Pierluigi Paganini
January 02, 2020
Crooks are exploiting the popularity of the Star Wars saga to monetize their efforts, experts warn of online streaming sites delivering malware. Cybercriminals leverage popular movies like Star Wars to lure users into downloading malware to watch exclusive scenes or the full movie. Experts at Kaspersky have analyzed some threats that exploit the new Star Wars movie […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2019
Experts observed a new phishing campaign that used a specially crafted ZIP archive that was designed to bypass secure email gateways to distribute malware. Attackers have devised a new technique to distribute malware bypassing secure email gateways and other security solutions by using a specially crafted ZIP file. The structure of a ZIP archive contains […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2019
Adobe and Google Open Redirects Abused by Phishing Campaigns Experts reported that phishing campaigns are leveraging Google and Adobe open redirects to bypass spam filters and redirect users to malicious sites. Phishers are abusing Google and Adobe open redirects to bypass spam filters and redirect users to malicious sites. Crooks abuse Google and Adobe services […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 29, 2019
Researchers at Proofpoint have spotted a piece of downloader, dubbed WhiteShadow, that leverages Microsoft SQL queries to pull and deliver malicious payloads. In August, malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new downloader which is being used to deliver a variety of malware via Microsoft SQL queries. The experts detected new Microsoft Office macros, which collectively […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 25, 2019
Security experts at Proofpoint observed a new wave of phishing attacks aimed at US Utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. Security experts at Proofpoint have discovered a new series of phishing attacks targeting entities US utilities in an attempt to deliver the LookBack RAT. In early August, the expert reported that between […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 12, 2019
Security researchers at Fortinet uncovered a malspam campaign aimed distributing the LokiBot malware at a US manufacturing company. FortiGuard SE Team experts uncovered a malspam campaign aimed distributing the LokiBot malware at a US manufacturing company. The Lokibot malware has been active since 2015, it is an infostealer that was involved in many malspam campaigns aimed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2019
Researchers at Cofense uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. Experts at security firm Cofense observed an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. The use of multiple anti-analysis methods to camouflage the attack vectors is the main characteristic of this campaign. Quasar RAT is available as an open-source […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2019
Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. It uses deceptive and manipulated emails as a tool for gathering personal and organizational data. The emails are designed in a way that it appears to be authentic or belonging from a real business or authoritative source. People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 24, 2019
Three Romanian men who have been sentenced to prison for a fraud scheme totaling more than $21 million. US authorities have sentenced to prison three Romanian men who hacked US servers and used them in a fraud scheme that totaled more than $21 million. The men are Teodor Laurentiu Costea, Robert Codrut Dumitrescu, and Cosmin […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2019
Security researchers at Cofense have spotted a phishing campaign aimed at commercial banking customers distributing a new remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as WSH RAT. Security experts at Cofense Phishing Defence Center have spotted a phishing campaign aimed at commercial banking customers that is distributing a new remote access trojan tracked as WSH RAT. The […]
