malware

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019
BRATA, the Android RAT that infected only Brazilian users

Security experts at Kaspersky have spotted a new Android remote access tool (RAT) dubbed BRATA used to spy on Brazilian users. Security experts at Kaspersky have discovered a new Android remote access tool (RAT), tracked as BRATA (the name comes from ‘Brazilian RAT Android’), that was used to spy on Brazilian users. The BRATA RAT […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2019
French Police remotely disinfected 850,000 PCs from RETADUP bot

The French police force, National Gendarmerie, announced to have neutralized the Retadup malware on over 850,000 computers taking over its C2 server. The French police force, National Gendarmerie, announced the successful takedown of a huge RETADUP botnet after it has taken the control of its command and control (C2) server. The operation allowed the France law enforcement […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2019
TA505 group updates tactics and expands the list of targets

Recent campaigns show threat actors behind the Dridex and Locky malware families, the TA505 group, have updated tactics and expanded its target list. Trend Micro revealed that the TA505 group that is behind the Dridex and Locky malware families continue to make small changes to its operations. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Kaspersky found malware in popular CamScanner app. Remove it now from your phone!

Security experts from Kaspersky spotted a malware in the free version of the popular PDF creator application CamScanner app. CamScanner is a very popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. Experts from Kaspersky have discovered malware in the free Android version of the CamScanner app that could […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Experts uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering the Quasar RAT

Researchers at Cofense uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. Experts at security firm Cofense observed an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. The use of multiple anti-analysis methods to camouflage the attack vectors is the main characteristic of this campaign. Quasar RAT is available as an open-source […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 228

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! At least 23 Texas local governments […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2019
A new variant of Asruex Trojan exploits very old Office, Adobe flaws

Experts at Trend Micro discovered a new variant of the Asruex Trojan that exploits old Microsoft Office and Adobe vulnerabilities to infect systems. Malware researchers at Trend Micro discovered a new variant of the Asruex Trojan that exploits old Microsoft Office and Adobe vulnerabilities to infect Windows and Mac systems. Asruex first appeared in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
Texas attackers demand $2.5 million to allow towns to access encrypted data

Crooks behind the attacks against Texas governments are now demanding $2.5 million to allow victims to access encrypted data. The cybercriminals behind the wave of attacks that hit 23 Texas governments are now demanding $2.5 million to allow victims to access encrypted data. The attacks started in the morning of August 16 and security experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
China-linked APT41 group targets US-Based Research University

Security experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. Experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
The Cost of Dealing With a Cybersecurity Attack in These 4 Industries

A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas, which is the cost of Dealing with an attack in 4 Industries? A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas. In addition to the monetary costs associated with things like lost productivity and improving network security to reduce the likelihood of […]