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Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2017
Russia suspected over cyber espionage campaign on the Italian foreign ministry

Italian officials speculate Russia was behind a cyber espionage campaign on the Italian foreign ministry that lasted for months. The Italian Foreign Ministry was the victim of a targeted cyber espionage campaign, according to The Guardian newspaper who cited a diplomatic source that has spoken on condition of anonymity. According to the source, the attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2017
Arby’s Restaurant Group confirmed a massive card breach hit its stores

Arby’s Restaurant Group, one of the largest fast food sandwich restaurant chains in the US, confirmed that its PoS systems had been breached by crooks. Hundreds of Arby’s Restaurants suffered a card breach, the Arby’s Restaurant Group is the second-largest quick-service fast-food sandwich restaurant chain in the US. Arby’s has more than 3,330 stores in the United States, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2017
Every website that uses jQuery Mobile, and has any open redirect is vulnerable to XSS

Every website that uses jQuery Mobile, and has any open redirect anywhere is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery Foundation’s jQuery Mobile project is an HTML5-based framework that allows users to design a single responsive web site or application that will work on all popular mobile devices and desktop systems. According to the foundation, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2017
CRYSIS Ransomware is back and crooks are using RDP attacks once again

CRYSIS Ransomware attacks leveraging brute force via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) are still ongoing, mostly targeting US firms in the healthcare. Do you remember the CRYSIS ransomware? It is a ransomware that appeared in the threat landscape last year, now researchers at Trend Micro discovered the CRYSIS ransomware is being distributed via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute force […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017
Ticketbleed flaw in F5 Networks BIG-IP appliances exposed to remote attacks

F5 Networks BIG-IP appliances are affected by a serious vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-9244 and dubbed ‘Ticketbleed’ that exposes it to remote attacks The F5 Networks BIG-IP appliances are affected by a serious flaw, tracked as CVE-2016-9244 and dubbed ‘Ticketbleed’, that can be exploited by a remote attacker to extract the content of the memory, including sensitive […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017
ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, who is attacking us, and how?

ENISA has issued the annual ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, a document that synthesizes the emerging trends in cyber security The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is an EU Agency composed of security experts that work with these states, public organizations and private groups to develop advice and recommendations on good practice […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017
5 Anti-Surveillance tools that can help you enhance online security and privacy

The current digital era is filled with all sorts of cyber dangers. The following tools will help you remain safe by enhancing your online security and privacy. There are many software tools that can help you preserve and protect your privacy online. For your benefit, I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 software tools […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017
High sophisticated Fileless malware infected 140 companies in 40 countries

More than a hundred banks and financial institutions in 40 countries have been infected with a sophisticated fileless malware that is very hard to detect. Hundreds of banks and financial institutions across the world may have been infected with a sophisticated fileless malware that is hard to detect. The threat was discovered by the experts at […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2017
Researchers at Dr Web spotted a Windows version of the Mirai bot

Researchers at the antivirus firm Dr.Web discovered a new strain of the Mirai bot, a Windows variant, targeting more ports. Security experts at the antivirus firm Dr.Web discovered a new strain of the Mirai bot targeting more ports, and it is a Windows version of the popular IoT malware. The Windows version of the Mirai bot […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2017
Valve is going to fix a serious vulnerability in Steam online gaming platform

The online game platform Steam is fixing a serious bug that could be exploited to redirect users to malicious websites and take over their profile. The popular online game platform Steam is going to fix a serious vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers to redirect users to malicious websites, use their market funds, and also change their profile. […]