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Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2017
New IOT Attack Linked To Iran – Persirai Malware Strikes at IP Cameras in Latest IOT Attack

Trend Micro has discovered a new attack on internet-based IP cameras and recorders powered by a new Internet of Things (IOT) bot dubbed PERSIRAI. Trend Micro has discovered a new attack on internet-based IP cameras and recorders.  The new Internet of Things (IOT) attack called ELF_PERSIRAI has also been back-tracked to an Iranian research institute […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2017
Number of WordPress Attacks powered by compromised routers is rapidly dropping

Experts from security firm WordFence reported a rapid reduction of WordPress attacks originating from hundreds of ISPs worldwide. Experts at the security firm Wordfence a few weeks ago reported that tens of thousands of flawed routers from dozens of ISPs worldwide were recruited in a botnet used to power several types of attacks against WordPress […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2017
TrickBot is a rising threat, the banking Trojan now targets Private Banking

According to a new analysis conducted by the IBM’s X-Force security team, a new wave of attacks powered by the TrickBot banking Trojan have been targeting private banks in the UK, Australia, and Germany. The researchers observed new redirection attacks focused on new brands, including private banks, private wealth management firms, investment banking, and a retirement insurance and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2017
Cybercrime – Interpol shutdown nearly 9,000 C&C servers in Asia hacked with a WordPress plug exploit

The Interpol located and shut down nearly 9,000 Command and control servers located in Asia and hacked with a WordPress plug-in exploit. An investigation conducted by the Interpol resulted in the identification of nearly 9,000 command and control servers located in Asia. The law enforcement body operated with the support of private partners, including Kaspersky Lab, Cyber Defense Institute, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2017
Sathurbot botnet, over 20,000 bots launched a distributed WordPress password attack

Experts observed a new threat targeting WordPress install, the Sathurbot botnet attempts to bruteforce WordPress accounts. Once compromised a WordPress website, the Sathurbot botnet uses it to spread the malware. The Sathurbot leverages torrents as a delivery mechanism, once a website is compromised it is used to host fake movie and software torrents. When victims search for […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2017
Do you want your own IoT botnet? 185,000+ Wi-Fi-connected cameras are open to hack

The researcher Pierre Kim revealed that more than 185,000 vulnerable Wi-Fi-connected cameras are exposed to the Internet, ready to be hacked. According to the security advisory published by Pierre Kim via Full Disclosure, more than 185,000 vulnerable Wi-Fi-connected cameras are exposed to the Internet, a gift for crooks and hackers. The devices are affected by the following […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2017
Dahua Video Recorders and Cameras affected by a serious flaw. Is it a backdoor?

The manufacture Dahua Technology has started releasing firmware updates fix a serious flaw in some models of its video recorders and IP cameras. Security experts believe the flaw is a true backdoor that could be used to remotely access the user database containing usernames and hashed passwords. The backdoor was discovered by a researcher that is known online as “bashis.” Once the attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2017
The Necurs botnet is evolving, now includes a DDoS module

The Necurs botnet is evolving and recently the experts at BitSight’s Anubis Labs discovered that it was improved to launch DDoS attacks. The Necurs botnet continues to evolve and recently it was used by crooks not only to spread the dreaded Locky ransomware but he was improved to launch DDoS attacks. According to the researchers BitSight’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2017
Kelihos becomes January’s Top 10 ‘Most Wanted’ Malware

The infamous Kelihos botnet climbed to the top position, while the Conficker worm dropped to fourth on the chart of malware. Which are the most active malware in the wild? According to a research conducted by CheckPoint Security, a malware landscape was characterized by some interesting changed in this first part of 2017. The Kelihos botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2017
BankBot, an Android malware based on a source code leaked online

Antivirus firm Dr. Web spotted a new Android malware dubbed BankBot that is based on a source code that was leaked on an underground forum. Bad news for Android users, researchers from the Russian antivirus maker Dr. Web have reported that the source code for another Android banking malware has been leaked on an underground hacking […]