Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2020
Tor Browser 9.0.7 addresses a flaw that could allow unmasking Tor users

The Tor Project released Tor Browser 9.0.7 that definitively addresses a vulnerability that allowed to execute JavaScript code on sites it should not. The Tor Project released Tor Browser 9.0.7 that permanently addresses a severe bug that allowed JavaScript code to run on sites it should not. A couple of weeks ago, the Tor Project […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2020
Critical RCE Bug Affects Millions of OpenWrt-based Network Devices

A security researcher disclosed technical details of a critical remote code execution flaw affecting the OpenWrt Linux-based operating system for network devices. Earlier this year, security expert Guido Vranken from the software firm ForAllSecure, discovered a critical vulnerability in the OpenWrt Linux-based operating system for network devices. The flaw tracked as CVE-2020-7982 is a critical remote […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2020
WildPressure, a new APT group targets the Middle East’s industrial sector

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered the activity of a new threat actor, tracked as WildPressure, targeting the industrial sector in the Middle East. The WildPressure was spotted for the first time in August 2019 when researchers detected a never-before-seen malware that has no similarities with other samples analyzed by the experts. “In August […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2020
Fortune 500 tech giant General Electric (GE) discloses data breach after Canon hack

General Electric (GE) s a data breach that exposed personally identifiable information of current and former employees, as well as beneficiaries. The technology giant General Electric (GE) disclosed a data breach that exposed personally identifiable information of current and former employees, as well as beneficiaries. The data breach was caused by a security breach suffered […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2020
Microsoft warns of targeted attacks exploiting Windows zero-day flaws

Microsoft warns of hackers actively exploiting two zero-day remote code execution vulnerabilities in Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. Microsoft warns of hackers exploiting two zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library, both issues impact all supported versions of Windows. The vulnerabilities affects the way Windows Adobe Type Manager Library […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2020
The University of Utah Health discloses security breach

The University of Utah Health disclosed a security breach, it has discovered malware on its systems and revealed unauthorized access to some employee email accounts. The University of Utah Health disclosed a security breach, the research hospital has discovered unauthorized access to some employee email accounts along with the presence of malware on its systems. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2020
538 Million Weibo users’ records being sold on Dark Web

Hackers are offering for sale on the dark web data belonging to 538 million Weibo users, including 172 million phone numbers. Data of 538 million Weibo users are available for sale on the dark web the news was reported by several Chinese media and users on social networks. 107 million records include personal data and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2020
Security firm accidentally exposed an unprotected database with 5 Billion previously leaked records

Expert discovered an Elasticsearch instance belonging to a security firm containing over 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents. The expert Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch install belonging to a UK security firm that contained 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents that took place between 2012 and 2019. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2020
Coronavirus-themed attacks March 15 – March 21, 2020

In this post, I decided to share the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from March 15 to March 21, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the COVID19 outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. March 21, 2020 – New […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2020
UK Fintech company Finastra hit by a cyber attack

The financial technology firm Finastra announced it has suffered a ransomware attack that took down its some of its systems. Finastra, the UK leading financial technology provider, announced that some of its servers were shut down in response to a ransomware attack that the company detected. Finastra provides financial software and services to more than 9,000 customers […]