Pierluigi Paganini
April 05, 2017
Security experts at CISCO Talos have spotted a new insidious remote access tool dubbed ROKRAT that implements sophisticated anti-detection measures. The ROKRAT RAT targets Korean users, people using the popular Korean Microsoft Word alternative Hangul Word Processor (HWP). In the past, we saw other attacks against people using the HWP application. The ROKRAT RAT was used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2017
Chrysaor spyware is an Android surveillance malware that remained undetected for at least three years, NSO Group Technology is suspected to be the author. Security experts at Google and Lookout spotted an Android version of one of the most sophisticated mobile spyware known as Chrysaor that remained undetected for at least three years. due to its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2017
Experts at Cylance disclosed two UEFI flaws that can be exploited by attackers to install a backdoor on some Gigabyte BRIX mini PCs. Experts at security firm Cylance have disclosed two UEFI vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to install a backdoor on some Gigabyte BRIX mini PCs. The experts tested the latest firmware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2017
Experts at Kaspersky presented the findings of its research that definitively connect the Moonlight Maze cyber espionage campaigns to the Turla APT group. One year ago, the researcher Thomas Rid at the Security Analyst Summit disclosed the alleged links between the Moonlight Maze cyber espionage operation of mid 1990s and the Turla APT. Today at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2017
[By Cesare Burei, Margas on courtesy of @CLUSIT – Rapporto Clusit 2017 – All right reserved] Until the corporate Risk Managers dealing with Cyber Risk, and there are not many of these, start working at all levels, who shall be entrusted with the management of Cyber Risks and, more specifically, with the transfer of risk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2017
Japan plan to develop a hack proof satellite system to protect transmissions between satellites and ground stations with a dynamic encryption of data. Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to develop a communications system to protect satellites from cyber attacks. The hack proof satellite system will protect transmissions between satellites and ground stations implementing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2017
Splunk has fixed the security issue in the JavaScript implementation, tracked as CVE-2017-5607, that can be exploited to siphon data. Splunk has fixed the security issue in the JavaScript implementation, tracked as CVE-2017-5607, that leaks user information. Splunk provides the leading platform for Operational Intelligence that is used to search, monitor, analyze and visualize machine data. Splunk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2017
The Linux kernel flaw exploited by the hackers at the Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own 2017 competition to hack Ubuntu has been patched. The Chaitin Security Research Lab (@ChaitinTech) discovered a Linux Kernel flaw, , tracked as CVE-2017-7184, during the last Pwn2Own 2017 competition. The experts hacked Ubuntu Desktop exploiting a Linux kernel heap out-of-bound access and earned $15,000 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 02, 2017
A series of phishing campaigns is targeting airline consumers with messages crafted to trick victims into handing over personal or business credentials. A wave string of phishing campaigns is targeting airline consumers with messages crafted to trick victims into handing over personal or business credentials. The phishing messages pretend to be sent from a travel agency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 02, 2017
Malware researchers at Forcepoint have discovered a new modular malicious code, dubbed Felismus RAT, that appears the work of skilled professionals. Malware researchers at Forcepoint have discovered a new modular malicious code dubbed Felismus RAT. The malware has been used in highly targeted campaigns, experts believe the Felismus RAT is the work of skilled professionals. […]
