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Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2014

IcoScript rat controlled via email services, including Yahoo and Gmail

Experts at the German security firm G-Data discovered a RAT dubbed IcoScript which receives commands from C&C via email services including Yahoo and Gmail. Security experts have detected a new Remote Administration Trojan dubbed IcoScript which is controlled by bad actors through Yahoo Mail and is able to elude detection systems by using seemingly benign domains for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2014

Gmail hacking, a mine of data for phishing and spam attacks

An Israeli researcher disclosed a Gmail vulnerability, fixed by Google, that exposes an indefinite number of Gmail addresses and business emails. Google company has fixed a critical vulnerability, disclosed by the Israeli researcher Oren Hafif, that exposes an indefinite number of Gmail addresses. Technically the experts has discovered that it is possible to bruteforce a token […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2014

Using lnk file to deceive users in phishing attacks

Expert at Trustwave explained the tactics adopted by cyber criminals how to serve malware in phishing attacks exploiting .lnk files. Phil Hay, expert at Trustwave SpiderLab, explained how cyber criminals are using .lnk files to serve malware via email. I have chosen to detail this tactic to demonstrate how much creative is the criminal ecosystem, even if it […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2014

Be aware, Apple iOS Data protection doesn’t protect email attachments

Security Researcher Andreas Kurtz noticed that email attachments within different iOS versions are not protected by Apple’s data protection mechanisms. Mobile platform security is becoming even more crucial due to the large number of applications daily used by billion of users, but we must be aware of security flaws that could also affect the mobile OS. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2014

More than 360 million stolen credentials available on the black market

Hold Security firm discovered more than 360 million newly stolen credentials and around 1.25 billion email addresses available for sale on the black market. The Hold Security firm has discovered a huge volume of data for sale on the online black market, it includes credentials from more than 360 million accounts and around 1.25 billion email addresses. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2013

The business behind a hacked email account

Which is the commercial value of a hacked email account in the underground? How cybercriminals use a compromised email account? Why do they have to hit me? Which is the commercial value of a hacked email account in the underground? Brian Krebs has recently published a valuable post on commercial value for a hacked email account, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2013

FireEye on alarming evolution of advanced threats in H2 2012

FireEye is one of most interesting security companies, thanks to its investigations many cases have been discovered in the last months, such as the attack to Bit9 companies and the abuse of its certificate to sign malicious code. The security firm has just published a new interesting report titled “2H 2012 Advanced Threat Report” reporting […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2013

My read of WebSense 2013 Threat Report

WebSense has just released 2013 Threat Report, an interesting analysis of cyber threats based on data collected by the Websense ThreatSeeker Network. The study confirmed the growth of cyber threats able to elude traditional defense mechanisms and that mainly targeted mobile platforms and social media. Internet is confirmed as primary vector for cyber menaces, web threats […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2012

New Drive-By Spam Infects unsuspecting users

The threat arrives via email, is now read consuetidine attacks that use email as a vector for spreading malware. Until now we have observed as typical scenario for the contagion an unsuspecting user that clicks on a link in the body of email that started the download of malware or that open the agent directly […]

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IcoScript rat controlled via email services, including Yahoo and Gmail

Gmail hacking, a mine of data for phishing and spam attacks

Using lnk file to deceive users in phishing attacks

Be aware, Apple iOS Data protection doesn’t protect email attachments

More than 360 million stolen credentials available on the black market

The business behind a hacked email account

FireEye on alarming evolution of advanced threats in H2 2012

My read of WebSense 2013 Threat Report

New Drive-By Spam Infects unsuspecting users

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