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Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2020
FireEye, GoDaddy, and Microsoft created a kill switch for SolarWinds backdoor

Microsoft, FireEye, and GoDaddy have partnered to create a kill switch for the Sunburst backdoor that was employed in the recent SolarWinds hack. Microsoft, FireEye, and GoDaddy have created a kill switch for the Sunburst backdoor that was used in SolarWinds supply chain attack. Last week, Russia-linked hackers breached SolarWinds, the attackers had used a trojanized […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020
HPE discloses critical zero-day in Systems Insight Manager

HPE has disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the latest versions of its HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM) software for both Windows and Linux. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has disclosed a zero-day remote code execution flaw that affects the latest versions of its HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM) software for Windows and Linux. HPE SIM is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020
EU Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts aim at setting new rules for tech giants

The European Union is going to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that will impose new rules for tech giants. The European Union is set to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that aim at defining new rules for the digital market, especially for the operations of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020
Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOS users

Security experts spotted a new malware strain, named Goontact, that allows its operators to spy on both Android and iOS users. Security researchers from Lookout have discovered new spyware, dubbed Goontcat, that could target both Android and iOS users. Goontact implement common spyware features, including the ability to gather data from the infected devices and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2020
PyMICROPSIA Windows malware includes checks for Linux and macOS

Experts discovered a new Windows info-stealer, named PyMICROPSIA, linked to AridViper group that is rapidly evolving to target other platforms. Experts from Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42 discovered a new Windows info-stealing malware, named PyMICROPSIA, that might be used soon to also target Linux and macOS systems. Experts spotted the PyMICROPSIA info stealer while investigating […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
Flaws in Medtronic MyCareLink can allow attackers to take over implanted cardiac devices

Experts reported flaws in Medtronic ’s MyCareLink Smart 25000 Patient Reader product that could be exploited to take control of a paired cardiac device. Experts from IoT security firm Sternum discovered vulnerabilities discovered in Medtronic’s MyCareLink Smart 25000 Patient Reader product that could be exploited to take control of a paired cardiac device. MyCareLink Smart […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was hit by a ransomware

Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten disclosed a cyber attack that impacted its entire worldwide digital infrastructure. The Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten announced its entire worldwide digital infrastructure was the victim of a cyber attack. “It’s a serious attack,” said the Hurtigruten’s chief digital officer Ole-Marius Moe-Helgesen in a statement. “The entire worldwide digital infrastructure of Hurtigruten […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
SoReL-20M Sophos & ReversingLabs release 10 million disarmed samples for malware study

Sophos and ReversingLabs released SoReL-20M, a database containing 20 million Windows Portable Executable files, including 10M malware samples. Sophos and ReversingLabs announced the release of SoReL-20M, a database containing 20 million Windows Portable Executable files, including 10 million malware samples. The SoReL-20M database includes a set of curated and labeled samples and security-relevant metadata that […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2020
Apple addressed multiple code execution flaws in iOS and iPadOS

Apple addressed this week serious code execution vulnerabilities that affect its iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems. Apple released security updates to fix multiple severe code execution vulnerabilities in its iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems. The IT giant released iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 version to address eleven security vulnerabilities, including code execution flaws. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2020
SolarWinds confirmes 18,000 customers may have been impacted

18,000 SolarWinds customers may have been impacted by the attack against its supply chain, the company said in a SEC filing. SolarWinds revealed that 18,000 customers might have been impacted by the cyber attack against its supply chain. The alarming data emerged in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. “On December […]