Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2014
Symantec has uncovered the backdoor Regin, a highly advanced spying tool used in cyber espionage campaigns against governments and infrastructure operators. Backdoor Regin, is the name assigned by the experts at Symantec to an advanced spying tool that has been used in cyber espionage campaigns against governments, infrastructure operators, private companies, researchers, and private individuals. Regin appears […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2014
In a discussion started on the Reddit news media website it has been debated the case of a malware implanted by using electronic cigarettes connected over USB. Hackers are able to exploit any electronic device to serve a malware of to compromise a poorly protected network, electronic cigarettes have become the latest vector to serve spread […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2014
Kaspersky Lab discovered a couple of malicious apps deployed on the official Google Play Store that targets Brazilian Android mobile banking users. A couple of malicious apps targeting Brazilian Android users were recently found in the official Google Play by experts at Kaspersky Lab. The malicious apps targeted mobile banking users using an appearance similar to the one of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2014
Data related to the number of incidents occurred to national infrastructure confirms that the US Government energy industry is constantly under attack. The US Government is aware that nation’s energy grid is constantly under attack by state-sponsored hackers and cyber criminals. Recently The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that Russian hackers have infiltrated several critical […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2014
APT actors trying to use the G20 2014 summit as a lure to compromise Tibetan nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with Gh0st RAT. Security experts at ESET uncovered a new series of cyber attacks that targeted Tibetan nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) concurrently with the G20 2014 summit in Brisbane, Australia. The experts discovered that APTs behind the attacks used a strain of the Gh0st RAT characterized […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2014
Trend Micro issued a research paper on operations behind Predator Pain and Limitless keyloggers, both of which are easily obtainable from underground. Cybercriminals ordinary use malicious code to steal money from victims, the number of malware available in the criminal ecosystem is continuously growing, their level of sophistication and cost are extremely variable. Thinking of banking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2014
Researchers at FireEye identified a new attack dubbed the Masque, which allows attackers to replace a genuine app with a malicious one. In these days Apple the community has discovered that is vulnerable to WireLurker, a new strain of malware that is able to infect Apple iPhone and iPad syphoning user’data. The malware was discovered for the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2014
Happy BirthDay Security Affairs! Three years together, it all began the 11/11/2011, a dream that becomes more and more real every day with your loving support. And it is just the beginning! I’m very happy and proud to be here with you for the third year of SecurityAffairs. We are a growing community that has tens of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2014
Security Experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new variant of malware dubbed WireLurker that is infecting Apple mobile devices. A new strain of malware dubbed WireLurker is threatening Apple users, the malicious code is able to infect Apple iPhone and iPad syphoning user’data. The malware was discovered for the first time by experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2014
Security experts at AppRiver firm uncovered Malicious Amazon phishing emails that aim to infect Holiday Shoppers in the U.S. and U.K. Researchers at AppRiver firm reported that cyber criminals are targeting holiday shoppers at Amazon UK with large a scale phishing campaign, which is spreading malicious emails. The emails sent by crooks include malicious Microsoft Word documents […]
