Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2022
A massive social engineering campaign targeting banks has been delivered in the last two years in several countries. A massive social engineering campaign has been delivered in the last two years in several countries, including Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, the UK, and France. According to Segurança Informática publication, the malicious waves have impacted banking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 25, 2022
A new version of the BRATA malware implements a functionality to perform a factory reset of the device to wipe all data. The new version of the BRATA Android malware supports new features, including GPS tracking and a functionality to perform a factory reset on the device. Security experts at Kaspersky discovered the Android RAT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 25, 2021
US banks are giving the green light to the adoption of facial recognition technology, while authorities provide regulations and updates guidelines Many among the US biggest banks are trying their luck with facial recognition technology. The FTC issues a new set of guidelines about the use of Artificial Intelligence. The European Union’s stance on face […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2021
Bizarro is a new sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan that is targeting customers of tens of banks in Europe and South America. Researchers from Kaspersky have spotted a new sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan dubbed Bizarro that is targeting customers of tens of 70 banks in Europe and South America. Bizarro banking Trojan allows to capture online […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 31, 2021
Experts warn that cybercriminals are targeting Indonesia’s major banks posing as bank representatives or customer support team members on Twitter. Group-IB, a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, warns of an ongoing fraudulent campaign targeting Indonesia’s largest banks that cybercriminals run on social media with the ultimate goal of stealing bank customers’ money. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2021
Avast researchers reported that the infamous Ursnif Trojan was employed in attacks against at least 100 banks in Italy. Avast experts recently obtained information on possible victims of Ursnif malware that confirms the interest of malware operators in targeting Italian banks. Operators behind this attacks have stolen financial data and credential from targeted financial institutions. “Among the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 16, 2021
Experts discovered a new Bluetooth overlay skimmer that interferes with the ability of the terminal to read chip-based cards, forcing the use of the stripe. The popular investigator Brian Krebs reported the discovery of a new Bluetooth overlay skimmer that interfered with the terminal’s ability to read chip-based cards, forcing the use of the magnetic […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2021
Experts spotted a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language that is targeting the US and Canadian bank customers. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language that is targeting the US and Canadian bank customers as part of an ongoing campaign that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2020
Experts uncovered a massive fraud operation that used a network of mobile device emulators to steal millions of dollars from online bank accounts. Researchers from IBM Trusteer have uncovered a massive fraud operation that leveraged a network of mobile device emulators to steal millions of dollars from online bank accounts in a few days. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2020
A cyber criminal organization has stolen money from at least 35 Italian ATMs with a black box attack technique. A criminal organization has stolen money from at least 35 ATMs and Post Office cash dispensers operated by Italian banks with a new black box attack technique. The Carabinieri of Monza dismantled by the gang, the […]
