Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 231

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! Experts found Joker Spyware in 24 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2019
A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers

Facebook addressed a vulnerability in Instagram that could have allowed attackers to access private user information. The security researcher @ZHacker13 discovered a flaw in Instagram that allowed an attacker to access account information, including user phone number and real name. ZHacker13 discovered the vulnerability in August and reported the issue to Facebook that asked for additional […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2019
Expert disclosed passcode bypass bug in iOS 13 a week before its release

A security researcher disclosed a passcode bypass just a week before Apple has planned to release the new iOS 13 operating system, on September 19. Apple users are thrilled for the release of the iOS 13 mobile operating system planned for September 19, but a security expert could mess up the party. The security researcher […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2019
Hackers stole payment data from Garmin South Africa shopping portal

Garmin, the multinational company focused on GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities is victim of a data breach. Garmin is the victim of a data breach, it is warning customers in South Africa that shopped on the shop.garmin.co.za portal that their personal info and payment data were exposed. The stolen data, included […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2019
The US Treasury placed sanctions on North Korea linked APT Groups

The US Treasury placed sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. The US Treasury sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. The groups are behind several hacking operations that resulted in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2019
WatchBog cryptomining botnet now uses Pastebin for C2

A new cryptocurrency-mining botnet tracked as WatchBog is heavily using the Pastebin service for command and control (C&C) operations. Cisco Talos researchers discovered a new cryptocurrency-mining botnet tracked as WatchBog is heavily using the Pastebin service for command and control. The WatchBog bot is a Linux-based malware that is active since last year, it targets […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2019
SimJacker attack allows hacking any phone with just an SMS

SimJacker is a critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise any phones just by sending an SMS. Cybersecurity researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security disclosed a critical vulnerability in SIM cards dubbed SimJacker that could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2019
Iran-linked group Cobalt Dickens hit over 60 universities worldwide

Iran-linked Cobalt Dickens APT group carried out a spear-phishing campaign aimed at tens of universities worldwide. Researchers at Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) uncovered a phishing campaign carried out by the Iran-linked Cobalt Dickens APT group (also known as Silent Librarian) that targeted more than 60 universities four continents in July and August. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2019
NetCAT attack allows hackers to steal sensitive data from Intel CPUs

Experts discovered a flaw dubbed NetCAT (Network Cache ATtack) that affects all Intel server-grade processors and allows to sniff sensitive data over the network. Researchers from VUSec group at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have discovered a new vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote attacker to sniff sensitive details by mounting a side-channel attack over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2019
Some models of Comba and D-Link WiFi routers leak admin credentials

Security experts have discovered that some models of D-Link and Comba WiFi routers leak their administrative login credentials in plaintext. Security researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have discovered several credential leaking vulnerabilities in some models of D-Link and Comba Telecom. The researcher Simon Kenin from SpiderLabs discovered five credential leaking vulnerabilities, three of them affect some […]