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Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2019
The Arsenal Behind the Australian Parliament Hack

Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab investigated artefacts behind Australian Parliament attack to have an insight of Tools and Capabilities associated with the attackers. Introduction In the past days, a cyber attack targeted a high profile target on the APAC area: the Australian Parliament House. As reported by the Australian prime minister there was no evidence of any information theft […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2019
Malware spam campaign exploits WinRAR flaw to deliver Backdoor

Experts discovered a malspam campaign that is distributing a malicious RAR archive that could exploit the WinRAR flaw to install deliver malware on a computer. A few days ago, security experts at CheckPoint software have disclosed a critical 19-year-old vulnerability in the WinRAR that could be exploited by attackers to gain full control over a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2019
Crooks offer millions to skilled black hats to help them in extortion campaigns

Cybercriminals are offering over a million dollars per year to skilled professionals like vxers and penetration testers to help them in extortion campaigns. According to a new report published by the security firm Digital Shadows cybercriminal organizations are willing to pay millions to skilled hackers and malware developers. The analysis of posts on Dark Web […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2019
The interface of WinPot ATM Malware looks like a slot machine

Malware researchers from Kaspersky Lab have detected a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that was designed to target automated teller machines (ATMs). Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that target ATMs, it could be used by crooks to make the ATMs automatically dispense all cash from […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2019
North Korea’s Lazarus APT targets Russian Entities

Security researchers at Check Point have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign conducted by Lazarus APT group aimed at Russian targets. Security experts at Check Point have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign carried out by Lazarus aimed at Russian targets, If the attribution is correct, this is the first time that North Korean cyber spies were […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2019
These Are the Countries With the Best and Worst Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a growing concern among governments, businesses and individuals around the world. Cyberattacks can have severe impacts on everyone. A recent report from researchers at the University of Oxford identified 57 different impacts that cyber incidents can have. They ranged from regulatory fines to depression to damaged relationships with customers. According to a report […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2019
The Long Run of Shade Ransomware

Since the beginning of the year, security firms observed a new intense ransomware campaign spreading the Shade ransomware. Between January and February, a new, intense, ransomware campaign has been observed by many security firms. It spreads Shade/Treshold variants, one of the most dangerous threats in the cyber crime scenario, known since its massive infection into […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2019
New Trickbot module implements Remote App Credential-Grabbing features

The Trickbot banking trojan continues to evolve, Trend Micro detected a new variant that includes a new module used for Remote App Credential-Grabbing. The infamous Trickbot banking trojan is back, experts at Trend Micro detected a new strain of the malware using an updated info-stealing module. The new strain of the Trickbot banking trojan that […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2019
Windows App runs on Mac to download MacOS malware

Experts at Trend Micro have detected a new strain of MacOS malware that hides inside a Windows executable to avoid detection. Security experts at Trend Micro have spotted a new strain of MacOS malware disguises itself as a Windows executable file to evade detection. The malware is carried via .EXE file that will not execute […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 201 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without […]