Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2019
A major vulnerability in the Apple FaceTime lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up the call. iPhone, iPad, or Mac users might disable FaceTime to avoid being spied through their devices. Experts warn that it is possible to call someone via FaceTime and listen via the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2019
A joint operation conducted by law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe allowed seizing the xDedic marketplace. Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe announced the seizure of the popular xDedic marketplace, an underground market offering for sale access to compromised systems and personally identifiable information. “On 24 January, the U.S. Prosecutor’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2019
Experts from Alias Robotics released a free, open-source tool dubbed Aztarna that could be used to find vulnerable robots. A group of experts working a startup focused on robot cybersecurity has released a free, open-source framework dubbed Aztarna that could be used find vulnerable robots that could have been exposed online or inside an industrial […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2019
Security experts at Wordfence security firms discovered WordPress Sites compromised via Zero-Day vulnerabilities in Total Donations Plugin The Total Donations WordPress plugin was abandoned by its developers for this reason security experts are recommending to delete it after they discovered multiple zero-day flaws that were exploited by threat actors. The news was reported by security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2019
The popular video sharing website Dailymotion announced that some accounts were accessed by hackers as result of a massive credential stuffing attack. On Friday, the popular video sharing website Dailymotion announced that some accounts were hit by hackers. The company discovered unauthorized access attempts resulting from credential stuffing activity. The company blocked the attempts of intrusions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2019
Cisco released security updates to address security flaws in several products including Small Business RV320/RV325 routers and hackers are already targeting them. The tech giant addressed two serious issues in Cisco’s Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers. The first one could be exploited by a remote and unauthenticated attacker with admin privileges. to obtain sensitive information […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2019
The Cobalt cybercrime gang has been using Google App Engine to distribute malware through PDF decoy documents. The Cobalt hacking group has been using Google App Engine to distribute malware through PDF decoy documents. The group targeted more than 20 other government and financial institutions worldwide. Cobalt crime gang is a Russian hacking crew that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2019
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Collection #1 Data Breach Analysis – Part 1 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2019
Experts discovered PDF exploit that was using steganography to hide malicious JavaScript code in images embedded in PDF files. The exploit analysis firm EdgeSpot recently discovered PDF exploit that was using steganography to hide malicious JavaScript code in images embedded in PDF files. “Shortly after last week’s discovery of a PDF exploit which used the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 26, 2019
Security experts at McAfee have discovered a new malware, dubbed Anatova ransomware, that has been spotted infecting computers worldwide The name Anatova is based on a name in the ransom note that is dropped on the infected systems. The Anatova ransomware outstands for its obfuscation capabilities and ability to infect network shares, it has a […]
