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Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
GitHub warns developers when their projects include vulnerable libraries

The code hosting service GitHub warns developers when including certain flawed software libraries in their projects and suggest fixes to solve the issues. The code hosting service warns developers when including certain flawed software libraries in their projects and provides advice on how to address the issue. GitHub has recently introduced the Dependency Graph, a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
Who is behind MuddyWater in the Middle East? Likely a politically-motivated actor

Researchers are investigating a mysterious wave of attacks in the Middle East that was dubbed MuddyWater due to the confusion in attributing the. Security experts at Palo Alto Networks are monitoring long-lasting targeted attacks aimed at entities in the Middle East and that are difficult to attribute. The experts called the campaign ‘MuddyWater’ due to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
Oracle issues emergency patches for JOLTANDBLEED flaws

JoltandBleed – Oracle issued an emergency patch for vulnerabilities affecting several of its products that rely on the proprietary Jolt protocol. Oracle issued an emergency patch for vulnerabilities affecting several of its products that rely on the proprietary Jolt protocol. The vulnerabilities were reported by experts at ERPScan who named the set of five vulnerabilities JoltandBleed. The most critical flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
Kaspersky provided further details on NSA Incident. Other APTs targeted the same PC

Kaspersky Lab publishes a full technical report related to hack of its antivirus software to steal NSA hacking code. In October, anonymous source claimed that in 2015 the Russian intelligence stole NSA cyber weapons from the PC of one of its employees that was running the Kaspersky antivirus. Kaspersky denies any direct involvement and provided further details […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
20 Million Google Home and Amazon Echo devices are affected by the Blueborne flaws

Millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo, are affected by the Blueborne flaws. A series of recently disclosed critical Bluetooth flaws that affect billions of Android, iOS, Windows and Linux devices have now been discovered in Millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo, are affected by the recently discovered Blueborne vulnerabilities. The recently […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Terdot Banking Trojan is back and it now implements espionage capabilities

The Terdot banking Trojan isn’t a novelty in the threat landscape, it has been around since mid-2016, and now it is reappearing on the scenes. According to Bitdefender experts, vxers have improved the threat across the years, implementing credential harvesting features as well as social media account monitoring functionality. The Terdot banking Trojan is based on the Zeus […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Cisco issued a security advisory warning of a flaw in Cisco Voice Operating System software

Cisco issued a security advisory warning of a vulnerability in Cisco Voice Operating System software platform that affects at least 12 products. The tech giant Cisco issued a security advisory warning of a vulnerability in Cisco Voice Operating System software platform that could be triggered by an unauthenticated, remote hacker to gain unauthorized and elevated access to vulnerable […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Formidable Forms plugin vulnerabilities expose WordPress sites attacks

A researcher from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin that expose websites to attacks. The researcher Jouko Pynnönen from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin the expose websites to attacks. The Formidable Forms plugin allows users to easily create contact pages, polls and surveys, and many other kinds […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Multi-Stage Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY Malware bypasses Google Play detection once again

Researchers from security firm ESET, discovered a multi-stage Malware dubbed Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY that evaded Google Play detection. Security experts at ESET have discovered a multi-stage Android malware, tracked as Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY, that was available for download in the official Google Play store. The researchers have found eight malicious applications in the official application store (MEX Tools, Clear Android, Cleaner for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2017
US retailer Forever 21 Warns customers of payment card breach at some locations

The US clothes retailer FOREVER 21 announced it has suffered a security breach, hackers stole payment card data at some locations. Another data breach made the headlines, this time the victim is the US clothes retailer Forever 21 which announced it has suffered a security breach. According to the company, unknown hackers gain unauthorized access […]