Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2017
#MacronLeaks – Experts discovered evidence suggesting Russian threat actors behind the hack of French presidential candidate Macron. Who are the hackers that attempted to subvert the final vote of French Presidential Election by targeting the Macron’s campaign? Hackers leaked a 9GB batch of internal documents through the Magnet file-sharing service. The Macron data leakage has happened while […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2017
Hackers at the Google Project Zero team have discovered another critical Windows RCE vulnerability, the worst Windows RCE in recent memory. Security experts at Google Project Zero team have discovered another critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows OS, but this time the hackers defined it as the worst Windows RCE in recent memory. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2017
Researchers at Technische Universitat Braunschweig published a study on 200+ Android mobile apps that are listening to your life through ultrasonic beacons. Researchers at Technische Universitat Braunschweig in Germany recently published a finding that over 200 Android mobile applications are listening to your life through ultrasonic beacons. Like digital electronic vampire bats, these apps are checking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2017
Microsoft has recently uncovered an attack dubbed Operation WilySupply that leveraged the update mechanism of an unnamed software editing tool to compromise targets. The attackers mostly targeted organizations in the finance and payment industries. “An unknown attacker was taking advantage of a silent yet effective attack vector: the compromised update mechanism or software supply chain for a third-party […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2017
Recently discovered Fatboy ransomware implements a dynamic method of setting the ransom amount based on the geographic location of the victims. Ransomware continues to monopolize the threat landscape, recently security experts have observed numerous evolution of this specific family of malware. A newly discovered ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), dubbed Fatboy, implements a dynamic method of setting the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2017
Cisco released a firmware update to fix a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in CISCO CVR100W Wireless-N VPN Small Business Routers. Cisco has released a firmware update to fix a critical vulnerability in its CVR100W Wireless-N VPN routers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2017-3882, can be exploited by attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and execute arbitrary code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2017
Experts from Bitdefender have uncovered the Netrepser Cyber espionage campaign that compromised more than 500 Government organizations worldwide. Security experts at Bitdefender uncovered a cyber espionage campaign that leverages a strain of malware dubbed Netrepser to target government organizations. Netrepser Trojan samples were first discovered by the Bitdefender in May 2016, according to experts the analysis […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2017
WikiLeaks has released a news batch of documents detailing the Archimedes tool, a MitM attack tool allegedly used by the CIA to target LAN networks. WikiLeaks has released a new batch of documents detailing a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack tool dubbed Archimedes allegedly used by the CIA to target local networks. The leaked documents, dated between […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2017
According to experts from the Fox-IT firm, the notorious Russian Snake APT group is ready to target also Mac users with a new variant of its malicious code. The sophisticated Russian Snake APT group is back and is leveraging on new malware to target Mac users.The Snake APT group, also known as Turla or Uroburos, has ported its Windows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2017
A researcher reported a WordPress Password Reset vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-8295, and detailed it in a security advisory. On Wednesday, the popular security experts Dawid Golunski reported a WordPress Password Reset vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-8295, and detailed it in a security advisory. Golunski classified the flaw as a âmedium/high severity,â he explained that the issue is caused by […]
