Malware

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2017
Android SpyDealer Trojan is able to spy on more than 40 apps

Security experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new Android Trojan dubbed SpyDealer that can steal data from more than 40 applications. Malware researchers at Palo Alto Networks have spotted a new  Android Trojan, dubbed SpyDealer that can exfiltrate data from more than 40 applications, including WeChat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Line, Viber, QQ, Tango, Telegram, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2017
Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of economic impact of cyber attack on sales

Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, Mondelez International and Reckitt warn of NotPetya effect on the sales. Cyber attacks could have a significant impact on businesses, and two of the world’s largest consumer goods companies confirmed it. On Thursday the companies Mondelez and Reckitt Benckiser warned of the impact of the NotPetya […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2017
The author of the original Petya ransomware released the master key

The author of the original variant of the Petya ransomware has made the master key available online, all the victims can decrypt their files for free. Janus, the author of the original variant of Petya ransomware (that isn’t the NotPetya variant used in the recent massive attack) has made the master key available online. All the victims of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2017
CopyCat Android malware infected 14 Million devices and rooted 8 Million

Researchers at Check Point spotted a new family of Android malware dubbed CopyCat that infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million of them. Researchers at Check Point’s Mobile Research Team have spotted a new family of Android malware that infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million of them. According to the expert, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2017
Risks of hacking attacks: Ransomware – Cryptolocker and tutorials for Italian SMEs in the light of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive.

As was anticipated by Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, the Taormina G7, he would have to face, inter alia, the overwhelming problem of Web security and the protection of sensitive data. The issue is much more urgent in the light of cyber attacks on computer systems of some key service providers in several EU Member States […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
AV-TEST: The number of malware decreases, but their complexity increases

According to the AV-TEST Security Report 2016/2017 published by the independent anti-virus testing outfit AV-TEST, the number of malware decreases, but … According to the AV-TEST Security Report 2016/2017 published by the independent anti-virus testing outfit AV-TEST, the number of malware samples detected in 2016 decreased compared to 2015, but they have been more sophisticated. The recent NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware-based massive attacks, IoT […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2017
The NotPetya ransomware is a Brick Through Your Windows

The recent global outbreak of the “NotPetya” malware has some very curious features that have left security officials puzzled. Despite the press coverage, NotPetya is not really a ransomware attack to hold your data hostage. It’s a killbot. Several information security specialists have pointed a finger directly at Moscow; citing circumstantial evidence the source of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2017
NotPetya – Ukraine secret service announces a joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA

Ukraine secret service announces joint investigation with Europol, FBI, and NCA to attribute the recent Notpetya massive attack. While security experts are investigating real motivation behind the massive NotPetya attack, Ukrainian authorities called for support in the investigation from European and US intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The country’s security service SBU announced the international co-operation […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2017
Notpetya – The Petya variant used in the massive attack is a wiper disguised by a ransomware

According to the researchers, the Petya variant (NotPetya) used in the massive attack is a wiper disguised by a ransomware. In these hours the massive global attack based on Petya variant made the headlines, computers in many countries were infected, including Russia, Ukraine, France, India and the US. A new analysis conducted on the ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2017
Wikileaks – The Elsa malware allows CIA to locate users via WiFi-enabled devices

WikiLeaks published the manual of the ELSA malware, a tool allegedly used by the U.S. CIA to track people’s locations via their WiFi-enabled devices. WikiLeaks has published a document detailing a tool allegedly used by the U.S. CIA to track people’s locations via their WiFi-enabled devices. The malware code-named Elsa implements geolocation feature, it scans visible WiFi […]