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Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2018
[24]7.ai Payment Card Breach affected major firms, including Best Buy, After Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings

A payment card breach suffered by [24]7.ai. between September 26 and October 12, 2017, is impacting major firm, including Best Buy, After Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings. Another day another data breach, while media are reporting the security breach suffered Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings due to the [24]7.ai a payment card breach, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2018
Cisco Smart Install Protocol misuse could expose critical infrastructure to attacks

Cisco PSIRT has published a new security advisory for abuse of the Smart Install protocol, the IT giant has identified hundreds of thousands of exposed devices online. Cisco is advising organizations that hackers could target its switches via the Smart Install protocol. The IT giant has identified hundreds of thousands of exposed devices and warned critical infrastructure […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2018
OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D, a new macOS backdoor linked to APT 32 group

Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new macOS backdoor that they linked to the APT 32 (OceanLotus, APT-C-00, SeaLotus, and Cobalt Kitty) cyber espionage group. The APT32 group has been active since at least 2013, according to the experts it is a state-sponsored hacking group. The hackers hit organizations across multiple industries and have also targeted foreign […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2018
Zuckerberg admitted public data of its 2.2 billion users has been scraped by Third-party entities

Third-party scrapers have exploited an issue in the Facebook ’s search function that allows anyone to look up users via their email address or phone numbers. Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. Facebook is the middle of a storm, Mark […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2018
North Korea-Linked Lazarus APT suspected for online Casino assault

The North Korea-linked APT group known as Lazarus made the headlines again for attacking an online casino in Central America and other targets. The activity of the Lazarus Group (aka Hidden Cobra) surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks and experts that investigated on the crew consider it highly sophisticated. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2018
Facebook: Cambridge Analytica scandal affected 87 Million users

Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. The social network giant recently unveiled clearer terms of service to ensure transparency to its users about data sharing. Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer provided further details on the case, including new estimations […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2018
Thousands of compromised Magento websites delivering Malware

Hackers compromised hundreds of Magento e-commerce websites to steal credit card numbers and install crypto-mining malware. According to the security firm Flashpoint, hackers launched brute-force attacks against Magento installs, they used a dictionary composed of common and known default Magento credentials. “Ecommerce websites running on the popular open-source Magento platform are being targeted by attackers who are using […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2018
Microsoft issued out-of-band patch to fix CVE-2018-0986 Malware Protection Engine flaw

On April 3, Microsoft Out-Of-Band Security Update to address the CVE-2018-0986 vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE). Microsoft Malware Protection Engine is the core component for malware detection and cleaning of several Microsoft anti-malware software. It is currently implemented in Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Endpoint Protection, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection, and Microsoft Forefront Endpoint […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2018
Many natural gas pipeline operators in the U.S. Gas affected by cyberattack

Natural gas pipeline operators in the United States have been affected by a cyber attack that hit a third-party communications system. The hackers targeted the Latitude Technologies unit at the Energy Services Group, but the attack did not impact operational technology. At least four US pipeline operators were affected by the attack on their electronic systems, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2018
KevDroid Android RAT can steal private data and record phone calls

  Security researchers discovered a new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed KevDroid that can steal private data and record phone calls. Security researchers at South Korean cybersecurity firm ESTsecurity have discovered a new strain of Android Trojan KevDroid that is being distributed disguised as a fake anti-virus application, dubbed “Naver Defender.” “Spear phishing attacks targeting Android […]