Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2020
Experts found a new version of the Cerberus Android banking trojan that can steal one-time codes generated by the Google Authenticator app and bypass 2FA. Security researchers from ThreatFabric warn of a new Android malware strain can now steal one-time passcodes (OTP) generated through Google Authenticator that is used as part of 2FA to protect online […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2020
Google revealed that the enhancements to its scanning system implemented in Gmail are boosting its detection capabilities. Google announced that the new scanning capabilities implemented in Gmail have increased the detection rate of malicious documents. The IT giant proudly announced that combining its existing machine learning models with other protections it was able to detect […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2020
Experts warn that hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers vulnerable in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2020-0688 RCE. Hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by the CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw. The vulnerability resides in the Exchange Control Panel (ECP) component, the root cause of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
A high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k, in Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress expose over a billion devices to hack. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have discovered a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k, that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. The vulnerability could have a severe impact on the IT sector, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. This week, the Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. Reading Municipal Light Department provides electricity to over 68,000 citizens that live in the towns […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
The South Korean multinational conglomerate Samsung announced that customersâ personal information was leaked online due to a âtechnical errorâ Samsung announced that customersâ personal information was exposed online through its website due to a âtechnical error.â The glitch only affected the U.K. website (http://samsung.com/UK)Â for a total of 150 impacted customers. “People who logged on were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
DDoS extortionists are blackmailing Australian banks asking for payments of large sums in Monero cryptocurrency threatening DDoS attacks. Cybercriminals are threatening Australian banks of DDoS attacks if they will not pay large sums in Monero cryptocurrency. The extortion campaign was observed over the past week, attackers are sending emails to the banks threatening to carry […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
Researchers from Cybaze Yoroi ZLab have spotted a new campaign exploiting the interest in coronavirus (COVID-19) evolution to spread malware. Introduction Nowadays, it is common to say that the physical world and the cyber world are strictly connected. The proof is the leverage of the current physical threat, the CoronaVirus (COVID-19), as a social engineering […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2020
Mirai Fbot is back with the stronger infection speed, âCurrently FBOT’s infection speed is about 100 nodes per day.. Don’t trust me, trust the numberâ, said the researcher who figured the come-backâŠâ In the previous month we covered the mystery behind the Mirai botnet variant dubbed as âFbotâ after the threatâs latest encryption was disclosed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2020
Experts discovered a leaking, active database with over 123 million records belonging to Decathlon Spain (and possibly Decathlon UK as well). Experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a leaking, active database containing over 123 million records belonging to the sporting goods retailer Decathlon Spain (and possibly Decathlon UK as well). The unsecure archive is greater than […]
