Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2025
HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to infect EFI partitions, echoing the infamous Petya/NotPetya attacks of 2016â2017. ESET researchers discovered a new ransomware called HybridPetya on the platform VirusTotal. The malware echoes the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, supporting additional capabilities, such as compromising UEFI-based systems and exploiting CVEâ2024â7344 to bypass UEFI Secure Boot on outdated systems. “Interestingly, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2018
A new report from MALWAREBYTES titled “Malwarebytes Annual State of Malware Report” reveals a rise of 90% on ransomware detection in business. The report brings to light new trends on hackers activities and threats especially the rise of ransomware as a tool of choice. Researchers from MALWAREBYTES had gathered an enormous amount of data from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 23, 2017
I’m proud to share with you the second report produced by Z-Lab, the Malware Lab launched by the company CSE CybSec. Enjoy the Analysis Report Petya. CybSec Enterprise recently launched a malware Lab called it Z-Lab, that is composed of a group of skilled researchers and lead by Eng. Antonio Pirozzi. It’s a pleasure for me to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2017
NATO has warned that in the future any cyber attack against a member state could trigger a military response according to the mutual defence clause. NATO has warned that in the future any cyber attack against a member state could trigger a military response according to the alliance’s Article 5, mutual defence clause. The NATO […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 08, 2017
Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of NotPetya effect on the sales. Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, and two of the worldâs largest consumer goods companies confirmed it. On Thursday the companies Mondelez and Reckitt Benckiser warned of the impact of the NotPetya […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 05, 2017
The Ukraine’s cyber police seized the MeDoc servers after detecting a new suspicious activity and fearing new malware-based attacks. The Ukrainian authorities have seized equipment from the online accounting firm MeDoc which is suspected to have had a significant role in the recent NotPetya attack. The Ukraine’s cyber police have seized the servers after detecting a new suspicious activity, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2017
The recent global outbreak of the “NotPetya” malware has some very curious features that have left security officials puzzled. Despite the press coverage, NotPetya is not really a ransomware attack to hold your data hostage. It’s a killbot. Several information security specialists have pointed a finger directly at Moscow; citing circumstantial evidence the source of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2017
The Department of Homeland Securityâs (DHS) US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) published the Alert (TA17-181A) on the Petya Ransomware. The US-CERT urges organizations of updating their software and avoiding use unsupported applications and OSs. The US-CERT confirmed it has received multiple reports of Petya ransomware infections related the recent massive attack. The ransomware leverages the ETERNALBLUE […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2017
NATO attributed the massive NotPetya attack to a ‘state actor,’ NotPetya and WannaCry Call for a Joint Response from International Community. According to NATO CCD COE, the recent massive attack based on NotPetya ransomware was powered by a “state actor.” The malware infected over 12,000 devices in around 65 countries, the malicious code hit major […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2017
Ukraine secret service announces joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA to attribute the recent Notpetya massive attack. While security experts are investigating real motivation behind the massive NotPetya attack, Ukrainian authorities called for support in the investigation from European and US intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The country’s security service SBU announced the international co-operation […]
