Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
A Russian security researcher accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. The Russian security researcher Anna Prosvetova, from Saint Petersburg, has accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. Last week, Prosvetova revealed on her private […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Some users are claiming on the social media that a piece of the ‘DTrack’ […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
Group-IB discovered details for 1.3 million Indian payment cards available for sale on Joker’s Stash, it is the largest card database ever Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has detected that a huge database presumably holding the total of more than 1.3 million credit and debit card records of mostly Indian […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 29, 2019
Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear has carried out multiple cyberattacks targeting sporting and anti-doping organizations across the world. Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear (aka APT28, Sednit, Sofacy, Zebrocy, and Strontium) has carried out multiple cyberattacks targeting sporting and anti-doping organizations across the world. According to the tech giant, Russian cyber spies have targeted at least 16 agencies […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
A wave of cyber attacks hit 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the sites of the president, courts, and local media. A mysterious wave of cyber attacks hit some 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the websites of the president, courts, and media. The news was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the President Salome Zurabishvili’s that told […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
Italian bank UniCredit announced today that around three million of its customers in Italy have been affected by a data breach in 2015. The Italian bank UniCredit announced today that around three million of its Italian clients have been affected by a data breach that took place in 2015, The UniCredit cybersecurity team has determined […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
Security expert Marco Ramilli published a quick analysis of an interesting attack carried out by SWEED threat actor targeting precision engineering firms in Italy. Introduction Today I’d like to share a quick analysis of an interesting attack targeting precision engineering companies based in Italy. Precision engineering is a very important business market in Europe, it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 27, 2019
A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Fake UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugins used to backdoor sites TA505 cybercrime […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 26, 2019
asty PHP7 remote code execution bug exploited in the wild Experts warn of a remote code execution vulnerability in PHP7, tracked as CVE-2019-11043, has been exploited in attacks in the wild. A remote code execution vulnerability in PHP7, tracked as CVE-2019-11043, has been exploited in attacks in the wild. On October 22, the security expert […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 26, 2019
A new MageCart attack made the headlines, this time hackers planted a software skimmer in the Procter & Gamble’s site First Aid Beauty website. According to Willem de Groot, a researcher at Sanguine Security, threat actors planted a MageCart software skimmer on Procter & Gamble’s site First Aid Beauty on May 5, and the malicious […]
