Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2016
Three German security researchers have presented a PLC-based worm with Proof-of-Concept based on the Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC. Three German security researchers have presented a PLC-based worm at Black Hat Asia. The proof of concept is based on the Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC which reminds us all two well of an earlier PLC attacking worm […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2016
The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) utility has had to shut down systems, phone lines in response to a ransomware-based attack. The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) utility has had to shut down systems, phone lines in response to a ransomware-based attack. Another ransomware attack against a critical infrastructure is in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 28, 2016
Security experts from Cisco Talos classified as a backdoor the popular Tuto4PC advertising software installed on a network of 12 Million computers. Security experts from Cisco Talos security intelligence and research team have spotted a malicious software that is installed on 12 million computers around the world. Most of the installations are located in the United […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 27, 2016
Security experts at Kaspersky have found a way to decrypt files locked by the CryptXXX ransomware by using the RannohDecryptor utility. Good news for the victims of ransomware, the security experts at Kaspersky Lab have successfully cracked the CryptXXX ransomware. The CryptXXX ransomware was first spotted by experts from Proofpoint in April when a number of compromised websites hosting the Angler exploit kit were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2016
The cybercriminals behind the GozNym Trojan have started targeting users in European countries with a new singular redirection mechanism. Last week, security experts from the IBM X-Force Research spotted a new threat dubbed GozNym Trojan that combines Gozi ISFB and Nymaim malware abilities. The GozNym Trojan is particularly insidious, according to the researchers at the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2016
A report published by the BAE firm reveals that criminals who stole $101 million from Bangladesh bank used a malware and could strike again. In March 2016, unknown hackers have stolen more than $100 million from the Bangladesh Bank account at the US Federal Reserve Bank. The experts confirmed that hackers breached the systems at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2016
Security Experts at Bleeping Computer have discovered a new adware dubbed Faster Internet that takes a screenshot of victims’ computers. Security Experts at Bleeping Computer have spotted a new strain of adware, known as Faster Internet, that takes a screenshot of victims’ PCs. Lawrence Abrams, a computer security expert at Bleeping Computer, explained in a blog post […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2016
Experts at Malwarebytes observed a new attack pattern that relies on fake social button plugin that redirects visitors to Angler Exploit Kit. Cyber criminals continue to use compromised websites to serve malware or to redirect visitors to domains hosting exploit kits. Experts at Malwarebytes observed a new attack pattern that relies on a domain name to lure […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2016
A new threat is appeared in the wild it is the JIGSAW ransomware that slowly deletes your files as you shilly-shally to pay the ransom. A new crypto-malware has appeared in the wild, its name is JIGSAW ransomware. The BitcoinBlackmailer.exe explains JIGSAW ransomware will encrypt your files adding ‘.FUN’ extension. The author, in the Saw-movie […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2016
State-sponsored actors in Asia have been leveraging fileless RAT for their hacking campaigns in order to avoid the detection. Security experts from SentinelOne spotted nation-state actors in Asia running espionage campaigns relying on fileless Remote Access Trojan. The state-sponsored hackers were injecting the RAT payload directly into the memory of the target host in order to […]
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