A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·     Hackers target Port of Barcelona, maritime operations […]
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a widely adopted protocol for remote administration, but it could dramatically enlarge the attack surface if it isn’t properly managed. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the DHS issued a joint alert to […]
Avast spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. Security researchers spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. According to experts from Avast, the Torii bot has been active since […]
Facebook hacked – Attackers exploited a vulnerability in the “View As” feature that allowed them to steal Facebook access tokens of 50 Million Users. Facebook hacked, this is news that is rapidly spreading across the Internet. A few hours ago, Facebook announced that an attack on its computer network exposed the personal information of roughly 50 million users. […]
The QRecorder app in the Play Store impersonating a phone call and voice recording utility embedded a banking malware used to target European banks. Security experts from ESET have discovered a malicious app in the official Google Play Store that impersonates a phone call and voice recording utility, it was hiding a banking malware used to […]
Port of San Diego suffered a ransomware-based attack, a few days after the Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack that caused several problems. A few days ago the Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack that caused several problems to the critical infrastructure, now another major international port was targeted […]
Former NSA TAO hacker was sentenced to 66 months in prison because he leaked top-secret online documents related to the US government ban on Kaspersky. A former member of the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations hacking team was sentenced to 66 months in prison because he leaked top-secret online documents related to the US government ban on Kaspersky software. The former NSA hacker is Nghia […]
Security experts have spotted a Monero cryptomining campaign that abused Kodi add-ons to deliver miner that target both Linux and Windows systems. Crooks are abusing Kodi Media Player to distribute malware, researchers from ESET recently spotted a cryptomining campaign that compromised about over 5,000 computers. Kodi users can add new functionality by installing add-ons that […]
Another fashion retailer suffered a data breach, the victim is SHEIN that announces the security breach affected 6.42 million customers. The retailer hired a forensic cybersecurity firm as well as an international law firm to investigate the security breach. SHEIN is now notifying affected users and it is urging them to change the password for […]
Researchers from ReversingLabs and Cisco Talos have uncovered a new Adwind campaign that targets Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. Security experts from ReversingLabs and Cisco Talos have spotted a new Adwind campaign that targets Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. Adwind is a remote access Trojan (RAT), the samples used in the recently discovered campaign are Adwind 3.0 RAT and […]