Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2016
More than 10,000 WordPress installations being exploited in the wild due to a vulnerability in the WP Mobile Detector plugin. Security experts at Sucuri reported that a growing number of WordPress installations have been compromised by hackers exploiting a security flaw in a widely used plugin called WP Mobile Detector. The worrisome news is that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2016
Experts at FireEye spotted IRONGATE a mysterious strain of malware that appears to be designed to target industrial control systems (ICS). Security researchers at FireEye have spotted a new strain of malware IRONGATE has been designed to compromise industrial control systems (ICS). The malicious code was designed to manipulate a specific industrial process in a simulated Siemens control […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2016
The Analysis of SWIFT attacks revealed five additional pieces of malware containing portions of code shared by Lazarus Group. While security experts continue to investigate the cyber heists that involved SWIFT systems, new evidence collected by a senior security researcher from Anomali Labs link the malware to the North Korean hacker crew known as Lazarus Group. The expert discovered that five […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2016
Be careful, Microsoft is alerting all Windows users of a new type of a Self-propagating ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior to propagate itself. Microsoft is alerting all Windows users of a new type of ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior. “We are alerting Windows users of a new type of ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior. This […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2016
Malware researchers are warning Android’s latest permission-granting model in version 6.0 Marshmallow is now been targeted by Mobile malware authors. Android’s latest permission-granting model in version 6.0 Marshmallow is now been targeted by Mobile malware authors. The model will let users grant permissions only when it is required by the app, rather be accepting all […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2016
According to a new analysis published by experts at Heimdal Security a new Ransomware campaign targeted millions by spoofing Telco giant Telia. Ransomware continues to represent one of the most insidious and aggressive cyber threats, a new campaign launched by threat actors in the wild is impersonating the telecom giant Telia. According to the experts at the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2016
PaloAlto Networks has spotted a new campaign conducted by the Wekby APT that leverages on a malware that uses DNS requests for C2 communications. Security experts at Palo Alto Networks have spotted a China-linked APT group that has been using a strain of malware that leverages DNS requests for command and control (C&C) communications. The group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 27, 2016
A fourth Bank in Philippines was a victim of the SWIFT hackers and experts at Symantec confirmed the malware shares code with tools used by the Lazarus group. The list of banks victims of the SWIFT hackers is lengthening, a fourth bank in the Philippines has been a victim of the crew that targeted the SWIFT interbank transfer system. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 25, 2016
Malware authors behind the DMA Locker ransomware have improved the threat is a significant way, now it is ready for a massive distribution. Ransomware represents one of the most worrying cyber threats in the wild, vxers continue to improve their code making hard for victims to defend their systems. Now experts from Malwarebytes researchers are warning […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 24, 2016
Security experts from PaloAlto Networks collected evidence that the Operation Ke3chang discovered by FireEye in 2013 is still ongoing. Back in 2013, the security researchers at FireEye spotted a group of China-Linked hackers that conducted an espionage campaign on foreign affairs ministries in Europe. The campaign was named ‘Operation Ke3chang,’ now threat actors behind the […]
