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Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2016
A Kernel backdoor affects gadgets shipped by a popular Chinese ARM maker

Processors manufactured by the  Chinese ARM maker Allwinner are affected by a kernel backdoor and are present is several models of low-cost devices. In the security community is circulating the news about the presence of a backdoor in the gadgets shipped by the popular Chinese ARM maker Allwinner.  Processors manufactured by the company are present […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2016
Cisco Talos warns that Tuto4PC installed a Backdoor on 12 Million PCs

Security experts from Cisco Talos classified as a backdoor the popular Tuto4PC advertising software installed on a network of 12 Million computers. Security experts from Cisco Talos security intelligence and research team have spotted a malicious software that is installed on 12 million computers around the world. Most of the installations are located in the United […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2016
IBM warns a spike in the number of PHP C99 Webshell Attacks

IBM Security has warned the WordPress community about a spike in the number of attacks leveraging a specific variant of the PHP C99 Webshell. Security experts at IBM reported a spike in the number of cyber attacks pushing a variant of the popular C99 webshell in February and March, a 45 percent increase compared to the previous period. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2016
Potentially backdoored AMX equipment being used by US President Obama and US Military

Experts from the security firm SEC Consult discovered a backdoor in the AMX equipment being used by US President Obama and the US Military. AMX is a company that supplies communications systems and building control equipment to the US military, the White House and many other security organizations in the States. The particularity of these systems is the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2016
How to convert 30$ D-Link DCS web cameras into a backdoor

A group of researchers from Vectra Threat Labs explained how to exploit IoT devices like 30$ D-Link DCS web cameras as a backdoor. Vectra Threat Labs, part of Vectra Networks has invested time testing some IoT solutions available in the market, and one of the most interesting products its always the Wi-Fi security web cameras. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2015
Hackers in the wild attempt to exploit the Juniper Backdoor

A honeypot set up by researchers at the SANS institute has shown that hackers  have already attempted to exploit the Juniper backdoor. Shortly after Juniper posted the advisory related to the presence of unauthorized code in the OS of some of its Firewalls, HD Moore, the developer of the Rapid7′ Metasploit Framework, revealed that approximately 26,000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2015
Who planted the Juniper ScreenOS Authentication Backdoor?

Who planted the Authentication Backdoor in the Juniper ScreenOS? Security experts are making their speculation, but interesting revelations are coming out. While the FBI is investigating the case searching for responsible for the introduction of a backdoor in a number of Juniper network devices, a number of speculation are circulating on the Internet.  Juniper Networks is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2015
LATENTBOT, one the highly obfuscated backdoor in the wild

Experts at FireEye have discovered a stealthy botnet relying on a backdoor called LATENTBOT has compromised companies around. Experts at FireEye have discovered a stealthy botnet relying on a backdoor called LATENTBOT has compromised companies around. According to FireEye the LATENTBOT remained undetected since 2013 infecting computers in US, UK, South Korea, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Canada, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2015
A well-funded cyber criminal group targets Asian organizations

Trend Micro announced that the Asian market are being targeted more than ever by well-funded cyber criminal group that appears very organized. The attacks rely on the Bifrose code to develop their backdoor, a malware that has been around since 2008. In 2014 it was reported that a new version of Bifrose appeared in the wild. Among the improvements observed […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2015
Operation Black Atlas, PoS malware is flooding network worldwide

Trend Micro uncovered a large-scale operation dubbed Black Atlas operation, in reference to notorious BlackPOS PoS malware. It’s Christmas time also for crooks, in this period the number of credit card breaches and scams increases with alarming punctuality. In the US, we use to assist an increase of credit card breaches involving PoS malware, last victims in […]