Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2019
Security experts uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign tracked as Beapy that leverages the NSA’s DoublePulsar backdoor and the EternalBlue exploit. Security experts at Symantec have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign tracked as Beapy that leverages the NSA’s DoublePulsar backdoor and the EternalBlue exploit to spread a cryptocurrency malware on enterprise networks in Asia. “Beapy is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2019
One in four internet users use a VPN regularly, but how much does the average user know about what goes on behind the software? Pulling back the curtain, a VPN runs on various VPN protocols that govern the way a VPN client communicates with a VPN server. Different protocols create different ways that connect your […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2019
The special-purpose vehicle maker Aebi Schmidt was hit by a malware attack that disrupted some of its operations. The Aebi Schmidt Group is a manufacturer of product systems and services for the management, cleaning and clearance of traffic areas as well as for the maintenance of green areas in demanding terrain. Aebi Schmidt focuses on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2019
Experts at Proofpoint discovered that free code repositories on GitHub have been abused since at least 2017 to host phishing websites. Researchers at Proofpoint reported that crooks are abusing free code repositories on GitHub to host phishing websites and bypass security defenses. Experts discovered that cybercriminals are abusing the GitHub service since at least mid-2017. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2019
Experts uncovered hacking campaigns exploiting two critical security vulnerabilities in the popular WordPress plugin Social Warfare. Social Warfare is a popular ĂčWordPress plugin with more than 900,000 downloads, it allows to add social share buttons to a WordPress website. Experts uncovered hacking campaigns exploiting two critical security vulnerabilities in the Social Warfare plugin to take […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2019
British Government has approved a limited role for Huawei in the building of a national 5G network in the country, ignoring security concerns from senior ministers According to The Daily Telegraph newspaper, British Prime Minister Theresa May decided to assign a limited role to Chinese telco giant Huawei in the building of a 5G network […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2019
A serious flaw in some of Rockwell Automationâs MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs can be exploited by a remote attacker to redirect users to malicious websites. Some of Rockwell Automationâs MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs are affected by a serious vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to redirect users to malicious websites. The vulnerabilyt was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2019
Security experts are warning of a dangerous zero-day remote code vulnerability that affects the Oracle WebLogic service platform. Oracle WebLogic wls9_async and wls-wsat components are affected by a deserialization remote command execution zero-day vulnerability. This zero-day flaw affects all Weblogic versions, including the latest one, that have the wls9_async_response.war and wls-wsat.war components enabled. Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2019
Another city fell victim of a malware attack, systems at the city of Stuart, Fla., were infected by the Ryuk ransomware on April 13, 2018. Law enforcement is investigating a ransomware attack that hit the City of Stuart on April 13, 2018. The Ryuk malware infected several servers and forced them offline. “City officials on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2019
Security researchers at Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab uncovered a new campaign carried out by the Russian state-actor dubbed Gamaredon. Introduction Few days after the publication of our technical article related to the evidence of possible APT28 interference in the Ukrainian elections, we spotted another signal of a sneakier on-going operation. This campaign, instead, seems to be linked […]
