Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2017
Ops, a 17-Year-Old flaw in MS Office, tracked as CVE-2017-11882, could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. Ops, a 17-Year-Old vulnerability in MS Office could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. The flaw is a memory-corruption issue that affects all versions of Microsoft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2017
US DHS published the details of the malware FALLCHILL and Volgmer used by the APT group Hidden Cobra that is linked to the North Korean government. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the details of the hacking tool FALLCHILL used one of the APT group linked to the North Korean government tracked as Hidden Cobra (aka Lazarus Group). […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2017
Powerdown the PowerShell Attacks : Harnessing the power of logs to monitor the PowerShell activities Lately, I have been working on analyzing the PowerShell attacks in my clients’ environment. Based on the analysis and research, I have come up with a few indicators that will help to detect the potential PowerShell attacks in your environment […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
Adobe released today’s Patch Tuesday, a total of 80 vulnerabilities across 9 products, most of which for Acrobat and Reader, including dozens of RCE issues. Adobe released patches for a total of 80 vulnerabilities across its products, including Flash Player, Photoshop, Connect, Acrobat and Reader, DNG Converter, InDesign, Digital Editions, Shockwave Player, and Experience Manager products. Half […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
Expert discovered a backdoor in OnePlus devices that allows root access without unlocking the bootloader. Other problems for the owners of the OnePlus smartphone, this time experts discovered a backdoor that allows root access without unlocking the bootloader. Just over a month after OnePlus was caught collecting personally identifiable information on its users, the Chinese smartphone company has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
Freedom of the Net report – Online manipulation played a crucial role in elections in at least 18 countries over the past year, including the United States. While cyber security experts still debate cyber attacks against 2016 Presidential Election, according to the independent watchdog Freedom House at least 18 countries had their elections hacked last year. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
Researchers at IBM have spotted a new banking malware dubbed IcedID has capabilities similar to other financial threats like Gozi, Zeus, and Dridex. Malware researchers at IBM X-Force have spotted a new strain of banking malware dubbed IcedID has capabilities similar to other financial threats like Gozi, Zeus, and Dridex. IcedID does not borrow code from other banking malware, but it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
A group of researchers hacked Apple iPhone X Face ID facial recognition technology by using a 3D-Printed Mask that costs less than $150. On November 3, Apple released its new iPhone X and a few days later a group of researchers from Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav has claimed to have hacked Apple’s Face ID facial recognition technology by using […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2017
Experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new malware family named Reaver with ties to hackers who use the SunOrcal malware. A China-linked cyber espionage group has developed a new strain of malware, dubbed Reaver, that was already observed in highly targeted attacks during 2016. The malware was analyzed by experts at Palo Alto Networks, who spotted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2017
Bug bounty programs allowed the US agency to receive 2,837 valid bug reports from 650 white hat hackers located in 50 countries around the world. Bug bounty program ‘Hack the Pentagon’ launched by the Pentagon in 2016 along with the vulnerability disclosure policy announced nearly one year ago allowed the US agency to receive 2,837 valid bug reports […]
