Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568, that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
A Russian security researcher accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. The Russian security researcher Anna Prosvetova, from Saint Petersburg, has accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. Last week, Prosvetova revealed on her private […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Some users are claiming on the social media that a piece of the ‘DTrack’ […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
Group-IB discovered details for 1.3 million Indian payment cards available for sale on Joker’s Stash, it is the largest card database ever Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has detected that a huge database presumably holding the total of more than 1.3 million credit and debit card records of mostly Indian […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
US proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment The Federal Communications Commission proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE. The Federal Communications Commission proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE. The US regulators consider the Chinese equipment in US telecommunications networks a threat to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear has carried out multiple cyberattacks targeting sporting and anti-doping organizations across the world. Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear (aka APT28, Sednit, Sofacy, Zebrocy, and Strontium) has carried out multiple cyberattacks targeting sporting and anti-doping organizations across the world. According to the tech giant, Russian cyber spies have targeted at least 16 agencies […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
The U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Krystal is notifying its customers of a security breach that could have exposed their payment card data. The U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Krystal suffered a payment card data breach, the company is notifying its customers of the incident that affected one of its payment processing systems. Krystal also reported the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
A wave of cyber attacks hit 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the sites of the president, courts, and local media. A mysterious wave of cyber attacks hit some 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the websites of the president, courts, and media. The news was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the President Salome Zurabishvili’s that told […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
Researchers discovered a new piece of ransomware called FuxSocy that borrows part of code from Cerber ransomware. Experts at MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new piece of ransomware called FuxSocy that borrows part of code from Cerber ransomware. The Cerber ransomware was first spotted in 2016, it was offered in the criminal underground as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). The name of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
Italian bank UniCredit announced today that around three million of its customers in Italy have been affected by a data breach in 2015. The Italian bank UniCredit announced today that around three million of its Italian clients have been affected by a data breach that took place in 2015, The UniCredit cybersecurity team has determined […]
