Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2018
Threat Fabric reports of a newly discovered banking Trojan, dubbed Mysterybot, targeting Android 7 and 8 versions, the malware seems to be linked to Lokibot. Threat Fabric (formerly known as SfyLabs) reports of a newly discovered banking Trojan targeting Android 7 and 8 versions. It seems to be linked to Lokibot, the hydra of the Android malware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2018
Researchers have released a decryptor tool that could be used by victims of the Everbe Ransomware to decrypt their files for free. Good news for the victims of the Everbe Ransomware, the popular malware researchers Michael Gillespie and Maxime Meignan have released a decryptor that could be used by victims to decrypt their files for free. The Everbe Ransomware encrypts files […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2018
Cyber criminal organizations and state-sponsored hackers continue to use Exploit kits to compromise targets world worldwide if the use of Exploit kits is decreased across the recent months, some of them were improved by adding the code to exploit recently discovered Flash and Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerabilities. “Since both Flash and the VBScript engine are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2018
June 12, 2018 – Cyber Defense eMagazine is arrived – OVER SIX THOUSAND PAGES – SIX YEARS – #1 GLOBAL SOURCE FOR CYBER DEFENSE Cyber Defense eMagazine June 2018 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 150 pages of excellent content. InfoSec Knowledge is Power. We have 6 years of eMagazines online […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2018
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
June 13, 2018
Retailer Dixons Carphone has disclosed a security breach that involved 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records. Dixons Carphone discovered an “unauthorised access” to certain data held by the company, it promptly launched an investigation and hired an external firm to shed the light on the case. The company immediately reported the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2018
Fortinet discovered PyRoMineIoT, a new strain of crypto-currency miner that exploits the NSA-linked EternalRomance exploit to spread. PyRoMineIoT is a new strain of crypto-currency miner that exploits the NSA-linked EternalRomance remote code execution exploit to spread, the malware also abuses infected machines to scan for vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices. PyRoMineIoT is quite similar to another crypto-currency miner dubbed PyRoMine that was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2018
US authorities announced the arrest of 74 individuals as part of an international law enforcement operation dubbed ‘operation WireWire’ targeting BEC scams. On Monday, the U.S. authorities announced the arrest of 74 individuals as part of an international law enforcement operation dubbed ‘operation WireWire’ targeting business email compromise (BEC) scams. The authorities conducted the investigation for over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2018
Fortinet recently observed a series of cyber-attacks targeting Russian service centers offering maintenance and support for various electronic goods. Security researchers from Fortinet have recently spotted a series of cyber-attacks targeting Russian service centers offering maintenance and support for various electronic goods. Experts highlighted the hackers conducted multi-stage attacks but excluded the involvement of a nation-state […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2018
Cybercriminal group has managed to steal a total of 38,642 Ether, worth more than $20,500,000, from clients exposing the unsecured interface on port 8545. Cybercriminals have raked over 20 million dollars in the past few months by hijacking poorly configured Ethereum nodes exposed online are continuing their operations. In March, security experts from Qihoo 360 Netlab […]
