Pierluigi Paganini
January 09, 2018
Security researchers at AlienVault labs recently analyzed an application compiled on Christmas Eve 2017 that is an installer for a Monero cryptocurrency miner. The mined Monero coins are sent to Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea, but experts noted that the developers might not be of North Korean origins. The KSU is an unusually open University, it is attended […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 08, 2018
Researchers from Trend Micro have discovered 36 malicious apps on Google Play that are posing as security tools of major firms. Once again crooks bypassed security checks implemented by Google, researchers from Trend Micro have discovered 36 malicious apps on Google Play that are posing as security tools. Crooks advertised the apps as security tools as applications […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 08, 2018
According to Coinhive, the BlackBerry Mobile website was hacked by exploiting a critical security vulnerability in the Magento e-commerce software. The spike in the value of some cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is attracting the interest of cyber criminals. The numbers of incidents and cyber attacks involving miners and mining scripts continue to increase and the last […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 08, 2018
Many users claim the Security Update for Windows KB4056892, the Microsoft Meltdown/Spectre patch, bricks AMD Athlon-powered machines. Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities will continue to create a lot of problems to users and chip vendors. As you know, tech giants like Apple, Cisco and Microsoft admitted the problem for their products and started rolling out security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 08, 2018
Malware researchers at Talos group have discovered a strain of Zeus banking Trojan that abuses the legitimate website of the Ukraine-based accounting software developer Crystal Finance Millennium (CFM). The experts discovered that the version of the ZeuS banking Trojan used in this attack is the 2.0.8.9 that was leaked in 2011. The attack occurred in August […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 08, 2018
After a four-year term, the National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers plans to retire, he sent a letter to its staff on Friday informing them that he would depart next spring. After a four-year term, the National Security Agency chief Admiral Mike Rogers plans to retire within months. The Admiral Mike Rogers was chosen by President Barack Obama in 2014 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2018
Hackers are already targeting the Pyeongchang Olympic Games with spear phishing attacks aimed at stealing sensitive or financial information. Security researchers from McAfee reported hackers are already targeting Pyeongchang Olympic Games, many organizations associated with the event had received spear phishing messages. Most of the targeted organizations is involved with the Olympics either in providing infrastructure or […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2018
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again thank you! · A new Facebook security feature reveals fraudulent Facebook-like mails · Security Affairs newsletter Round 143 – News of the week · WeChat is set to become Chinas official electronic ID system · […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2018
Following the recent mass demonstration, the Iran-linked Infy group may attempt to target protesters and their contacts abroad. The crackdown of Iranian authorities on protesters and dissident could have a wide range and involve anyone in contact with them. According to cybersecurity firms and researchers, a nation-state actor called Infy is intensifying its attacks against anyone is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2018
Google expert discovered a new stack-based overflow vulnerability in AMD CPUs that could be exploited via crafted EK certificates, Chip manufacturers are in the tempest, while media are continues sharing news about the Meltdown and Spectre attacks, the security researcher at Google’s cloud security team Cfir Cohen disclosed a stack-based overflow vulnerability in the fTMP of […]
