Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2019
Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers

Two Romanian hackers are convicted of infecting 400,000 computers in the U.S. with malicious code and stole millions of dollars from the victims. Bogdan Nicolescu and Radu Miclaus are convicted of infecting 400,000 computers, most of them in the U.S.. The malware was developed to steal credentials, financial data, personal information, then the crooks offered […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2019
Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts

Bad news for users of the Microsoft Outlook email service, hackers have compromised the Microsoft Support Agent to access their email accounts. Earlier this year, hackers breached Microsoft’s customer support portal and gained access to some email accounts registered with the Microsoft’s Outlook service. Microsoft notified some of its users the security breach, it confirmed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2019
These hackers have breached FBI-affiliated websites and leaked data online

Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents Media outlet Techcrunch reported that a hacker group has breached several FBI-affiliated websites and leaked the stolen info online. A hacker group claims to have hacked dozens of websites affiliated with the FBI and leaked online dozens of files containing the personal […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
APT28 and Upcoming Elections: evidence of possible interference

In mid-March, a suspicious Office document referencing the Ukraine elections appeared in the wild, is it related to APT28 and upcoming elections? Introduction In mid-March, a suspicious Office document referencing the Ukraine elections appeared in the wild. This file was uncommon, it seemed carefully prepared and was speaking about who is leading in the elections […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
Zero-day in popular Yuzo Related Posts WordPress Plugin exploited in the wild

According to experts a vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin Yuzo Related Posts is exploited by attackers to redirect users to malicious sites. The XSS flaw allows attackers to inject a JavaScript into the sites that redirect visitors to websites displaying scams, including tech support scams, and sites promoting unwanted software. The Yuzo Related Posts […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
VSDC video editing software website hacked again

Users that have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between 2019-02-21 and 2019-03-23, may have been infected with malware. Users that have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between 2019-02-21 and 2019-03-23, may have been infected with a banking trojan and an information stealer. VSDC is a popular, free video editing and converting app and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
FBI/DHS MAR report details HOPLIGHT Trojan used by Hidden Cobra APT

According to a joint report published by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is using a new Trojan in attacks. According to a joint report issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange arrested and charged in US with computer hacking conspiracy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. after Ecuador withdrew asylum after seven years. Seven years ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case. In 2012 a British judge ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
WPA3 attacks allow hackers to hack Wi-Fi password

Security researchers discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks.Security researchers discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks. One of the main advantages of WPA3 is that it’s near impossible to crack […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Genesis Store black marketplace offers more than 60k+ stolen bot profiles

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that over 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale on an private marketplace called Genesis Store. More than 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale in the underground marketplace Genesis Store, it includes browser fingerprints, web site user logins and passwords, cookies, and credit card information. The seller is […]