Pierluigi Paganini
October 21, 2018
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! ·     Ex-NASA contractor pleaded guilty for cyberstalking crimes […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 21, 2018
Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. NAS devices have become the storage device of choice for many small and medium businesses (SMB). They are inexpensive, easy to operate, and you can add additional storage if youâre running low on space. But is it secure enough […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2018
The developers of the GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The authors of the infamous GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The crooks decided to release the decryption keys after a Syrian Twitter user published a harrowing message asking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 20, 2018
A security researcher discovered a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-9206, that affects older versions of the jQuery File Upload plugin since 2010. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability to carry out several malicious activities, including defacement, exfiltration, and malware infection. The flaw was reported by the Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar, he explained that many other packages that include […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2018
The Drupal development team has patched several vulnerabilities in version 7 and 8 of the popular CMS, including RCE flaws. The development team of the Drupal content management system addressed several vulnerabilities in version 7 and 8, including some flaws that could be exploited for remote code execution. Drupal team fixed a critical vulnerability that resides in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2018
Splunk recently addressed several vulnerabilities in Enterprise and Light products, some of them have been rated âhigh severity.â Splunk Enterprise solution allows organizations to aggregate, search, analyze, and visualize data from various sources that are critical to business operations. The Splunk Light is a comprehensive solution for small IT environments that automates log analysis and integrate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 19, 2018
Security researchers from McAfee have recently uncovered a cyber espionage campaign, tracked as Operation Oceansalt, targeting South Korea, the United States, and Canada. The threat actors behind Operation Oceansalt are reusing malware previously associated with China-linked cyberespionage group APT1. “McAfee Advanced Threat Research and Anti-Malware Operations teams have discovered another unknown data reconnaissance implant targeting Korean-speaking users.” reads the report. “We […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2018
Security researchers from ESET published a detailed analysis of a recently discovered cyber espionage group tracked as GreyEnergy. Security experts from ESET published a detailed analysis of a recently discovered threat actor tracked as GreyEnergy, its activity emerged in concurrence with BlackEnergy operations. ESET researchers have spotted a new strain of malware tracked as Exaramel […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2018
Group-IB has estimated that crypto exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks between 2017 and 2018. Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks,has estimated that cryptocurrency exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018. According to Group-IB experts, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2018
The author of the infamous LuminosityLink RAT, Colton Grubbs (21), was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Colton Grubbs, 21, of Stanford, Kentucky, the author of the infamous LuminosityLink RAT, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, In February, the Europolâs European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) along with the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) disclosed the […]
