Haythem Elmir

A piece of crypto-mining malware is using sophisticated tools for its operations, including a Windows exploit linked to the National Security Agency, security researchers warn. Dubbed WannaMine, the crypto-mining worm spreads using EternalBlue, the NSA-linked tool that became public in April 2017, just one month after Microsoft released a patch […]

Cyber-criminals are increasingly turning to stealthy crypto-mining malware to generate revenue rather than ransomware, according to a new Cisco Talos report. The security vendor claimed that while ransomware has made its authors healthy sums in the past, it is now very much in the sights of law enforcement and security […]

2017 was the year of high profile data breaches and ransomware attacks, but from the beginning of this year, we are noticing a faster-paced shift in the cyber threat landscape, as cryptocurrency-related malware is becoming a popular and profitable choice of cyber criminals. Several cybersecurity firms are reporting of new […]

Alors que l’Office Central pour la Répression de la Grande Délinquance Financière (OCRDGF) avait constaté une baisse de ce type d’arnaques entre l’année 2015 et l’année 2016, il semblerait que ce phénomène revienne en force cette année. Cette hausse n’est pas due à une mauvaise sensibilisation, mais bel et bien […]

  The security issue of POS systems is nothing new. Breaches in point-of-sale payment terminals have already been highlighted in the media. Taking into consideration that this device is connected with personal information, orders and card details, small wonder that it often becomes a hacker’s coveted choice. What matters here is […]

The Scarab ransomware was discovered in June 2017. Since then, several variants have been created and discovered in the wild. The most popular or widespread versions were distributed via the Necurs botnet and initially written in Visual C compiled. However, after unpacking, we’ve found that another variant discovered in December […]