Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2019
Adobe Patch Tuesday addresses critical flaws in four products

Adobe released the Patch Tuesday security updates for December 2019 that address flaws in Acrobat and Reader, Photoshop CC, ColdFusion, and Brackets. Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for December 2019 address a total of 25 flaws in Acrobat and Reader, Photoshop CC, ColdFusion, and Brackets. “Adobe has published security bulletins for Adobe Acrobat and Reader (APSB19-55), […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2019
NordVPN announced the launch of a bug bounty program

The popular virtual private network (VPN) service provider NordVPN announced the launch of a public bug bounty program. The virtual private network (VPN) service provider NordVPN announced the launch of a public bug bounty program. White hat hackers will receive payouts between $100 and $5,000 for each reported vulnerability. NordVPN will also pay much more […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2019
City of Pensacola hit by a cyberattack few days after military base shooting

The city of Pensacola, Florida, had been hit by a cyberattack, just days after a Saudi officer killed three American sailors at the city’s naval base. The city of Pensacola has been hit by a cyber attack over the weekend, the incident took place around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. City IT staff has been working to restore […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2019
Google released PathAuditor to detect unsafe path access patterns

Google has released the source code of a tool, dubbed PathAuditor, designed to help developers identify vulnerabilities related to file access. Google decided to release the source code of a tool dubbed PathAuditor designed to help developers identify vulnerabilities related to file access. PathAuditor has been released by the tech giant as open-source, the company […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2019
New ‘PyXie’ Python RAT targets multiple industries

Researchers discovered a new Python-based RAT dubbed PyXie that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. Experts at BlackBerry Cylance have spotted a new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. PyXie has been first observed in the wild in 2018, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2019
China 3-5-2 directive orders state offices to remove foreign hardware and software

3-5-2 Directive – The Chinese government s to replace foreign hardware and software with its national technology within the next three years. Officials from the Beijing government ordered all government offices and public institutions to replace foreign hardware and software with Chinese solutions within the next three years. The Government has issued a directive, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2019
SEC Xtractor – Experts released an open-source hardware analysis tool

Security and consulting company SEC Consult announced the release of an open-source hardware analysis tool dubbed SEC Xtractor Security firm SEC Consult announced the release of an open-source hardware analysis tool dubbed SEC Xtractor. The tool was initially designed for internal use, and was then adopted for several research projects over the years. The tool […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 243

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Data of 21 million Mixcloud users available for sale on the dark web Google warned 12K+ users targeted by state-sponsored hackers Twitter account of Huawei Mobile Brazil hacked Clop Ransomware attempts to disable Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Europol […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2019
Vietnam-linked Ocean Lotus hacked BMW and Hyundai networks

Alleged Vietnamese Ocean Lotus (APT32) hackers breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai to steal automotive trade secrets. According to German media, hackers suspected to be members of the Vietnam-linked APT Ocean Lotus (APT32) group breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai. The intrusion aimed at stealing automotive trade […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2019
Russia-linked Gamaredon group targets Ukraine officials

Russia-linked Gamaredon cyberespionage group has been targeting Ukrainian targets, including diplomats, government and military officials. Russia linked APT group tracked as Gamaredon has been targeting several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement. The Gamaredon attacks against Ukraine don’t seem to have stopped. In June malware researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi spotted a new suspicious […]