Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2018
The code hosting service GitHub added Python to the list of programming languages that it is able to auto-scan for known vulnerabilities. Good news for GitHub users, the platform added Python to the list of programming languages that it is able to auto-scan for known vulnerabilities. In March, the code hosting service GitHub confirmed that the introduction […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2018
A security researcher discovered that the IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs. The IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs, the discovery was made by security researcher Ankit Anubhav, Principal Researcher at NewSky Security. Anubhav explained that the passwords […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2018
Researchers from the Z-Lab at CSE Cybsec analyzed a new collection of malware allegedly part of a new espionage campaign conducted by the APT28 group. It was a long weekend for the researchers from the Z-Lab at CSE Cybsec that completed the analysis a number of payloads being part of a new cyber espionage campaign […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2018
The week closes with the indictment for twelve Russian intelligence officers by a US grand jury. The charges were formulated just three days before President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Vladimir Putin. The special Counsel Robert Mueller, who indicted on February 13 Russians for a massive operation aimed to influence the 2016 Presidential election, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2018
Talos Team have uncovered a “highly targeted” campaign leveraging a mobile malware distributed through a bogus MDM service Security experts from Talos Team have uncovered a “highly targeted” campaign leveraging a mobile malware that has been active at least since August 2015. The researchers believe that cyberspies are operating from China and they found spying […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2018
Imperva observed a spambot targeting WordPress sites aimed at tricking victims into clicking on links to sites offering betting services on FIFA World Cup Security experts from Imperva recently observed a spike in spam activity directed at WordPress websites, attackers aimed at tricking victims into clicking on links to sites offering betting services on the 2018 FIFA […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2018
Ukraine ‘s SBU Security Service reportedly stopped VPNFilter attack at chlorine station, the malware infected the network equipment in the facility that supplies water treatment and sewage plants. According to the Interfax-Ukraine media outlet, the VPNFilter hit the LLC Aulska station in Auly (Dnipropetrovsk region), according to the experts the malware aimed at disrupting operations at the chlorine station. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2018
Hackers have compromised the website of VSDC, (http://www.videosoftdev.com), a popular company that provides free audio and video conversion and editing software. Experts from Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Total Security discovered that attackers hijacked the download links of the popular audio and video editor, VSDC. The experts discovered that hackers hijacked download links on the websites […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2018
FireEye uncovered a large-scale Chinese phishing and hacking campaign powered by Temp.periscope APT aimed at Cambodia’s elections. Security researchers at FireEye have uncovered a large-scale Chinese phishing and hacking campaign aimed at Cambodia’s elections. The hackers distributed a remote access trojan (RAT) and data exfiltration operation targeting the poll. The experts from FireEye attributed the attacks to an APT group tracked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 11, 2018
The access to a system at a major international airport via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) could be paid only $10 on the Dark Web. Experts at McAfee have discovered hackers offering RDP access to compromised machines worldwide while analyzing several black markets. The researchers discovered shops offering between 15 to more than 40,000 RDP connections for sale, the largest […]
