Pierluigi Paganini
May 03, 2018
Microsoft released an out of band update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim library (hcsshim). Microsoft announced that it has issued a security update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim library (hcsshim). The Windows Host Compute Service […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 03, 2018
Recently, several LoJack agents were found to be connecting to servers that are believed to be controlled by the notorious Russia-linked Fancy Bear APT group. LoJack for laptops is a security software designed to catch computer thieves, but it could be theoretically abused to spy on legitimate owners of the device. LoJack could be used to locate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2018
Cambridge Analytica, the commercial data analytics company at the centre of the Facebook privacy scandal, is ceasing all operations. Cambridge Analytica, the commercial data analytics company at the centre of the Facebook privacy scandal, is ceasing all operations. The commercial data analytics company Cambridge Analytica that was the protagonist of the biggest privacy scandal of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2018
Security experts at Check Point that analyzed North Koreaâs antivirus software SiliVaccine discovered it is based on a 10-year-old anti-malware engine developed by Trend Micro. Check Point received the very rare sample of North Koreaâs SiliVaccine antivirus software from the freelance journalist Martyn Williams. The researchers discovered the SiliVaccine application contained âlarge chunks of 10+-year-old antivirus engine code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2018
GitHub, world’s leading software development platform, forced password reset for some users after the discovery of a problem that caused internal logs to record passwords in plain text. GitHub urged some users to reset their passwords after a problem caused internal logs to record passwords in plain text. Some users published on Twitter the communication […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2018
Konrads Voits, the man who hacked into the computer system of Washtenaw County Jail to alter inmate records and gain early release for his friend, gets 7-Years in prison. In March 2017, Konrads Voits (27), hacked into the computer system of Washtenaw County Jail to alter inmate records and gain early release for his friend. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 02, 2018
Researchers from security firm Check Point discovered a security vulnerability in a driver in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE 2018-8781, that leads to local privilege escalation. The CVE 2018-8781 flaw, introduced 8 years ago, could be exploited by a local user with access to a vulnerable privileged driver to escalate local privileges and read from and write to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2018
Social networks could be a privileged attack vector to rapidly spread a malware to a huge audience, FacexWorm targets cryptocurrency users by spreading through Facebook Messenger. Social networks could be a privileged attack vector to rapidly spread a malware to a huge audience. In the last hours, a new threat is spreading through leveraging an apparently […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2018
Jan Koum, one of the WhatsApp founders, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s approach to users’ privacy. Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s privacy policy. âIt is time for me to move on . […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2018
The NATO team is the winner of the Cyber Defence Exercise Locked Shields 2018 that took place on April 23-26 in Tallinn, Estonia. The international live-fire cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2018 took place on April 23-26 in Tallinn, Estonia, and the figures behind this important competition are impressive. A total of 22 Blue Teams participated […]
