Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2019
DoppelPaymer, a fork of BitPaymer Ransomware, appeared in the threat landscape

Some of the crooks behind the Dridex Trojan have split from the gang and released a forked version of the BitPaymer ransomware dubbed DoppelPaymer. Cybercrime gang tracked as TA505 has been active since 2014 and focusing on Retail and Banking industries. The group that is known for the distribution of the Dridex Trojan and the Locky ransomware, has released other pieces of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2019
Flaw in Ad Inserter WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to execute code

A critical vulnerability affecting the Ad Inserter WordPress plugin could be exploited by authenticated attackers to remotely execute PHP code. Security researchers at Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability in the Inserter WordPress plugin that could be exploited by authenticated attackers to remotely execute PHP code. Ad Inserter is an Ad management plugin that allows administrators to benefit of advanced features to insert ads […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2019
The npm installer for PureScript package has been compromised

It has happened again, another JavaScript package in the npm registry has been compromised, it is the installer for PureScript. The installer for PureScript package in the npm registry has tampered forcing project maintainers to purge the malicious code. Last week many developers reported several problems with the installer and PureScript contributor Harry Garrood found malicious code in its […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2019
A flaw could have allowed hackers to take over any Instagram account in 10 minutes

Instagram has recently addressed a critical flaw that could have allowed hackers to take over any Instagram account without any user interaction. Instagram has recently addressed a critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to completely take over any account without user interaction. The news was first reported by TheHackerNews, the issue was reported to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2019
La Porte County finally opted to pay $130,000 Ransom

On July 6, a ransomware attack brought down government computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, finally, the county decided to pay $130,000 ransom. On July 6, a ransomware attack paralyzed the computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, according to County Commission President Dr. Vidya Kora, employees were not able to access to any […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2019
Apple temporarily blocked Walkie-Talkie App on Apple Watch due to a flaw

A serious vulnerability in Walkie-Talkie App on Apple Watch forced the tech giant to disable the applications to avoid attackers spying on its users. Apple has temporarily disabled the Walkie-Talkie app on the Apple Watch due to a vulnerability that could be exploited to spy on users. The issue was reported to Apple via its report […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2019
NCSC report warns of DNS Hijacking Attacks

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a security advisory to warn organizations of DNS hijacking attacks and provided recommendations this type of attack. In response to the numerous DNS hijacking attacks the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an alert to warn organizations of this type of attack. “In January 2019 the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2019
For nearly a year, Brazilian users have been targeted with router attacks

Brazilian users have been targeted by a large number of router attacks aimed at modifying the configuration of their routers for malicious purposes. This year, security experts at Avast have blocked more than 4.6 million cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attempts carried out by crooks to execute commands without the users’ knowledge. The campaign uncovered by […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2019
Magecart group infected over 17,000 domains via unprotected AWS S3 Buckets

The Magecart continues to target websites worldwide, it infected over 17,000 domains by targeting improperly secured Amazon S3 buckets.  The Magecart gang made the headlines again, according to a new report published by RiskIQ, it has infected over 17,000 domains by targeting improperly secured Amazon S3 buckets.  A few days ago, security experts at Sanguine Security have […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2019
New Miori botnet has a unique protocol for C2 communication

A new variant of the implements a unique protocol to communicate with Command and Control infrastructure A new variant of the Miori botnet uses a unique protocol to communicate with C&C infrastructure, it implements a protection mechanism to access the login panel. The Miori bot borrows the code from the dreaded Mirai malware. it first […]