Cyber Crime

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2015
Hacking Team Flash Zero-Day exploits are being used in the wild

Security experts confirmed that Adobe Flash vulnerability revealed in the recent attack against the Hacking Team is being used in the wild. Every IT security website is publishing information related to the recent hack of the Hacking Team and consequent exfiltration of more than 400 GB of sensitive data. The most scaring scenario is already […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2015
Sophos discovered new tricks to poison Google Search engine

Hackers are using a new search engine poisoning method to circumvent Google’s page ranking-algorithms, the technique relies on PDF documents. Researchers from Sophos discovered the new search poisoning method used to circumvent cloaking-detection mechanisms implemented by Google. The experts found hundreds of thousands of unique PDF documents per day implementing the poisoning technique. The term cloaking indicates the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2015
Adobe Zero-Day Exploits leaked in Hacking Team hack

Researchers discovered several exploits in the data stolen from the Hacking Team, including ones for zero-day vulnerabilities. The recent hack of the Hacking Team firm has caused the exposure of 400GB of corporate data which includes source code (GitHub repository), emails and other sensitive documents belonging to the surveillance software firm. According to security experts at Trend Micro, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2015
Hacking Team asks customers to stop operations and don’t use its malware

Following the clamorous Hacking Team hack the company asked all its customers to shut down all the operations and don’t use its solutions in this phase. Hacking Team has been hacked and its social media account hijacked, the news is shocking the IT security industry because privacy advocated have always accused the company to sell […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2015
KINS Malware Builder Leaked on numerous crime forums

Researchers at MalwareMustDie group have discovered a KINS Malware builder leaked online, it is easy to predict a rapid diffusion of the banking trojan. Security experts at the MalwareMustDie revealed that the source code of the popular KINS malware was leaked online. Early 2013, experts at RSA discovered traces the banking trojan named KINS by analyzing the offer for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2015
New Zealand approves Harmful Digital Communications Bill against cyberbullying

The New Zealand’s Government passed the Harmful Digital Communications Bill, which declares war to cyberbullying and other abuses of Digital Communications. The Government of New Zealand has passed the Harmful Digital Communications Bill that would implement the Government’s decisions on addressing harmful digital communications. The Bill establishes serious penalties against cyberbullying considering it as a serious criminal offense. The Bill states that any […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2015
Surveillance firm Hacking Team hacked [Updated]

Hacking Team, the Italian surveillance firm that develops spyware and hacking software has been hacked by attackers that exfiltrated some 400Gbs of data. The Italian security firm Hacking Team has allegedly been hacked, unknown attackers have exfiltrated some 400Gbs of data. The company has often been at the center of heated debate because of surveillance […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 16 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. US Healthcare companies are the most targeted by Stegoloader Popular travel websites warn Customers of Phishing scam Ransomware slinging exploit kit targets Flash remote code execution Experts found Government […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2015
Anonymous India hacked BSNL website and compromised more than 30 Million records

Anonymous India hacked the BSNL Telecommunications Journal website and claims to have compromised more than 30 million records. The website of the BSNL Telecommunications Journal has been hacked by the hacktivists of the Indian Anonymous arm named AnonOpsIndia. Anonymous India the BSNL journal website to protest against the surveillance programs operated by the Indian Government. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2015
Lordfenix: 20-year-old Brazilian has written 100 banking trojan

Trend Micro has identified Lordfenix, a student that created more than 100 different banking Trojans and other malicious tools, since April 2013. Security experts at Trend Micro have identified a 20-year-old Brazilian student which has developed and distributed more than 100 Banking malware. The young cyber criminal, which used the pseudonym of ‘Lordfenix’, ‘Hacker’s Son’ and […]