Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2019
For nearly a year, Brazilian users have been targeted with router attacks

Brazilian users have been targeted by a large number of router attacks aimed at modifying the configuration of their routers for malicious purposes. This year, security experts at Avast have blocked more than 4.6 million cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attempts carried out by crooks to execute commands without the users’ knowledge. The campaign uncovered by […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2019
Magecart group infected over 17,000 domains via unprotected AWS S3 Buckets

The Magecart continues to target websites worldwide, it infected over 17,000 domains by targeting improperly secured Amazon S3 buckets.  The Magecart gang made the headlines again, according to a new report published by RiskIQ, it has infected over 17,000 domains by targeting improperly secured Amazon S3 buckets.  A few days ago, security experts at Sanguine Security have […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2019
New Miori botnet has a unique protocol for C2 communication

A new variant of the implements a unique protocol to communicate with Command and Control infrastructure A new variant of the Miori botnet uses a unique protocol to communicate with C&C infrastructure, it implements a protection mechanism to access the login panel. The Miori bot borrows the code from the dreaded Mirai malware. it first […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2019
Hackers stole $32 million from Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange

BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency due to a cyber attack. BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency was victim of a cyber attack, the Remixpoint’s subsidiary announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency. BITPoint discovered the security breach […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2019
CVE-2019-1132 Windows Zero-Day exploited by Buhtrap Group in government attack

The CVE-2019-1132 flaw addressed by Microsoft this month was exploited by Buhtrap threat actor to target a government organization in Eastern Europe. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including two privilege escalation flaws actively exploited in the wild. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1132, affects the Win32k component and could be […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019
Agent Smith Android malware already infected 25 million devices

‘Agent Smith’ is a new malware discovered by Check Point researchers that replaces legit Android Apps with malicious ones that infected 25 Million devices worldwide. Researchers at Check Point recently discovered a new variant of Android malware, dubbed Agent Smith, that has already infected roughly 25 million devices. The malware is disguised as a Google […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019
Intel addresses high severity flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool

Intel Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address a serious flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool and minor issue in the Solid State Drives (SSD) for Data Centers (DC). Intel’s Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2019 address a serious flaw in the Processor Diagnostic Tool and another issue in the Solid State Drives (SSD) for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019
A new NAS Ransomware targets QNAP Devices

Malware researchers at two security firms Intezer and Anomali have discovered a new piece of ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Experts at security firms Intezer and Anomali have separately discovered a new piece of ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. NAS servers are a privileged target for hackers because they normally store […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2019
Kali Linux is now available for Raspberry Pi 4

The popular operating system Kali Linux is finally available for Raspberry Pi 4, this is great news for hackers and passionate. Offensive Security has announced the availability of the popular operating system Kali Linux for Raspberry Pi 4, this is great news for hackers and security experts. Raspberry Pi 4 is a single-board computer developed in the United […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2019
Severe vulnerabilities allow hacking older GE anesthesia machines

The news is disconcerting, security experts have found vulnerabilities in two models of anesthesia machines commercialized by General Electric. General Electric is recommending not connecting two models of its anesthesia machines (GE Aestiva and GE Aespire, models 7100 and 7900) to hospital networks after researchers have discovered security flaws in the devices. The experts at the healthcare […]