Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2019
US Cyber Command posted on Twitter an alert about cyber attacks exploiting the CVE-2017-11774 vulnerability in Outlook. Yesterday I was using Twitter when I noticed the following alert issued by the account managed by the US Cyber Command: The alert refers to an ongoing activity aimed at infecting government networks by exploiting the CVE-2017-11774 Outlook […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 03, 2019
Experts found a Chinese smart home solutions vendor that has been leaking billions of logs from devices managed via its cloud platform. Experts at vpnMentor discovered a massive data leak in Orvibo’s user database. The research team, led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, has found an open database managed by Orvibo Smart Home vendor. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2019
Some court websites of a Georgia state were brought offline after their systems were infected by ransomware in a cyber attack. A Georgia state agency confirmed that a cyberattack has brought offline some court websites. According to local media, hackers infected the systems of the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts with ransomware, “News outlets […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2019
Firefox finally addressed the issues with antivirus apps crashing HTTPS websites starting with the release of Firefox 68. Mozilla announced that it will resolve the issues that caused antivirus apps crashing HTTPs websites with the release of Firefox 68 version. The problems began after the release of Firefox 65 in December 2018, since then experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2019
A new Ransomware appeared in the threat landscape, the malware began to threats the digital world. This time using a nice but scary name: LooCipher. Introduction A new Ransomware began to threats the digital world. This time using a nice but scary name: LooCipher. The name is at the same time an allusion to its capabilities (thank […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2019
Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 168 pages of excellent content. Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. Tips, tricks, ideas, secrets and insider information on the best practices in cybersecurity. Please read it and share it with your friends. With much appreciation […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 02, 2019
Security experts spotted a news wave of attacks carried out by the OceanLotus APT group that involved the new Ratsnif Trojan. Experts at the security firm Cylance detected a new RAT dubbed Ratsnif that was used in cyber espionage operations conducted by the OceanLotus APT group. The OceanLotus APT group, also known as APT32 or Cobalt Kitty, is state-sponsored group that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2019
Security researchers at eSentire tracked a new campaign spreading a variant of the Dridex banking Trojan that shows polymorphism. Security experts at eSentire observed a new campaign spreading a variant of the Dridex banking Trojan that implements polymorphism. The Dridex banking Trojan that has been around since 2014, it was involved in numerous campaigns against financial institutions over the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2019
Israel blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport that disrupted GPS signals, but the Kremlin denies its involvement in the attacks. Starting from early June, a significant jamming activity has interfered with GPS signals at Israeli Ben Gurion airport causing severe problems to pilots and aircraft. Israel’s Airports Authority confirmed that the disruption […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2019
City Council of Somerville, a Boston suburb, has voted to ban the use of facial recognition system by police and other city offices. The City Council of Somerville, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb, has decided to ban the use of facial recognition system by police and other city departments. Last week, the Somerville City Council expressed […]
