Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2018
Hackers launched phishing attacks aimed at bypassing Gmail, Yahoo 2FA at scale

Amnesty International warns of threat actors that are launching phishing attacks aimed at bypassing Gmail, Yahoo 2FA at scale Amnesty International published a report that details how threat actors are able to bypass 2FA authentication that leverages text message as a second factor. Attackers are using this tactic to break into Gmail and Yahoo accounts […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2018
Over 19,000 Orange Livebox ADSL modems leak WiFi credentials

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a flaw in Orange LiveBox ADSL modems to retrieve their SSID and WiFi password in plaintext. Threat actors in the wild are attempting to exploit a vulnerability in LiveBox ADSL modems from Orange, the issue could be triggered to retrieve their SSID and WiFi password in plaintext by simply […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Experts disclosed an unpatched Kernel buffer overflow in Trusteer Rapport for MacOS

Researchers from Trustwave SpiderLabs discovered an unpatched kernel-level vulnerability in driver used by IBM Trusteer Rapport endpoint security tool. The issue affects endpoint security tool for MacOS, IBM released a patch but failed to address the vulnerability within the 120-day disclosure deadline. The IBM Trusteer Rapport endpoint security tool is a lightweight software component that […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Hacking the Twinkly IoT Christmas lights

Security researchers discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off them. Security researchers from MWR InfoSecurity have discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited to display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off their Christmas brilliance. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Information Disclosure flaw allows attackers to find Huawei routers with default credentials

Some models of Huawei routers are affected by a flaw that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have default credentials or not. Ankit Anubhav, a principal researcher at NewSky Security, discovered a vulnerability in some models of Huawei routers that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 193 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Twitter fixed bug could have exposed Direct Messages […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2018
San Diego School District (SDUSD) security breach exposed data of 500,000 students and staff

Personal information belonging to over 500,000 students and 50 district employees were exposed in the San Diego School District (SDUSD) security breach. An attacker sent spear-phishing to SDUSD personnel with the intent of trick them into revealing credentials to access the district’s network services. The attacker accessed personal information of student and staff, including names, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2018
Law enforcement take down 15 DDoS-for-Hire services

U.S. Authorities Take Down 15 DDoS-for-Hire Websites The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that the FBI seized 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services. The FBI has seized 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services (aka booters or stressers) that were used by their customers to launch powerful DDoS attacks. The U.S. District Court for the Central […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2018
Caribou Coffee Payment Card Breach, over 260 stores impacted

Caribou Coffee notified customers a payment card breach that hit more than 260 of its stores in the United States. A payment card breach hit over 260 Caribou Coffee stores, the companyowned by German JAB Holding Company detected the intrusion on November 28. Caribou Coffee also informed the FBI of the security breach. The company […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2018
5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019 Insights from VDOO’s leadership 2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT) – massive attacks and various botnets, a leap in regulation and standards, and increased adoption […]