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Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2020
Ransomware infected systems at Xchanging, a DXC subsidiary

Systems at Xchanging, a subsidiary of Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology was hit by ransomware over the weekend. Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology disclosed a ransomware attack that infected systems at its Xchanging subsidiary. Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2020
Unsecured Chinese companies leak users’ sensitive personal and business data

Researchers at Cybernews uncovered two unsecured databases, with millions of records, belonging to Chinese companies. The original post available here: https://cybernews.com/security/unsecured-chinese-companies-leak-users-sensitive-personal-and-business-data/ Our research uncovered two unsecured databases, with millions of records, belonging to companies that are based in China and provide different types of services. One database belongs to Xiaoxintong, which offers multiple apps and services […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2020
Former Yahoo! employee who accessed 6K accounts avoids jail

A former Yahoo! employee who hacked into the accounts of thousands of users was sentenced to five years of probation. In September the former Yahoo software engineer Reyes Daniel Ruiz has admitted in court to hacking into 6,000 Yahoo! accounts back in 2018. Last week Ruis (35), of Tracy, California, was sentenced to five years of probation […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2020
North Korean Lazarus APT stole credit card data from US and EU stores

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been stealing payment card data from customers of large retailers in the U.S. and Europe for at least a year. Sansec researchers reported that North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has been stealing payment card information from customers of large retailers in the U.S. and Europe for at least a year. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2020
Threat actors are attempting to exploit recently fixed F5 BIG-IP flaw

Attackers are already attempting to exploit the recently fixed bug in F5 Networks BIG-IP product, security experts warn. A few days after the disclosure of the vulnerability in the F5 Networks BIG-IP product threat actors started exploiting it in attacks in the wild. F5 Networks has recently addressed a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2020
Snake Ransomware isolates infected Systems before encrypting files

Experts spotted recent samples of the Snake ransomware that were isolating the infected systems while encrypting files to avoid interference. Experts from cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct recently spotted some sample of the Snake ransomware (also known as EKANS) were observed isolating the infected systems to encrypt files without interference In January experts observed a new wave of attacks that targeted organizations worldwide, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2020
Huawei faces 5G ban from British’s 5G network within months

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to ban the use of equipment from the Chinese tech giant Huawei in Britain’s 5G network, reported The Daily Telegraph. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to begin phasing out the use of network equipment manufactured by the Chinese tech giant Huawei in the UK’s 5G network […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 271

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Asian media firm E27 hacked, attackers asked for a donation Australian ACSC ‘s report confirms the use of Chinese malware in recent attacks Magento 1.x EOL is set on June […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2020
Cisco Talos discloses technicals details of Chrome, Firefox flaws

Cisco’s Talos experts disclosed the details of recently patched vulnerabilities affecting the popular Chrome and Firefox web browsers. Researchers from Cisco Talos disclosed technical details of recently patched vulnerabilities affecting the popular Chrome and Firefox web browsers. The first issue, tracked as CVE-2020-6463, is a memory corruption vulnerability that affects PDFium, an open source PDF […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2020
CISA warns organizations of cyberattacks from the Tor network

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned enterprises about cyberattacks from the Tor network. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning enterprises of cyberattacks launched from the Tor network. Threat actors leverage the Tor network to hide the […]