Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2022
Dirty Pipe is a Linux vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. Security expert Max Kellermann discovered a Linux flaw, dubbed Dirty Pipe and tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. The vulnerability affects Linux Kernel […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2022
Coinbase announced that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities. The popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced today that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian people and entities. Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal explained that its company is complying with sanctions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2022
SharkBot banking malware was able to evade Google Play Store security checks masqueraded as an antivirus app. SharkBot is a banking trojan that has been active since October 2021, it allows to steal banking account credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication mechanisms. The malware was spotted at the end of October by researchers from cyber security firms […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2022
Anonymous hacked into the most popular Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage from Ukraine. The popular hacker collective Anonymous continues to target Russian entities, a few hours ago the group hacked into the most popular Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage from Ukraine and demonstrate to Russians the atrocity of the invasion ordered […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2022
Mozilla fixed two critical actively exploited zero-day bugs in Firefox with the release of 97.0.2, ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0. Mozilla has released Firefox 97.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0 to address a couple of critical zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-26485 and CVE-2022-26485, actively exploited in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2022
The popular hacker collective Anonymous is offering to Russian troops $52,000 in BTC for each surrendered tank. The popular hacker collective Anonymous will reportedly pay $52,000 in BTC for a tank surrendered by Russian troops. Ukrainian media reported that the hacker group claims to have collected over RUB 1 billion (worth ÂŁ7.8 million at the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2022
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Charities and NGOs providing support in Ukraine hit by malware Lapsus$ gang leaks data […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2022
This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 5 – Anonymous #OpRussia Thousands of sites hacked, data leaks and more Anonymous and its affiliates continue to target Russia and Belarus, it is also targeting the Russian disinformation machine. March 5 – Thousands […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2022
Malware based attacks are targeting charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) providing support in Ukraine Charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that in these weeks are providing support in Ukraine are targeted by malware attacks aiming to disrupt their operations. The news was reported by Amazon that associates the attacks with state-sponsored hackers and confirmed that it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2022
The Lapsus$ ransomware group claimed to have hacked Samsung Electronics and leaked alleged stolen confidential data. The Lapsus$ ransomware gang claims to have stolen a huge trove of sensitive data from Samsung Electronics and leaked 190GB of alleged Samsung data as proof of the hack. The gang announced the availability of the sample data on […]
