Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2020
TeamViewer flaw can allow hackers to steal System password

A severe vulnerability impacting TeamViewer for Windows, tracked as CVE 2020-13699, could be exploited by remote attackers to steal the system password. TeamViewer has recently addressed a high-risk vulnerability (CVE 2020-13699), that could be exploited by remote attackers to steal system password and potentially compromise it. TeamViewer is a popular software application for remote control, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2020
Nefilim ransomware operators claim to have hacked the SPIE group

Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly targeted the SPIE group, an independent European leader in multi-technical services. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble reported that Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly hacked The SPIE Group, an independent European leader in multi-technical services. The number of ransomware attacks continues to increase, hackers also steal victims’ data and threaten them to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2020
NCSC Director warns of interference on elections tied to Russia, China, Iran

The Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) shared info on attempts of influence 2020 U.S. elections. The Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) William Evanina shared information on ongoing operations aimed at influencing the 2020 U.S. elections. “Many foreign actors have a preference for who wins the election, which they express through a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2020
Spying on satellite internet comms with a $300 listening station

An attacker could use $300 worth of off-the-shelf equipment to eavesdrop and intercept signals from satellite internet communications. The academic researcher James Pavur, speaking at Black Hat 2020 hacking conference, explained that satellite internet communications are susceptible to eavesdropping and signal interception. Attackers could use cheap equipment like a basic home-television gear that goes from […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2020
Homoglyph attacks used in phishing campaign and Magecart attacks

Researchers detailed a new evasive phishing technique that leverages modified favicons to inject e-skimmers and steal payment card data covertly. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes have analyzed a new evasive phishing technique used by attackers in the wild in Magecart attacks. The hackers targeted visitors of several sites using typo-squatted domain names, and modified favicons […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2020
Remotely hack a Mercedes-Benz E-Class is possible, experts demonstrated

Chinese researchers discovered tens of vulnerabilities in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, including issues that can be exploited to remotely hack it. A team of Chinese experts from Sky-Go, the Qihoo 360 division focused on car hacking, discovered 19 vulnerabilities in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, including some issues that can be exploited by attackers to remotely hack a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2020
FBI warns of Iran-linked hackers attempting to exploit F5 BIG-IP flaw

According to the FBI, Iranian hackers are actively attempting to exploit an unauthenticated RCE flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-5902, in F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The FBI is warning of Iranian hackers actively attempting to exploit an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw (CVE-2020-5902) affecting F5 Big-IP application delivery controller (ADC) devices. Early June, researchers at F5 Networks […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2020
Qualcomm and MediaTek Wi-Fi chips impacted by Kr00k-Like attacks

Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Qualcomm and MediaTek are impacted by vulnerabilities similar to the Kr00k issue disclosed early this year. Earlier this year, experts from ESET disclosed the Kr00k, a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. The Kr00k vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-15126, could be exploited by nearby remote attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2020
Reddit massive hack: hackers defaced channels with pro-Trump messages

Reddit suffered a massive hack, threat actors compromised tens of Reddit channels and defaced them showing messages in support of Donald Trump’s campaign. Reddit suffered a massive hack, threat actors defaced tens of channel to display messages in support of Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. At the time of writing, the massive hack is still ongoing […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2020
Google Threat Analysis Group took down ten influence operations in Q2 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report, a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. Google revealed to have taken down ten coordinated operations in […]