Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2017
Experts from the firm Sucuri observed a new wave of wp-vcd malware attacks that is targeting WordPress sites leveraging flaws in outdated plugins and themes A new malware campaign is threatening WordPress installs, the malicious code tracked as wp-vcd hides in legitimate WordPress files and is used by attackers to add a secret admin user and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2017
Global Cyber Alliance launched the Quad9 DNS service, the free DNS service to secure your online experience and protect your privacy. The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) has launched the Quad9 DNS service (9.9.9.9), a new free Domain Name Service resolver that will check user’s requests against the IBM X-Force’s threat intelligence database. The Quad9 DNS service non only […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2017
A flaw in the Android MediaProjection service could be exploited by an attacker to record audio and screen activity on around 77.5% of all Android devices. A vulnerability affecting Android smartphones running Lolipop, Marshmallow, and Nougat (Around 77.5% of all Android devices) could be exploited by an attacker to record audio and screen activity. The vulnerability resides […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2017
The Startcom CA board chairman Xiaosheng Tan, announced that the controversial certificate authority will end its activity on January 1, 2018. The controversial certificate authority StartCom is going to close, according to board chairman Xiaosheng Tan, the business will end its activity on January 1, 2018. Starting from January 1, 2018, StartCom will no longer issue new digital […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2017
According to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), details for Aadhaar system were displayed on 210 government websites. The state government websites publicly displayed personal details such as names and addresses of Aadhaar users. The Aadhaar system is the world’s largest biometric ID system, with over 1.123 billion enrolled members as of 28 February 2017. The role of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2017
Cash Converters suffered a data breach, its old webshop that was withdrawn on 22 September was hacked and attackers gained unauthorised access to customer data The High street pawnbroker Cash Converters, which sells small loans and second-hand jewellery, has announced it’s suffered a data breach that could put at risk some of its customers are. Customers were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2017
Researchers with Rhino Security Labs demonstrated how to disable the camera on Amazon Key, which could let a rogue courier to access the customers’ home. Earlier this month, Amazon announced for its Prime members the Amazon Key, a program that would allow a delivery person to enter your home under video surveillance, securely drop off […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2017
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again thank you! · Avira spotted a new strain of the dreaded Locky Ransomware in the wild · Google introduces updates in Chrome to prevent unexpected redirects and unwanted content · Microsoft president urges a digital […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2017
Malware researchers at MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware, the second one in just a few days. A new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware was recently discovered by the experts at the MalwareHunterTeam, it is the second release of new variants this week. The latest variant appends the. 0000 extension to encrypted files and uses new contact emails, for example, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 18, 2017
Happy BirthDay Security Affairs! Six years together, I launched Security Affairs for passion in November 2011 and every day dozens of new friends join in my community. It is a dream that comes true, thank your support, I started with a daily single post, today I try to cover the best news almost in real time […]
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