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Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2017
Phishing campaigns target airline consumers seeking business credentials

A series of phishing campaigns is targeting airline consumers with messages crafted to trick victims into handing over personal or business credentials. A wave string of phishing campaigns is targeting airline consumers with messages crafted to trick victims into handing over personal or business credentials. The phishing messages pretend to be sent from a travel agency […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2017
Forcepoint spotted the modular Felismus RAT, it appears the work of skilled professionals

Malware researchers at Forcepoint have discovered a new modular malicious code, dubbed Felismus RAT, that appears the work of skilled professionals. Malware researchers at Forcepoint have discovered a new modular malicious code dubbed Felismus RAT. The malware has been used in highly targeted campaigns, experts believe the Felismus RAT is the work of skilled professionals. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2017
Nuclear Bot source code leaked online, a new threat will rapidly spread in the wild

The source code for a new banking Trojan dubbed Nuclear Bot was leaked online, experts speculate a rapid diffusion of the threat in the wild. The source code for a new banking Trojan, dubbed Nuclear Bot, is available for sale in the cyber criminal underground.The Nuclear Bot banking Trojan first appeared in the cybercrime forums […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2017
Shamoon 2 – Palo Alto Networks sheds lights on the method for network distribution

Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have determined that the Shamoon 2 malware uses a rudimentary technique for network distribution. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks continue to analyze the dreaded Shamoon 2 malware and the recent waves of attacks, now they have determined that the threat uses a rudimentary technique for network distribution. The Shamoon 2 malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2017
The Winnti Gang continues its activity and leverages GitHub for C&C Communications

Trend Micro discovered the Chinese threat actor Winnti has been abusing GitHub service for command and control (C&C) communications. Security experts at Trend Micro continue to monitor the activities of the Chinese Winnti hacker group, this time the hackers have been abusing GitHub for command and control (C&C) communications. “Recently, the Winnti group, a threat actor with […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2017
Malware posing as Siemens PLC application is targeting ICS worldwide

Findings of the MIMICS project conducted by Dragos Threat Operations Center show a malware posing as Siemens PLC application is targeting ICS worldwide. After the disclosure of the Stuxnet case, the security industry started looking at ICS malware with increasing attention. A malware that infects an industrial control system could cause serious damages and put in danger human lives. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2017
Spear phishing campaign targeted Saudi Arabia Government organizations

Security researchers at MalwareBytes have uncovered a spearphishing campaign that targeted Saudi Arabia Government organizations. Security experts at MalwareBytes have spotted a new spear phishing campaign that is targeting Saudi Arabia governmental organizations. According to the experts, the campaign already targeted about a dozen Saudi agencies. Attackers used weaponized Word document and tricked victims into opening them […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2017
Fortinet researchers spotted a malware that infects both Microsoft and Apple OSs

Malware researchers at Fortinet have discovered a weaponized Word document that is able to start the infection process on both Microsoft and Apple OSs. Security researchers at Fortinet have spotted a weaponized Word document that has been designed to spread malware on either Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X, it is able to determine which OS […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2017
CIA Vault7 Leak – Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Remote Code Execution flaw

After the leak of the CIA Vault7 archive, experts from CISCO warn of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Remote Code Execution flaw. Recently Wikileaks announced it is planning to share with IT firms details about vulnerabilities in a number of their products, the flaw are exploited by the hacking tools and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2017
WikiLeaks will disclose CIA exploits to tech companies under specific conditions

Assange sent an email to tech firms including “a series of conditions” that they need to fulfill before gaining access to details included in the Vault 7. A couple of weeks ago Wikileaks published the Vault 7 archive, a huge trove of files detailing CIA hacking tools and capabilities. The files allegedly originated from a high-security […]