Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2018
Security researchers at F-Secure have recently uncovered a small spam campaign aimed at delivering spyware to Mac users that use Exodus wallet. Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. The campaign leverages Exodus-themed phishing messages using an attachment named âExodus-MacOS-1.64.1-update.zip.â The messages were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2018
Crooks are exploiting the popularity of Elon Musk and a series of hacked verified Twitter accounts to implement a new fraud scheme. Crooks are exploiting the popularity of Elon Musk and a series of hacked verified Twitter accounts (i.e. UK retailer Matalan, US publisher Pantheon Books, and official government Twitter accounts such as the Ministry of Transportation of Colombia and the National […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2018
Researchers from Trend Micro spotted a new cryptocurrency miner that leverages a rootkit component to hide its presence on the infected systems. Cryptocurrency malware continues to be a privileged choice for crooks and the number of victims is rapidly growing. Cryptocurrency miners are easy to detect due to the saturation of resources on the affected […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2018
Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Now and then, we get to hear news about data breaches and cyber attacks. As such, it does not come as a surprise that people are becoming more […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2018
Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the worldâs first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the worldâs first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchangesâ clients to ensure their assets. According to CryptoIns analysts, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2018
The reverse engineer researcher Nathaniel Suchy discovered that Signal Desktop application leaves message decryption key in plain text exposing them to an attacker. Signal Desktop application leaves message decryption key in plain text potentially exposing them to an attacker. The issue was discovered by the reverse engineer researcher Nathaniel Suchy The flaw affects the process implemented by the Signal Desktop […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2018
Group-IB has estimated that crypto exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks between 2017 and 2018. Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks,has estimated that cryptocurrency exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018. According to Group-IB experts, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2018
Google announced a security breach that may have exposed data of over 500,000 users of its Google+ social network, these are the measures in response to the incident. Yesterday Google announced a security breach that may have exposed data of over 500,000 users of its Google+ social network. Security experts and privacy advocated criticized the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 09, 2018
Purchasers of Bitcoin wallets usually have one priority topping their lists: security. What’s the truth about the security of these wallets? When buying conventional wallet coins and paper money, people often prioritize characteristics like the size, color, shape, and number of compartments. However, purchasers of Bitcoin wallets â the software programs that facilitate storing someone’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2018
This is a very bad news for Google that suffered a massive data breach that exposed the private data of over 500,000 of Google Plus users to third-party developers. As a consequence of the data exposure, the company is going to shut down the social media network Google+. The root cause of the data breach is a security […]
