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Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2020
Security Service of Ukraine arrested the popular hacker Sanix who sold billions of stolen credentials

The Ukrainian Secret Service (SSU) has arrested a hacker known as Sanix, who was selling billions of stolen credentials on hacking forums and Telegram channels. The popular hacker Sanix has been arrested by the Ukrainian Secret Service (SSU). The man is known in the cybercrime underground for selling billions of stolen credentials. The officials did […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2020
Bluetooth BIAS attack threatens billions of devices

Boffins disclosed a security flaw in Bluetooth, dubbed BIAS, that could potentially be exploited by an attacker to spoof a remotely paired device. Researchers from École Polytechnique FĂ©dĂ©rale de Lausanne (EPFL) discovered a vulnerability in Bluetooth, dubbed Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS or BIAS, that could potentially be exploited by an attacker to spoof a remotely paired device. The issue potentially impact […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2020
Easyjet hacked: 9 million customer’s data exposed along with 2,200+ credit card details

British airline EasyJet announced it was the victim of a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack that exposed email addresses and travel details of around 9 million of its customers. British airline EasyJet announced that a “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack exposed email addresses and travel details of around 9 million of its customers. “Following discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2020
Australian product steel producer BlueScope hit by cyberattack

The Australian flat product steel producer BlueScope Steel Limited was hit by a cyberattack that caused disruptions to some of its operations. Australian steel producer BlueScope was recently hit by a cyberattack that disrupted some of its operations. The incident was spotted on Friday at one of its businesses located in the US, but the company did […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2020
Hackers Target Oil Producers During COVID-19 Slump

Recent research shows that the oil industry — already experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19 — must remain abreast of threats to stay safe from hackers. Spear-phishing is a rapidly emerging threat. It’s more specific than generic phishing attempts and often targets a single person or company. Recent research shows that the oil industry — already […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2020
Both Mirai and Hoaxcalls IoT botnets target Symantec Web Gateways

Experts from Palo Alto Networks discovered that the Mirai and Hoaxcalls botnets are targeting a vulnerability in legacy Symantec Web Gateways. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers observed both the Mirai and Hoaxcalls botnets using an exploit for a post-authentication Remote Code Execution vulnerability in legacy Symantec Web Gateways 5.0.2.8. “I recently came across new […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2020
129 million records of Russian car owners available on the dark web

A hacker is offering for sale on a dark web forum a database containing 129 million records of car owners in Moscow. A hacker is attempting to sell on a dark web forum a database containing 129 million records of car owners in Moscow. As a proof of the authenticity of the data, the hacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2020
A bug in Edison Mail iOS app impacted over 6,400 users

A security bug in the iOS app has impacted over 6,400 Edison Mail users, the issue allowed some users to access other people’s email accounts. An update released for iOS application of the Edison Mail introduced a security bug that resulted in some users being given access to other people’s email accounts. “On Friday, May […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2020
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) hit by a ransomware attack

A new ransomware attack hit the Texas government, the malware this time infected systems at the state’s Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Texas government suffered two ransomware attacks in a few weeks, the first one took place on May 8, 2020 and infected systems at the Texas court. Now ransomware has infected malware the systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2020
Mandrake, a high sophisticated Android spyware used in targeted attacks

Security experts discovered a highly sophisticated Android spyware platform, dubbed Mandrake, that remained undetected for four years. Researchers from Bitdefender discovered a high-sophisticated Android spyware platform dubbed Mandrake, it was involved in highly targeted attacks against specific devices. Mandrake is an advanced cyberespionage platform, but experts believe the attacks are financially motivated. Threat actors behind […]