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Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
North Korea hackers threaten Irish companies with ‘almost daily’ attacks

State-sponsored hackers from North Korea are launching almost daily attacks on Irish companies and critical infrastructure North Korean state-sponsored hackers are launching almost daily attacks on Irish companies and critical infrastructure, they are also suspected to be responsible for the €4.3m cyber heist on Meath County Council in October 2016. Ireland is considered a privileged […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
KovCoreG group spreading Kovter Malware via fake browser and Flash updates

Security experts from Proofpoint have uncovered a malvertising actor named KovCoreG group that is spreading the Kovter malware via fake browser and Flash updates. Security researchers from Proofpoint have uncovered a malvertising group dubbed KovCoreG that is spreading the Kovter malware via fake browser and Flash updates. The Kovter malware is used in Ad fraud campaigns, victims were infected by simply clicking […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
Credit agency Experian is using scare tactics to sell a service for tracking traded user data on the dark web

Credit agency Experian is using scare tactics to sell a service for tracking traded user data on the dark web, let’s give a close look at the user agreement In the dark web, it is quite easy to find a lot of identities of unaware individuals and any other data that could expose companies to frauds. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
Sri Lanka police arrest two men over cyber theft at the Taiwan Bank

The Sri Lanka authorities have arrested two men allegedly involved in cyber heist at an unnamed Taiwan bank that occurred last week. The Sri Lanka police have arrested two men allegedly involved in the Taiwan cyberheist, the suspects are accused to have hacked into computers at a Taiwan bank and stole millions of dollars last week. According to an official, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2017
Forrester, one of the most influential research and advisory firms was hacked

Forrester Research announced today that Forrester.com experienced a security breach this week, attackers were ultimately detected and shut out of the system Forrester, one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world, revealed on Friday to have suffered a security breach the past week. The attackers broke into the infrastructure hosting the Forrester.com […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2017
HPE allowed Russians review the code of ArcSight software also used by the Pentagon

HPE gave Russian gov access to review ArcSight software that is currently used by corporate and government entities worldwide, including the Pentagon. The recent news of the alleged hack of Kaspersky products to steal NSA exploit from the personal PC of a US contractor has put in the background another equally worrying news. Another tech giant has […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2017
Security Affairs newsletter Round 131 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again thank you! ·      60% of institutions in Saudi Arabia hit by malware-based attacks ·      Security Affairs newsletter Round 130 – News of the week ·      Vxers abused legitimate VMware binary to spread Banking Trojan Distribution […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2017
Security researcher found roughly 700 Brother printers left exposed online

A security researcher has discovered nearly 700 Brother printers left exposed online exposing corporate and government networks to hack. The security researcher Ankit Anubhav, principal researcher at NewSky Security, has discovered nearly 700 Brother printers left exposed online. Anyone can access the administration panel of the printers and take control of the devices. Anubhav disclosed its discovery […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2017
Experts spotted KnockKnock attacks, a new ingenious attack technique on Office 365 System Accounts

Security experts from Skyhigh Networks discovered a wide-scale attack with a new stealthy technique, dubbed KnockKnock, that targets Office 365 accounts. The cloud access security broker Skyhigh Networks discovered a wide-scale attack with a new stealthy technique, dubbed KnockKnock, that targets Office 365 (O365) accounts. The massive campaign leverages a low-key attack, started in May and is […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2017
British teenager admits trying to hack CIA Chief and other top US officials

A British teenager admitted in a British court to have attempted to hack into the computers of top US officials, including former CIA chief John Brennan. On Friday, the British teenager Kane Gamble (18) from Coalville, Leicester, admitted in a British court to have attempted to hack into the computers of top US officials, including former CIA chief John Brennan. Kane […]