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Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2020
Outlaw is Back, a New Crypto-Botnet Targets European Organizations

The Outlaw Hacking Group is back, malware researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab have uncovered a new botnet that is targeting European organizations Introduction During our daily monitoring activities, we intercepted a singular Linux malware trying to penetrate the network of some of our customers. The Linux malware is the well-known “Shellbot”, it is a crimetool belonging […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2020
Hacking a network, using an ‘invisibility cloak’ – Is it that simple?

Security experts describe a real attack case that sees the attackers using a small, unidentified hardware device to hack into the target network. Is it possible to hack into a network using a sort of invisibility cloak? The short answer is, YES it is. We came to this conclusion after analyzing an incident after an […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2020
Cyberwarfare: A deep dive into the latest Gamaredon Espionage Campaign

Security experts from Yoroy-Cybaze ZLab have conducted a detailed analysis of an implant used by the Gamaredon APT group in a recent campaign. Introduction  Gamaredon Group is a Cyber Espionage persistent operation attributed to Russians FSB (Federal Security Service) in a long-term military and geo-political confrontation against the Ukrainian government and more in general against […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2020
Apollon Darknet market is allegedly pulling an exit scam

The Apollon market, one of the largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming after the administrators have locked vendors’ accounts. The Apollon market, one of the darknet’s largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming, vendors and customers reported suspicious behavior of its administrators. Users on Reddit are reporting that vendors can’t withdrawal funds nor sign into their […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2020
Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server (for more than a year)

Experts from Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab have spotted new attack attempts directed to some Italian companies operating in the Retail sector linked to Aggah campaign. Introduction During the last year, we constantly kept track of the Aggah campaigns. We started deepening inside the Roma225 Campaign and went on with the RG Campaign, contributing to the joint effort to track the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2020
Facebook declares war to Deepfake videos

Monika Bickert, Facebook for global policy management, announced that Facebook will ban deepfake videos and manipulated content. Facebook has announced it will ban deepfake videos, which are media that take a person in an existing image or video and replace them with someone else’s likeness using artificial neural networks. Monika Bickert, Facebook vice-president for global policy […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2019
German police arrest suspects in raid network hosting Darknet marketplaces

German police have shut down a network hosting Darknet marketplaces focused on the trading of drugs, stolen data and child pornography. German police announced to have shut down a network hosting Darknet black marketplaces trading drugs, stolen data, and child pornography. The black marketplaces were also offering stolen data and fake documents, and other illegal […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2019
Parents’ Guide for Safe YouTube and Internet Streaming for Kids

You work hard to keep your kids safe from so many different dangers, but every day they are exposed to countless threats online.  Predators, disturbing content, identity theft attempts, and other things you wouldn’t let them experience in real life are all waiting for them. Shockingly, 1 in 5 U.S. teenagers say they have been approached in a […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2019
NASA hacked! An unauthorized Raspberry Pi connected to its network was the entry point

NASA Office of Inspector General revealed that the Agency’s network was hacked in April 2018, intruders exfiltrated roughly 500 MB of data related to Mars missions. According to a report published by the NASA Office of Inspector General, hackers breached the Agency’s network in April 2018 and remained undetected for nearly a year. The report […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2019
International Police operation seized DeepDotWeb and arrested its administrators

Police seized the DeepDotWeb website and arrested its operators for their business in facilitating the access to darkweb marketplaces and vendors. DeepDotWeb was a website for facilitating access to dark web sites and marketplaces. The site was seized and the arrests were made as part of an international operation involving the FBI, Europol, and Federal […]