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Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked

The Twitter account of the Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked, attackers sent a series of tweets asking followers to donate cryptocurrency to a relief fund. The Twitter account for the personal website of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi_in) has been hacked. The hackers have sent a series of tweets asking the followers […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
Online marketing company exposes 38+ million US citizen records

CyberNews researchers discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media containing close to 39 million US citizen records. Original post: https://cybernews.com/security/online-marketing-company-exposes-data-of-millions-americans/ The CyberNews research team discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media, an online marketing company. The bucket contains close to 39 million US citizen records, including their full names, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google?

Google has removed an app from the Play Store that was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. Google has removed the app NEXTA LIVE (com.moonfair.wlkm) from the official Play Store because it was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. The malicious app remained in the store for almost […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
Cyber Defense Magazine – September 2020 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine September 2020 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 150 pages of excellent content.         150 Pages   Loaded with excellent content   Learn from the experts, cybersecurity best practicesFind out about upcoming information security related conferences, expos and trade shows.  Always free, no strings […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
AlphaBay dark web marketplace moderator was sentenced to 11 years of prison time

Bryan Connor Herrell (25) from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for being one of the moderators on the dark web marketplace AlphaBay. Bryan Connor Herrell (25) from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for being one of the moderators on the popular dark web marketplace AlphaBay. “A Colorado man was […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Cisco addresses critical code execution flaw in Cisco Jabber for Windows

Cisco addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of its Cisco Jabber for Windows operating system. Cisco has addressed a critical severity remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3495, that affects multiple versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows. Cisco Jabber for Windows is a desktop collaboration client that integrates users with presence, audion, video […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Hackers are actively exploiting critical RCE in WordPress sites using File Manager plugin

Hackers actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager plugin, over 300,000 WordPress sites potentially exposed. Hackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager WordPress plugin that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload scripts and execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of the plugin. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
Hackers use e-skimmer that exfiltrates payment data via Telegram

Researchers observed a new tactic adopted by Magecart groups, the hackers used Telegram to exfiltrate stolen payment details from compromised websites. Researchers from Malwarebytes reported that Magecart groups are using the encrypted messaging service Telegram to exfiltrate stolen payment details from compromised websites. Attackers encrypt payment data to make identification more difficult before transferring it […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2020
MAGMI Magento plugin flaw allows remote code execution on a vulnerable site

Researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the MAGMI Magento plugin that could lead to remote code execution on a vulnerable Magento site. Tenable published a research advisory for two vulnerabilities impacting the Magento Mass Import (MAGMI) plugin. The flaws were discovered by Enguerran Gillier of the Tenable Web Application Security Team. MAGMI is a Magento database […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2020
Norway ‘s Parliament, Stortinget, discloses a security breach

Hackers breached Norway ‘s Parliament, Stortinget, and accessed to email for a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. Norway’s parliament announced Tuesday that it was the target of a major cyber-attack that allowed hackers to access emails and data of a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. “The parliament has recently been targetted […]