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Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2018

Twitter shared details about its strategy for fighting spam and bots

Twitter provided some details on new security processes aimed at preventing malicious automation and spam. The tech giant also shared data on the success obtained with the introduction of the new security measures. Social media platform are a privileged tool for psyops and malicious campaign, for this reason, Twitter rolled out new features to detect and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2018

Recent spam campaigns powered by Necurs uses Internet Query File attachments

Trend Micro experts reported the Necurs botnet has been using Internet Query (IQY) files in recent spam campaigns to bypass security protections. The Necurs botnet is currently the largest spam botnet, it has been active since at least 2012 and was involved in massive campaigns spreading malware such as the Locky ransomware, the Scarab ransomware, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2018

WannaSpam – Beware messages from WannaCry-Hack-Team, it is the last hoax

WannaSpam – Many users have received a mysterious message that claims their PC was infected by WannaCry Ransomware. Crooks ask victims to pay a ransom, but it’s a scam. Many users have received a mysterious message from a group that called itself the “WannaCry-Hack-Team” that claims that WannaCry Ransomware has returned. The mail informs the recipients that their computer has […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2018

Researcher found 43 Million email addresses leaked by the Trik spam botnet

A security researcher from Vertek Corporation reported to Bleeping Computer that over 43 million email addresses have been leaked from the command and control server of a spam botnet. An expert from Vertek Corporation spotted the C&C server while investigating a recent malware campaign distributing a version of the Trik trojan. The malicious code was used as a first-stage malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2018

A bug in GandCrab ransomware V3 accidentally locks systems running Windows 7

The latest variant of the dreaded GandCrab ransomware,version 3, locks the infected systems running on Windows 7. A few days ago, experts from security firm Fortinet uncovered a new spam campaign delivering a new version of the GandCrab ransomware, the version v3. Like other ransomware, such as Locky and Sage, the GandCrab ransomware v3 also changes the wallpapers of the infected […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2018

Necurs Spam Botnet operators adopt a new technique to avoid detection

Operators behind the Necurs botnet, the world’s largest spam botnet, are currently using a new evasion technique attempting to surprise the unprepared defenses. Necurs is the world’s largest spam botnet, it is composed of millions of infected computers worldwide. Necurs was not active for a long period at the beginning of 2017 and resumed its activity in April […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2018

Experts spotted spam campaigns delivering XTRAT and DUNIHI backdoors bundled with the Adwind RAT

Security experts at Trend Micro have spotted spam campaigns delivering XTRAT and DUNIHI Backdoors and Loki malware bundled with the Adwind RAT. Malware researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a spam campaign that delivers the infamous Adwind RAT (aka jRAT) alongside the XTRAT backdoor (aka XtremeRAT) and the Loki info stealer. In a separate Adwind RAT spam campaign, the researchers observed the use […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2018

Experts spotted a campaign spreading a new Agent Tesla Spyware variant

A new variant of the infamous Agent Tesla spyware was spotted by experts at Fortinet, the malware has been spreading via weaponize Microsoft Word documents. Agent Tesla is a spyware that is used to spy on the victims by collecting keystrokes, system clipboard, screenshots, and credentials from the infected system. To do this, the spyware […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2018

Recently patched CVE-2018-4878 Adobe Flash Player flaw now exploited by cybercriminals

Security researchers at Morphisec have uncovered a massive hacking campaign that is exploiting the recently patched CVE-2018-4878 Adobe Flash Player vulnerability. Threat actors are exploiting the use-after-free flaw to deliver malware. The CVE-2018-4878 vulnerability was fixed by Adobe on February 6, after security experts discovered it was used by North Korea-linked APT37 group in targeted […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2018

Watch out, cyber criminals are using fake FBI emails to infect your computer

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning of a new malware campaign aimed at infecting victims with weaponized attachments. The Feds’ Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning of a new spam campaign aimed at infecting victims with a ransomware. According to an alert issued on Wednesday by the IC3, numerous citizens filled complaints after received […]

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Twitter shared details about its strategy for fighting spam and bots

Recent spam campaigns powered by Necurs uses Internet Query File attachments

WannaSpam – Beware messages from WannaCry-Hack-Team, it is the last hoax

Researcher found 43 Million email addresses leaked by the Trik spam botnet

A bug in GandCrab ransomware V3 accidentally locks systems running Windows 7

Necurs Spam Botnet operators adopt a new technique to avoid detection

Experts spotted spam campaigns delivering XTRAT and DUNIHI backdoors bundled with the Adwind RAT

Experts spotted a campaign spreading a new Agent Tesla Spyware variant

Recently patched CVE-2018-4878 Adobe Flash Player flaw now exploited by cybercriminals

Watch out, cyber criminals are using fake FBI emails to infect your computer

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