Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
Zero-day in popular Yuzo Related Posts WordPress Plugin exploited in the wild

According to experts a vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin Yuzo Related Posts is exploited by attackers to redirect users to malicious sites. The XSS flaw allows attackers to inject a JavaScript into the sites that redirect visitors to websites displaying scams, including tech support scams, and sites promoting unwanted software. The Yuzo Related Posts […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
VSDC video editing software website hacked again

Users that have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between 2019-02-21 and 2019-03-23, may have been infected with malware. Users that have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between 2019-02-21 and 2019-03-23, may have been infected with a banking trojan and an information stealer. VSDC is a popular, free video editing and converting app and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
FBI/DHS MAR report details HOPLIGHT Trojan used by Hidden Cobra APT

According to a joint report published by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is using a new Trojan in attacks. According to a joint report issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange arrested and charged in US with computer hacking conspiracy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. after Ecuador withdrew asylum after seven years. Seven years ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case. In 2012 a British judge ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
WPA3 attacks allow hackers to hack Wi-Fi password

Security researchers discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks.Security researchers discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks. One of the main advantages of WPA3 is that it’s near impossible to crack […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Genesis Store black marketplace offers more than 60k+ stolen bot profiles

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that over 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale on an private marketplace called Genesis Store. More than 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale in the underground marketplace Genesis Store, it includes browser fingerprints, web site user logins and passwords, cookies, and credit card information. The seller is […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
[SI-LAB] EMOTET spread in Chile impacted hundreds of users and targeted financial and banking services

EMOTET spread in Chile targeted financial and banking services. SI-LAB detected hundreds of users that were impacted by this malware between March 18th and 26th of 2019. The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. This threat is known as a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Sophisticated TajMahal APT Framework remained under the radar for 5 years

Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky Lab uncovered a highly sophisticated spyware framework dubbed TajMahal that was involved in cyberespionage campaign for at least last 5 years. Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky discovered a highly sophisticated spyware framework, dubbed TajMahal, that has been used in cyber operations for at least last 5 years. The TajMahal framework remained undetected until […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2019
Experts spotted the iOS version of the Exodus surveillance app

In the last weeks, a new Android surveillance malware dubbed Exodus made the headlines, now expert found the iOS version of the government spyware. Security experts at LookOut have discovered an iOS version of the dreaded surveillance Android app Exodus that was initially found on the official Google Play Store. Exodus for Android is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2019
LimeRAT spreads in the wild

Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team spotted an interesting infection chain leveraging several techniques able to defeat traditional security defences and spread LimeRAT. Introduction Few days ago, Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team came across an interesting infection chain leveraging several techniques able to defeat traditional security defences and hiding a powerful inner payload able to seriously threaten its victims.  The […]