Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2018
Turla APT group leverages for the first time the Metasploit framework for the Mosquito campaign

Security experts from ESET observed the Turla APT group leveraging for the first time the Metasploit framework in the Mosquito campaign The Russia-linked Turla APT group continues its cyber espionage campaigns shifting towards more generic tools to remain under the radar. Turla is the name of a Russian cyber espionage APT group (also known as […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2018
Experts warn: it is too easy to steal WiFi access key from TalkTalk ‘s Super Routers

Home Wi-Fi networks in the UK using Super Router provided by TalkTalk ISP are affected by a vulnerability that exposes them to cyber attacks. Security researchers at software house IndigoFuzz have discovered a security flaw in the implementation of the WPS feature of the TalkTalk Super Router that can be exploited to compromise to steal […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2018
Chinese researchers from Tencent discovered exploitable flaws in several BMW models

A team of security researchers from Chinese firm Tencent has discovered 14 security vulnerabilities in several BMW models. Researchers from the Tencent Keen Security Lab have discovered 14 vulnerabilities affecting several BMW models, including BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series. The team of experts conducted a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2018
The ZipperDown Vulnerability could affect roughly 10% of iOS Apps

Experts from Chinese jailbreakers Pangu Lab, have recently discovered the ZipperDown flaw that could affect roughly 10% of iOS Apps. ZipperDown, is a recently discovered vulnerability that could affect thousands of iOS apps and maybe also Android users. The ZipperDown flaw was first reported by experts from Chinese jailbreakers Pangu Lab,  that described it as described as a programming error. The experts estimate […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2018
North Korea-linked Sun Team APT group targets deflectors with Android Malware

A North Korea-linked APT group tracked as Sun Team has targeted North Korean deflectors with a malicious app that was published in the official Google Play store. A North Korea-linked APT group tracked as Sun Team has targeted North Korean deflectors with a malicious app that was published in the official Google Play store. The campaign, named RedDawn by security experts at […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2018
Google awarded a young expert a total of $36,337 for an RCE in the Google App Engine

Google awarded the 18-year-old student Ezequiel Pereira a total of $36,337 for the discovery of a critical remote code execution vulnerability that affected the Google App Engine. The Google App Engine is a framework that allows Google users to develop and host web applications on a fully managed serverless platform. In February, Pereira gained access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2018
Hacked Drupal sites involved in mining campaigns, RATs distributions, scams

Crooks are exploiting known vulnerabilities in the popular Drupal CMS such as Drupalgeddon2 and Drupalgeddon3 to deliver cryptocurrency miners, remote administration tools (RATs) and tech support scams. Security experts at Malwarebytes reported that compromised Drupal websites are used to deliver cryptocurrency miners, remote administration tools (RATs) and tech support scams. Crooks are exploiting known vulnerabilities in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2018
Internet Systems Consortium rolled out security updates to address 2 flaws in BIND DNS Software

On Friday, the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced security updates for BIND DNS software that address two vulnerabilities rated with a “medium” severity rating. Both vulnerabilities could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, the first issue tracked as CVE-2018-5737 can also cause severe operational problems such as degradation of the service. “A problem […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2018
Misconfigured CalAmp server allowed hacker to take over a lot of vehicles

Security researchers discovered that a misconfigured server operated by the CalAmp company could allow anyone to access account data and takeover the associated vehicle. CalAmp is a company that provides backend services for several well-known systems. Security researchers Vangelis Stykas and George Lavdanis discovered that a  misconfigured server operated by the CalAmp company could allow anyone to access […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2018
Experts propose a new variation of the Spectre attack to recover data from System Management Mode

Researchers from Eclypsium proposed a new variation of the Spectre attack that can allow attackers to recover data stored inside CPU System Management Mode. Security experts from Eclypsium have devised a new variation of the Spectre attack that can allow attackers to recover data stored inside CPU System Management Mode (SMM) (aka called ring -2). The SMM is an operating […]