Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2018
Javascript evasion technique – Security Expert Marco Ramilli detailed a fun and innovative way to evade reverse-engineering techniques based on Javascript technology. Understanding the real code behind a Malware is a great opportunity for Malware analysts, it would increase the chances to understand what the sample really does. Unfortunately it is not always possible figuring […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2018
Researchers at FireEye speculate that the APT group tracked as APT37 (aka Reaper, Group123, ScarCruft) operated on behalf of the North Korean government. Here we are to speak about a nation-state actor dubbed APT37 (aka Reaper, Group123, ScarCruft) that is believed to be operating on behalf of the North Korean government. APT37 has been active since at least […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 20, 2018
Security researchers at Trustwave spotted a new malicious campaign that uses a multi-stage attack to deploy a password stealer. Researchers at Trustwave have spotted a new malware-based campaign that uses a multi-stage infection to deploy a password stealer malware. Hackers leverage the infamous Necurs botnet to distribute spam emails delivering Microsoft Office documents that embedded malicious macros. DOCX […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2018
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai published an interesting post on SIM hijacking highlighted the risks for the end users and their exposure to this illegal practice. In 2017, hackers stole some personal information belonging to T-Mobile customers by exploiting a well-known vulnerability. A video tutorial titled ‘T-Mobile Info Disclosure exploit’ showing how to use the flaw was also published […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2018
The Indian bank Kumbakonam-based City Union Bank announced that cyber criminals compromised its systems and transferred a total of US$1.8 million. During the weekend, the Russian central bank revealed a new attack against the SWIFT system, unknown hackers have stolen 339.5 million roubles (roughly $6 million) from a Russian bank last year. Even if the SWIFT international bank […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 19, 2018
Google Project Zero disclosed details of an unpatched flaw in the Edge browser because Microsoft failed to address it within a 90-day deadline. White hackers at the Google Project Zero have disclosed details of an unpatched vulnerability in the Edge browser because Microsoft failed to address it within a 90-day deadline according to the Google’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 18, 2018
Researchers with Cisco Talos have monitored a bitcoin phishing campaign conducted by a criminal gang tracked as Coinhoarder that made an estimated $50 million by exploiting Google AdWords. Researchers with Cisco Talos have monitored a bitcoin phishing campaign for several months with the help of the Ukraine Cyberpolice. The gang, tracked as Coinhoarder, has made an estimated $50 million […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 17, 2018
Researchers at the MalwareHunterTeam spotted a new strain of ransomware called Saturn Ransomware, the name derives from the .saturn extension it appends to the name of the encrypted files. Currently, the malware requests victims of $300 USD payment that doubles after 7 days. Once infected a system, the Saturn Ransomware checks if it is running in a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 17, 2018
A new attack against the SWIFT system made the headlines again, unknown hackers have stolen 339.5 million roubles (roughly $6 million) from a Russian bank last year. The news of the attack against the international payments messaging system was reported on Friday by the Russian central bank, this is the last incident of a long string […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 16, 2018
Researchers discovered an Amazon S3 bucket contains personal information and scans of IDs of some 119,000 US and international citizens. It has happened again, researchers discovered another unsecured Amazon S3 bucket holding a huge trove of data that was exposed online. The Amazon S3 bucket contains personal information and scans of IDs of some 119,000 […]
