Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2017
Researchers at Proofpoint spotted Defray Ransomware, a new ransomware used in a targeted campaign against education and healthcare organizations. Earlier this month, researchers at Proofpoint spotted a targeted ransomware campaign against education and healthcare organizations. The ransomware used in the campaign was dubbed Defray, based on the command and control (C&C) server hostname used for the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2017
Researchers at Symantec have discovered Trojan Development Kits that allow creating Android ransomware without the need to write code. Ransomware continues to represent a serious threat to users and organizations. Unfortunately, it is easy for crooks arranging their own ransomware campaign by using numerous RaaS services offered online. Recently researchers at Symantec discovered a new […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2017
A new strain of ransomware distributed through spam emails, dubbed SyncCrypt, hides its components inside harmless-looking images. A new strain of ransomware recently discovered, dubbed SyncCrypt, hides its components inside harmless-looking images. The SyncCrypt ransomware is distributed through spam emails that use attachments containing WSF files pretending to be court orders. Once the victims execute the attachment, an embedded JScript fetches seemingly innocuous images from specific locations and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 17, 2017
The transportation giant Maersk announced that it would incur hundreds of millions in U.S. dollar losses due to the NotPetya ransomware massive attack. A.P. Moller-Maersk, the transportation and logistics firm, announced Tuesday that it would incur hundreds of millions in U.S. dollar losses due to the NotPetya ransomware massive attack. According to the second quarter earnings report, there were expecting losses between […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2017
Malware researchers discovered an anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper dubbed IsraBye that is spreading as a ransomware. Malware researcher Jakub Kroustek from Avast has recently discovered an anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper dubbed IsraBye. Even if the lock screen claims that the files can be recovered, their content is replaced with an anti-Israel message. This is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2017
The Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested a Ukraine man that allegedly distributed the NotPetya/ExPetr malware resulting in the infection of 400 computers. Sergey Neverov, a 51-year-old man, has been arrested, on Saturday 5 August, by Ukrainian Cyber Police on accusations of distributing a version of the NotPetya(Petya.A) ransomware after the initial attack event of late […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 01, 2017
The US pharmaceutical company Merck revealed that the massive NotPetya cyberattack has disrupted its worldwide operations. The US pharmaceutical company Merck revealed that the massive NotPetya cyberattack has disrupted its worldwide operations. The news was part of the Merck’s financial results announcement for the second quarter of 2017, according to the pharmaceutical giant the ransomware destructed operations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2017
Security experts at the SANS Institute discovered that that NemucodAES ransomware and Kovter trojan are being delivered together in spam campaigns. Security experts at the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center, discovered that that two malware families, NemucodAES and Kovter are being delivered together in .zip attachments delivered via active spam campaigns. Security Researcher Brad Duncan […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2017
Following the massive NotPetya attack, NATO Increases Support for Ukrainian Cyber Defenses, Ukraine Considers Joining NATO. “Critical Infrastructure” is one of the most sensitive elements of any country’s economy. Recent attacks against Ukraine’s infrastructure have many other countries taking note and have encouraged NATO to pitch in and help bolster Ukrainian cyber defenses. In December […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 11, 2017
The progression in Artificial Intelligence have incited intense debate worldwide, some experts are calling AI to counter malware attacks In a short span of six weeks, the world was hit twice by major ransomware attacks — malicious software that seizes the data stored on your computer systems and would only release it to you upon […]
