Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2018
The Libssh library is affected by a severe flaw that could be exploited by attackers to completely bypass authentication and take over a vulnerable server. The Secure Shell (SSH) implementation library, the Libssh, is affected by a four-year-old severe vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to completely bypass authentication and take over a vulnerable server without requiring a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2018
Oracle has just released a security update to prevent 2.3 million servers running the RPCBIND service from being used in amplified DDoS attacks. The flaw was discovered by the Brazilian researcher Mauricio Corrêa, founder of Brazilian security company XLabs. The exploitation of this vulnerability could cause major problems on the Internet. “A proof of concept […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2018
VMware has addressed a critical arbitrary code execution flaw affecting the SVGA virtual graphics card used by its ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion products. VMware has released security updated to fix a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-6974) in the SVGA virtual graphics card used by its ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion solutions. The issue in the VMware products […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 17, 2018
A water utility in the US state of North Carolina suffered a severe ransomware attack in the week after Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast of the U.S. According to the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (aka ONWASA) some internal systems were infected with the Emotet malware, but the regular water service was not impacted. According to ONWASA, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2018
Kaspersky experts published a detailed analysis of the attacks conducted by the Russian-linked cyber espionage group DustSquad. Earlier October, security experts from ESET shared details about the operations of a cyber espionage group tracked as Nomadic Octopus, a threat actor focused on diplomatic entities in Central Asia. The group has been active since at least 2015, ESET researchers presented […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2018
iOS passionate Jose Rodriguez disclosed a new passcode bypass bug that could be to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone XS. The security passionate Jose Rodriguez has discovered a new passcode bypass bug that could be exploited on the recently released iOS 12.0.1. A few weeks ago, Rodriguez discovered a passcode bypass vulnerability in Apple’s new iOS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2018
Millions of voter records are available for sale on the Dark Web, experts discovered over 35 million US voter records for sale in a hacking forum. Millions of voter records are available for sale on the Dark Web, experts from Anomali and Intel 471 discovered 35 million US voter records for sale in a hacking forum. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2018
Free Wi-Fi is convenient, but it is also unsafe and puts users at great risk. Here’s how the cybercriminals attack user on these open networks. The free Wi-Fi is one of the catchiest things for the users in today’s world. This is the main reason why so many free public Wi-Fi can be found without […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 16, 2018
PlayStation 4 gaming consoles could crash when they receive messages containing certain symbols from fellow gamers. The consoles could freeze on while the owners are playing their preferred games, the DoS condition is triggered while the devices are parsing symbols in messages received. “There is a new glitch that basically bricks your console and forces […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 15, 2018
Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5 billion. This information was first made public by experts […]
