Pierluigi Paganini
March 10, 2017
Palo Alto Networks discovered a new strain of ransomware, dubbed RanRan ransomware, that has been used in targeted attacks in Middle East. Malware researchers at Palo Alto Networks have spotted a new strain of ransomware, dubbed RanRan, that has been used in targeted attacks against government organizations in the Middle East. “Recently, Unit 42 has observed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2017
Wikileaks Vault7 data leak – the Umbrage team was tasked by the Central Intelligence Agency for false flag hacking operations. WikiLeaks has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a CIA high-security network that details CIA hacking tools and capabilities.Digging in the huge trove of files, it is possible to find information about the ability of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2017
The manufacture Dahua Technology has started releasing firmware updates fix a serious flaw in some models of its video recorders and IP cameras. Security experts believe the flaw is a true backdoor that could be used to remotely access the user database containing usernames and hashed passwords. The backdoor was discovered by a researcher that is known online as “bashis.” Once the attacker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2017
WikiLeaks has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a CIA high-security network that details CIA hacking tools and capabilities WikiLeaks announced on Tuesday that it has obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a high-security network of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The huge trove of data, called “Vault 7,” exposed the hacking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2017
The experts spotted a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed StoneDrill that is linked to Shamoon 2 and Charming Kitten. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered further information about the dreaded Shamoon 2 malware. The experts spotted a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed StoneDrill that is linked to Shamoon 2 and Charming Kitten (aka Newscaster and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2017
In January, a cyber attack breached some systems at Barts NHS Trust and forced them offline. Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability. In January, a cyber attack breached some systems at Barts NHS Trust and forced them offline. Barts Health Trust runs the Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross, Mile End and Newham hospitals. The hackers used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2017
Researchers from Cisco Talos team spotted a new strain of malware that leverages PowerShell scripts to fetch commands from DNS TXT records. Malware researchers at Cisco Talos have published a detailed analysis on a targeted attack leveraging a weaponized Microsoft Word document that is spread in spam emails as an attachment. The malicious code used in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 02, 2017
Good news for the victims of the Dharma Ransomware, someone has released the alleged Master Keys on the BleepingComputer.com forums. The alleged Master Keys for the Dharma Ransomware has been released by someone on BleepingComputer.com forums. A member using the online moniker ‘gektar‘ published a post containing a Pastebin link to a header file in C programming […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2017
The Necurs botnet is evolving and recently the experts at BitSight’s Anubis Labs discovered that it was improved to launch DDoS attacks. The Necurs botnet continues to evolve and recently it was used by crooks not only to spread the dreaded Locky ransomware but he was improved to launch DDoS attacks. According to the researchers BitSight’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2017
A study commissioned by Siemens revealed that US oil and gas industry is unprepared to mitigate cybersecurity risks in operational technology environments. A new study commissioned by the engineering firm Siemens revealed that oil and gas industry in the United States is largely unprepared to mitigate cybersecurity risks in operational technology (OT) environments. The survey was conducted […]
