Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2018
Bitmessage developers have issued an emergency update for the PyBitmessage client that patches a critical remote code execution vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks. Bitmessage development team has rolled out an emergency patch to address a zero-day vulnerability in the PyBitmessage client for Bitmessage, which a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communications protocol used to send encrypted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2018
Good news for administrators of Windows systems, Microsoft has added a Meltdown-and-Spectre detector to its telemetry analysis tool Windows Analytics. Microsoft has added a Meltdown-and-Spectre detector to its telemetry analysis tool Windows Analytics. The Meltdown-and-Spectre detector was available since Tuesday when Microsoft announced the new capabilities implemented in the free Windows Analytics service. The new capabilities allow […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2018
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2018 addressed a total of 50 vulnerabilities in affecting Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, web browsers and other products of the tech giant. Fourteen issues are listed as critical, 34 are rated as important, and only two of them are rated as moderate in severity. The list of critical vulnerability includes […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2018
Security researchers spotted a new IoT botnet dubbed DoubleDoor that is able to bypass firewall as well as modem security using two backdoor exploits. IoT devices continue to be a privileged target of cyber criminals, cyber attackers against so-called smart objects has seen a rapid evolution. Security researchers at NewSky Security (NewSky Security) have detected a new IoT botnet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2018
What Type Of Technology Does North Korea Have? How Did The Country Begin Using Hackers? How Do Hacking Efforts Comply with the Political Situation? North Korea is not known for technological sophistication. The country does not have any global technological franchises, such as Apple or Samsung, and its citizens continue to have limited access to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2018
Security researchers from Trend Micro detected a new variant of the popular AndroRAT Android RAT in the criminal ecosystem. Security experts from Trend Micro reported the availability of a new variant of the popular AndroRAT. The malware was first born in 2012 as a university project, designed as an open-source client/server application to offer remote […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2018
Security researcher Alexey Firsh at Kaspersky Lab last discovered a Telegram zero-day in the desktop Windows version that was exploited in attacks in the wild. Security researcher Alexey Firsh at Kaspersky Lab last discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the desktop Windows version of the popular Telegram instant messaging app. The bad news is that the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2018
Necurs botnet made headline again, the experts at IBM X-Force research team observed a spike in seasonal campaigns of Valentineâs Day-themed spam emails. Necurs botnet made headline again, the experts at IBM X-Force research team observed a spike in the activity of the infamous botnet. Necurs was not active for a long period at the beginning of 2017 and resumed it activity in April 2017. The Necurs botnet was used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2018
New documents provided by Equifax to senators revealed that the security breach suffered by the firm involved additional data for some customers. In 2017 Equifax confirmed it has suffered a massive data breach, cyber criminals stole sensitive personal records of 145 million belonging to US citizens and hundreds of thousands Canada and in the UK. Attackers exploited the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 13, 2018
Shortly before the Pyeongchang opening ceremonies on Friday, televisions at the main press centre, wifi at the Olympic Stadium and the official website were taken down. It is well known that big events attract the attention of hackers. The biggest event right now is the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea and it looks like […]
