malware

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2018
Building a malware distribution network is too easy with Kardon Loader

Researchers at Netscout Arbor have discovered a malware downloader advertised on underground forums as a paid open beta product, its name is Kardon Loader. Researchers from Netscout Arbor have discovered a downloader advertised on underground forums dubbed Kardon Loader, it allows customers to build a malware distribution network or a botshop. Advs for Kardon Loader were first discovered on April 21, 2018, the author […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2018
Chronicle launches VirusTotal Monitor to reduce false positives

Alphabet owned cybersecurity firm Chronicle announced the launch of a new VirusTotal service that promises to reduce false positives.  VirusTotal Monitor service allows developers to upload their application files to a private cloud store where they are scanned every day using anti-malware solutions from antivirus vendors in VirusTotal. Every time the service flags the file as malicious, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2018
Olympic Destroyer was involved in a new wave of cyber attacks

Olympic Destroyer, the malicious code that was used in attacks against Winter Games in Pyeongchang, was involved in a new wave of cyber attacks. The same malware used in recent Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, tracked as Olympic Destroyer, has been used in a new wave of attacks against organizations in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2018
HeroRAT – A totally new Telegram-based Android RAT is spreading in the wild

Malware researchers from ESET have discovered a new strain of Android RAT, tracked as HeroRat, that leverages Telegram protocol for command and control, and data exfiltration. HeroRat isn’t the first malware abusing Telegram protocol, past investigation reported similar threats like TeleRAT and IRRAT. The new RAT has been in the wild at least since August 2017 and in March […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2018
Don’t install Fortnite Android APK because it could infect your mobile device

Fortnite is currently the most popular game, crooks are attempting to exploit the interest in forthcoming Fortnite Android to infect millions of fans. No doubt, Fortnite is currently the most popular game, it is a co-op sandbox survival game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. The game was released as a paid-for early access title […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2018
DHS, FBI published a join alert including technical details of Hidden Cobra-linked ‘Typeframe’ Malware

The US DHS and the FBI have published a new joint report that includes technical details of a piece of malware allegedly used by the Hidden Cobra APT. A new joint report published by US DHS and FBI made the headlines, past document details TTPs associated with North Korea-linked threat groups, tracked by the US government as […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2018
Android-based devices Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick hit by cryptomining malware

A new crypto mining malicious code dubbed ADB.miner is targeting Android-based devices Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick. Recently, security experts spotted the crypto mining malware ADB.miner (Android.CoinMine.15) targeting Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices. The malicious code is active at least since February when researchers at Qihoo 360’s Netlab have spotted the Android mining botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2018
Syscoin Github has been breached, hacker replaced Syscoin Windows client with tainted version

The GitHub account of the Syscoin cryptocurrency was compromised by hackers that replaced the official Syscoin Windows client with a tainted version. The Syscoin clients allow users to mine Syscoin cryptocurrency or manage Syscoin funds. The other versions in the v3.0.4.1 release were not replaced, this means that Mac and Linux clients were not replaced by the hackers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2018
Experts released a free decryptor for Everbe Ransomware

Researchers have released a decryptor tool that could be used by victims of the Everbe Ransomware to decrypt their files for free. Good news for the victims of the Everbe Ransomware, the popular malware researchers Michael Gillespie and Maxime Meignan have released a decryptor that could be used by victims to decrypt their files for free. The Everbe Ransomware encrypts files […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2018
Analysis of the evolution of exploit kits in the threat landscape

Cyber criminal organizations and state-sponsored hackers continue to use Exploit kits to compromise targets world worldwide if the use of Exploit kits is decreased across the recent months, some of them were improved by adding the code to exploit recently discovered Flash and Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerabilities. “Since both Flash and the VBScript engine are […]