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Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2020
US Army banned the popular TikTok app over China security concerns

The U.S. Army this week has banned the popular TikTok app from government mobile amid fear of China-linked cyberespionage. The US Army has banned the use of the popular TikTok app on mobile phones used by its personnel for security reasons. TikTok is a social media app that allows its users to create and share […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2020
Travelex currency exchange suspends services after malware attack

The Travelex currency exchange has been forced offline following a malware attack launched on New Year’s Eve.  This week, the UK-based currency exchange Travelex announced that it has shut down its services as a “precautionary measure” following a malware attack. The London-based company, which operates more than 1,500 stores globally, suffered the attack on December […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2020
Cisco addresses several flaws in its DCNM product

Cisco has released software updates for its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) product to address several critical and high-severity issues. Cisco has released software updates that address several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) product. All the vulnerabilities were reported to Cisco through Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) and […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2020
Remote Command Execution and Information disclosure flaws affect dozens of D-Link routers

Experts disclosed PoC exploits for remote command execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities affecting many D-Link routers. Security researchers Miguel Méndez Zúñiga and Pablo Pollanco from Telefónica Chile recently published Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for remote command execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities affecting many D-Link routers. The security duo published on Medium the technical details of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2020
US restaurant chain Landry’s discloses payment card breach

The popular US restaurant chain Landry’s announced that it was the victim of a cyber-attack, malware has infected its point of sale (POS) systems. The popular US restaurant chain Landry’s disclosed a security incident, its point of sale (POS) systems have been infected with malware specifically developed to steal customers’ payment card information (i.e. credit […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2020
Poloniex forces password reset following a data leak

The Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange is forcing users to reset their passwords following a data leak.  Another bad news for the community of the virtual currencies communities, the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has forced its users to reset their passwords following a data leak.  The measure was necessary to prevent spear-phishing attacks against the users aimed at […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2020
Crooks use Star Wars saga as bait in Phishing and malware attacks

Crooks are exploiting the popularity of the Star Wars saga to monetize their efforts, experts warn of online streaming sites delivering malware. Cybercriminals leverage popular movies like Star Wars to lure users into downloading malware to watch exclusive scenes or the full movie. Experts at Kaspersky have analyzed some threats that exploit the new Star Wars movie […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2020
Watch out, sextortion scammers are using a new tactic

Sextortion cybercrimes continue to threaten Internet users, scammers are using new tactics to bypass spam filters and secure email gateways. Sextortion scams continue to evolve to bypass security measures such as spam filters and secure email gateways. Sextortion messages threaten the victims of revealing their private videos while watching adult websites or making virtual sex […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2020
Shitcoin Wallet Chrome extension steals crypto-wallet private keys and passwords

Security expert discovered a Google Chrome extension named Shitcoin Wallet that steals passwords and wallet private keys. Harry Denley, director of security at the MyCrypto, discovered that the Google Chrome extension named Shitcoin Wallet is stealing passwords and wallet private keys. The Google Chrome extension was injecting JavaScript code on web pages to steal passwords and […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 01, 2020
Mariah Carey ‘s Twitter Hacked on New Year’s Eve

Another celebrity was the victim of the hackers, Mariah Carey ‘s Twitter account appears to have been hacked on New Year’s Eve. The Twitter account of Mariah Carey was hacked on New Year’s Eve, attackers posted a series of offensive, racist and lewd tweets. The messages also contained sexual insults against the about rapper Eminem. […]