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Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2017

A simulation shows how a ransomware could hack PLCs in a water treatment plant

The security researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have simulated a ransomware-based attack on PLCs in a water treatment plant. The security researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have conducted an interesting research on the potential impact of ransomware on industrial control systems (ICS). The researchers David Formby, a Ph.D. student in the Georgia […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2017

CRYSIS Ransomware is back and crooks are using RDP attacks once again

CRYSIS Ransomware attacks leveraging brute force via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) are still ongoing, mostly targeting US firms in the healthcare. Do you remember the CRYSIS ransomware? It is a ransomware that appeared in the threat landscape last year, now researchers at Trend Micro discovered the CRYSIS ransomware is being distributed via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute force […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2017

Phishme observed operators behind Locky and Sage ransomware share delivery infrastructure

PhishMe security researchers discovered that the Locky and Sage ransomware were recently observed being distributed by the same delivery infrastructure. It’s a common habit of cyber criminals to share delivery infrastructure to maximize the use of their resource and minimize the cost, Recently the Locky ransomware was observed being distributed through the delivery infrastructure used […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2017

Ransomware shutdown 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of President’s inauguration

A Ransomware attack compromised 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of inauguration of President Trump, technical staff wiped and rebooted the devices. A ransomware infected 70 percent of storage devices used by the Washington DC CCTV systems just eight days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The attack occurred between 12 and 15 January, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2017

Ransomware infected systems at a luxury hotel locking guests in and out of the rooms

The Romantik Seehotel Jäegerwirt 4-Star Superior Luxury Hotel was hit by a ransomware attack that locked guests in and out of the rooms. Another singular incident involved a ransomware, the victims are hundreds of guests of a luxurious hotel in Austria, the Romantik Seehotel Jäegerwirt 4-Star Superior Hotel. The guests were locked in or out of […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2017

Gmail will stop allowing JavaScript (.js) file attachments starting February 13, 2017

Google announced Gmail will soon stop allowing users to attach JavaScript (.js) files to emails for obvious security reason. Google announced Gmail will soon stop allowing users to attach JavaScript (.js) files to emails for obvious security reason. JavaScripts files, like many other file types (i,e, .exe, .jar, .sys, .scr, .bat, .com, .vbs and .cmd) […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2017

Satan, the ransomware-as-a-service surfaced in the dark web

The independent malware research @Xylit0l discovered the Satan ransomware, a malware belonging to the Gen:Trojan.Heur2.FU family. Yesterday the independent malware research @Xylit0l discovered the Satan ransomware, a malware belonging to the Gen:Trojan.Heur2.FU family. Satan is provided as a RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service). New #RaaS https://t.co/wbqn2GOuvo pic.twitter.com/skTTNCDbod — Xylitol (@Xylit0l) January 18, 2017 The Satan ransomware used RSA-2048 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2017

The Los Angeles Community College District paid a $28,000 ransom to decrypt its files

The Los Angeles Community College District has paid a US$28,000 ransomware after crooks compromised its network. Fortunately, the school retrieved data. A Los Angeles school has paid a US$28,000 ransomware after crooks compromised its network. Cyber criminals encrypted computer services, including email systems, at the Los Angeles Community College District. The ransomware used in the attack encrypted […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2017

Crooks target UK schools with ‘Department of Education’ ransomware

Action Fraud is warning of ‘Department of Education’ ransomware, crooks are posing government officials to trick people into installing ransomware. This is a story of another string of cyber attacks that leverage ransomware to compromise victims’ machines. Cyber criminals are targeting schools in the UK, asking victims to pay up to £8,000 to unlock data […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2017

FireCrypt comes as a malware building kit and includes DDoS code

Recently experts from MalwareHunterTeam discovered FireCrypt ransomware, a threat that comes as a malware building kit and includes DDoS code. Ransomware has become one of the fastest growing threats, new malware implements sophisticated features to avoid detection and rapidly spread among the greatest number of machines. Recently experts from MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new strain of ransomware dubbed FireCrypt, […]

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A simulation shows how a ransomware could hack PLCs in a water treatment plant

CRYSIS Ransomware is back and crooks are using RDP attacks once again

Phishme observed operators behind Locky and Sage ransomware share delivery infrastructure

Ransomware shutdown 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of President’s inauguration

Ransomware infected systems at a luxury hotel locking guests in and out of the rooms

Gmail will stop allowing JavaScript (.js) file attachments starting February 13, 2017

Satan, the ransomware-as-a-service surfaced in the dark web

The Los Angeles Community College District paid a $28,000 ransom to decrypt its files

Crooks target UK schools with ‘Department of Education’ ransomware

FireCrypt comes as a malware building kit and includes DDoS code

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