Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
The Cost of Dealing With a Cybersecurity Attack in These 4 Industries

A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas, which is the cost of Dealing with an attack in 4 Industries? A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas. In addition to the monetary costs associated with things like lost productivity and improving network security to reduce the likelihood of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
Damage from Silence APT operations increases fivefold. The gang deploys new tools on its “worldwide tour”

Experts from Group-Ib that exposed the most recent campaigns carried out by Silence reported that damage from the APT group operations increases fivefold. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has exposed the most recent campaigns carried out by Silence, a Russian-speaking APT group, in the new “Silence 2.0: Going Global” report. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2019
A backdoor mechanism found in tens of Ruby libraries

Maintainers of the RubyGems package repository have removed 18 malicious versions of 11 Ruby libraries that contained a backdoor. Maintainers of the RubyGems package repository have discovered a backdoor mechanism in 18 malicious versions of 11 Ruby libraries. The backdoor was used by attackers to inject mining code in Ruby projects using the malicious versions […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2019
Flaw in New Facebook Design Allowed Removal of Profile Photos

A security vulnerability in the Facebook design (FB5) could have allowed attackers to remove any photo from profiles of the users. The security expert Philippe Harewood is one of the security researchers that received early access by Facebook to the new FB5 design and discovered an important design flaw. Harewood explained that the issue affects the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2019
5 Ways to Protect Yourself from IP Address Hacking

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. Your IP or Internet Protocol address is your digital identity on the internet. It allows your device to connect with the rest of the online world. For […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2019
Backdoored Webmin versions were available for download for over a year

Webmin, the popular open-source web-based interface for Unix admin contained a remote code execution vulnerability for more than a year. Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix. It allows users using web browsers to set up user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. News of the day […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2019
Hacker publicly releases Jailbreak for iOS version 12.4

Apple accidentally unpatched a vulnerability it had already fixed, making current versions of iOS vulnerable to hackers. A public Jailbreak for iPhones in was released by a hacker, it is an exceptional event because it is the first in years. According to Motherboard, that first reported the news, Apple accidentally unpatched a flaw it had […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2019
5 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Avoid Them?

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. It uses deceptive and manipulated emails as a tool for gathering personal and organizational data. The emails are designed in a way that it appears to be authentic or belonging from a real business or authoritative source. People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2019
At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks

At least 23 local governments were impacted by a wave of ransomware attacks that according to the experts are the result of a coordinated effort. Texas is the victim of an ongoing wave of ransomware attacks that are targeting local governments. At least 23 local government organizations were impacted by the ransomware attacks, the Department […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2019
Bluetana App allows detecting Bluetooth card skimmers in just 3 seconds

Bluetana App allows detecting Bluetooth card skimmers installed at the gas pumps to steal customers’ credit and debit card information in just 3 seconds on average. Bluetooth card skimmers continue to be one of the favorite tools in the arsenal of crooks that attempt to steal credit and debit card information. In recent years, law […]