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Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2020
Tails OS version 4.5 supports the Secure Boot

The popular privacy-focused Tails OS has released version 4.5 this, for the first time it supports the security feature named UEFI Secure Boot. Tails, the popular privacy-focused OS, now supports the UEFI Secure Boot, this means that it could boot on systems where the UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. Tails is a live operating system that users […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
Travelex paid $2.3 Million ransom to restore after a ransomware attack

Travelex reportedly paid a $2.3 million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. The UK-based currency exchange Travelex currency exchange has been forced offline following a malware attack launched on New Year’s Eve.  The London-based company, which operates more than 1,500 stores globally, suffered the attack on December 31, 2019, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
Google and Mozilla address serious flaws in Firefox and Chrome browsers

Google and Mozilla released new versions of Chrome and Firefox browsers to addressed several high-severity vulnerabilities. Mozilla has released Firefox version 75 that includes six security patches for the desktop, and two patches targeting to address vulnerabilities in the Android app. “With today’s release, a number of improvements will help you search smarter, faster.” reads the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
Phishers prefer Tesla, top 3 malware strains in Coronavirus phishing campaigns

Group-IB’s CERT-GIB analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails and discovered top malware strains in COVID-19 campaigns Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails between February 13 and April 1, 2020. Spyware turned out to be the most common malware class hiding in fraudulent COVID-19 emails, with AgentTesla topping the list of phishers’ favorite strains. Group-IB researchers also discovered that coronavirus […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
German foreign ministry limits the use of Zoom over security concerns

The German foreign ministry has restricted the use of the video conferencing service Zoom due to concerns about security vulnerabilities recently discovered. During Coronavirus pandemic video conferencing services have become a precious instrument for the people that worked or studied from home. Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing platforms, but recently privacy […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
Less than 2% of all daily malspam are Coronavirus-themed attacks, Microsoft reports

Microsoft shares new threat intelligence, the IT giant pointed out that malspam activities have not increased due to Coronavirus outbreak. In recent weeks, security firms and experts reported numerous Coronavirus-themed attacks, now Microsoft shares new threat intelligence on malicious activities during the pandemic. Despite threat actors are exploiting the current coronavirus pandemic to target users, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2020
Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is hacking crooks behind Coronavirus-themed attacks

The Australian government will use any means to crack down on cybercriminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak, including hacking back. While the number of Coronavirus-themed attacks continues to increase, law enforcement agencies are spending a significant effort to detect and neutralize them. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) announced it will employ its offensive cyber capabilities against […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2020
NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during Coronavirus outbreak

This week, NASA sent out a memo to its personnel warning of a significant increase in the cyberattacks during the Coronavirus outbreak. NASA sent out a memo to its personnel warning of a significant increase in cyberattacks on the agency while its employees are in smart-working due to the Coronavirus outbreak. According to the Agency, roughly […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2020
NSO CEO claims Facebook wanted NSO surveillance tool to spy on users

A new shocking revelation comes from the disputed from NSO Group and Facebook, NSO CEO claims Facebook tried to buy an Apple spying software in 2017. Reading this post you could have a better idea of the value of your privacy. In October 2019, WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2020
Dark Nexus, a new IoT botnet that targets a broad range of devices

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new IoT botnet, tracked as Dark Nexux, that is used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Dark Nexux is the name of a new emerging IoT botnet discovered by Bitdefender that is used to launch DDoS attacks. The botnet spreads using exploits and launching credential stuffing attacks against a broad range […]