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Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2019
Google forgot to tell customers that Nest Hub has a microphone

Google on Wednesday revealed that it forgot to inform users that its Nest Secure home alarm system includes a microphone. Google announced this week that it forgot to inform users that its Nest Secure home alarm system includes a microphone. “The problem: Nest users didn’t know a microphone existed on their security device to begin […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2019
Expert found a DoS flaw in Windows Servers running IIS

Windows servers running Internet Information Services (IIS) are vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks carried out through malicious HTTP/2 requests. Microsoft revealed that Windows servers running Internet Information Services (IIS) are vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Attackers can trigger a DoS condition by sending specially crafted HTTP/2 requests, the CPU usage will temporarily spike to 100% […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2019
Adobe released second fix for the same Adobe Reader flaw

Adobe released a second patch to address the CVE 2019-7089 flaw in Adobe Reader after an expert found the way to bypass the first fix. Adobe on Thursday released a second patch to address a critical information disclosure vulnerability in Adobe reader, tracked as CVE 2019-7089, after the expert who initially discovered the flaw devised […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2019
Security experts released new GandCrab Decryptor for free

Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor able to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5. Security experts at BitDefender have released a new version of the GandCrab decryptor that could be used to decrypt versions of GandCrab 1, 4 and 5, including the latest version 5.1. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2019
CVE-2019-6340 Critical flaw in Drupal allows Remote Code Execution

Security expert found a “highly critical” vulnerability (CVE-2019-6340) in the popular Drupal CMS that could be exploited for remote code execution. Drupal released security updates that addresses a “highly critical” vulnerability in the popular Drupal CMS, tracked as CVE-2019-6340, that could be exploited for remote code execution. The CVE-2019-6340 flaw is caused by the lack […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2019
The interface of WinPot ATM Malware looks like a slot machine

Malware researchers from Kaspersky Lab have detected a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that was designed to target automated teller machines (ATMs). Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed WinPot that target ATMs, it could be used by crooks to make the ATMs automatically dispense all cash from […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2019
Microsoft says Russian APT28 espionage group hit Democratic Institutions in Europe

Microsoft says Russian APT28 group carried out multiple cyberattacks on democratic institutions in Europe between September and December 2018.  Microsoft revealed that hackers belonging to the cyber espionage group APT28 (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) launched several attacks on democratic institutions in Europe between September and December 2018. The tech giant revealed that 104 accounts belonging […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2019
Expert released a PoC for a remote code execution flaw in mIRC App

Security experts discovered a vulnerability in the mIRC application that allows attackers to execute commands remotely. Security researchers Benjamin Chetioui and Baptiste Devigne from ProofOfCalc discovered a vulnerability in the mIRC application that could be exploited by attackers to execute commands remotely. mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat application that allows users to chat […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2019
North Korea’s Lazarus APT targets Russian Entities

Security researchers at Check Point have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign conducted by Lazarus APT group aimed at Russian targets. Security experts at Check Point have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign carried out by Lazarus aimed at Russian targets, If the attribution is correct, this is the first time that North Korean cyber spies were […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2019
Security breach at North Country PoS firm hits hundreds of US restaurants and Hotels

North Country Business Products POS (point-of-sale) and security solutions provider announced a data breach that affected hundreds of U.S. restaurants and hotels. North Country Business Products point-of-sale and security solutions provider announced a data breach, the company is currently used by 6500 customers around the Midwest. “North Country Business Products, Inc. (“North Country”), today announced that a recent data […]