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Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
Cyber Defense Magazine – September 2020 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine September 2020 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition
packed with over 150 pages of excellent content.         150 Pages   Loaded with excellent content   Learn from the experts, cybersecurity best practicesFind out about upcoming information security related conferences, expos and trade shows.  Always free, no strings […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
AlphaBay dark web marketplace moderator was sentenced to 11 years of prison time

Bryan Connor Herrell (25) from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for being one of the moderators on the dark web marketplace AlphaBay. Bryan Connor Herrell (25) from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for being one of the moderators on the popular dark web marketplace AlphaBay. “A Colorado man was […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Cisco addresses critical code execution flaw in Cisco Jabber for Windows

Cisco addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of its Cisco Jabber for Windows operating system. Cisco has addressed a critical severity remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3495, that affects multiple versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows. Cisco Jabber for Windows is a desktop collaboration client that integrates users with presence, audion, video […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Hackers are actively exploiting critical RCE in WordPress sites using File Manager plugin

Hackers actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager plugin, over 300,000 WordPress sites potentially exposed. Hackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager WordPress plugin that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload scripts and execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of the plugin. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Hackers use e-skimmer that exfiltrates payment data via Telegram

Researchers observed a new tactic adopted by Magecart groups, the hackers used Telegram to exfiltrate stolen payment details from compromised websites. Researchers from Malwarebytes reported that Magecart groups are using the encrypted messaging service Telegram to exfiltrate stolen payment details from compromised websites. Attackers encrypt payment data to make identification more difficult before transferring it […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
MAGMI Magento plugin flaw allows remote code execution on a vulnerable site

Researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the MAGMI Magento plugin that could lead to remote code execution on a vulnerable Magento site. Tenable published a research advisory for two vulnerabilities impacting the Magento Mass Import (MAGMI) plugin. The flaws were discovered by Enguerran Gillier of the Tenable Web Application Security Team. MAGMI is a Magento database […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2020
Norway ‘s Parliament, Stortinget, discloses a security breach

Hackers breached Norway ‘s Parliament, Stortinget, and accessed to email for a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. Norway’s parliament announced Tuesday that it was the target of a major cyber-attack that allowed hackers to access emails and data of a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. “The parliament has recently been targetted […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2020
Details of millions of U.S. Voters leaked to Russia’s Dark Web forum

Russia’s Kommersant business newspaper reported that a database containing millions of American voters’ details has appeared on the Russian dark web. A database containing several million American voters’ personal information has appeared on the Russian dark web, Russia’s Kommersant business newspaper reported this week. The news is worrisome due to the upcoming presidential elections in the US and the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2020
Tor launches Tor Project Membership Program to financially support its work

The Tor Project announced the launch of the Tor Project Membership Program to financially support the work of the organizations. The Tor Project launched the Tor Project Membership Program to financially support its work. The move aims at diversifying funding in the budget of the organization and to increase unrestricted funds for the software development of tor and other tools. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2020
Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has […]