Pierluigi Paganini
March 23, 2021
Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) discloses a data breach resulting from the compromise of its Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) file sharing service. Energy giant Shell disclosed a data breach resulting from the compromise of an Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) used by the company. Shell is an Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 22, 2021
The Ministry of Defence academy was hit by a major cyber attack, Russia and China state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind the offensive The Ministry of Defence academy was hit by a major cyber attack, according to the British tabloid newspaper The Sun, Russia and China state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 22, 2021
Experts uncovered critical flaws in the Netop Vision Pro distance learning software used by many schools to control remote learning sessions. McAfee discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in the Netop Vision Pro popular distance learning software which is used by several teachers to control remote learning sessions. The distance learning software implements multiple features, including viewing student […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2021
Department of Justice announced that Swiss hacker Till Kottmann, 21, has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. A group of US hackers recently claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations. Hackers also posted images captured from the hacked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2021
Microsoft announced that its Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now protects users against attacks exploiting Exchange Server vulnerabilities. Microsoft announced this week that Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now provide automatic protection against attacks exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. “Today, we have taken an additional step to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2021
A hacking group has employed at least 11 zero-day flaws as part of an operation that took place in 2020 and targeted Android, iOS, and Windows users. Googleâs Project Zero security team published a report about the activity of a mysterious hacking group that operated over the course of 2020 and exploited at least 11 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2021
Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. Acer is the world’s 6th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 19, 2021
Cybersecurity experts warn of ongoing attacks aimed at exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ networking devices. Cybersecurity experts from NCC Group and Bad Packets security firm this week detected a wave of attacks exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22986, in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ networking devices. “After seeing lots […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 19, 2021
Experts found vulnerabilities in two WordPress plugins that could be exploited to run arbitrary code and potentially take over a website. Security researchers disclosed vulnerabilities in Elementor and WP Super Cache WordPress plugins that could be exploited to run arbitrary code and take over a website under certain circumstances. The flaws were uncovered in the Elementor […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 18, 2021
Unknown threat actors have been using a new XcodeSpy Mac malware to target software developers who use Appleâs Xcode integrated development environment. Researchers at SentinelOne uncovered a series of attacks involving a new XcodeSpy used to deliver a custom variant of a backdoor tracked as EggShell. The EggShell allows threat actors to spy on users, capture […]
