Private currency exchange system Liberty Reserve was shut down by US law enforcement, it is considered most popular payment system by cyber criminals. Liberty Reserve is a private currency exchange system issued by Liberty Reserve S.A. Of San José, Costa Rica that was shut down by US law enforcement with a deep impact on cybercriminal underground. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2013
Zero-day market, the governments are the main buyers

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
Mac malware detected by Appelbaum at Oslo Freedom Forum

NEW MAC MALWARE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED BY JACOB APPELBAUM ON ATTENDEE COMPUTER AT 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 […]