Pierluigi Paganini
November 16, 2017
A researcher from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin that expose websites to attacks. The researcher Jouko Pynnönen from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin the expose websites to attacks. The Formidable Forms plugin allows users to easily create contact pages, polls and surveys, and many other kinds […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2017
Ops, a 17-Year-Old flaw in MS Office, tracked as CVE-2017-11882, could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. Ops, a 17-Year-Old vulnerability in MS Office could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. The flaw is a memory-corruption issue that affects all versions of Microsoft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2017
US DHS published the details of the malware FALLCHILL and Volgmer used by the APT group Hidden Cobra that is linked to the North Korean government. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the details of the hacking tool FALLCHILL used one of the APT group linked to the North Korean government tracked as Hidden Cobra (aka Lazarus Group). […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 15, 2017
Powerdown the PowerShell Attacks : Harnessing the power of logs to monitor the PowerShell activities Lately, I have been working on analyzing the PowerShell attacks in my clients’ environment. Based on the analysis and research, I have come up with a few indicators that will help to detect the potential PowerShell attacks in your environment […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
Expert discovered a backdoor in OnePlus devices that allows root access without unlocking the bootloader. Other problems for the owners of the OnePlus smartphone, this time experts discovered a backdoor that allows root access without unlocking the bootloader. Just over a month after OnePlus was caught collecting personally identifiable information on its users, the Chinese smartphone company has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2017
A group of researchers hacked Apple iPhone X Face ID facial recognition technology by using a 3D-Printed Mask that costs less than $150. On November 3, Apple released its new iPhone X and a few days later a group of researchers from Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav has claimed to have hacked Apple’s Face ID facial recognition technology by using […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2017
Experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new malware family named Reaver with ties to hackers who use the SunOrcal malware. A China-linked cyber espionage group has developed a new strain of malware, dubbed Reaver, that was already observed in highly targeted attacks during 2016. The malware was analyzed by experts at Palo Alto Networks, who spotted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2017
Bug bounty programs allowed the US agency to receive 2,837 valid bug reports from 650 white hat hackers located in 50 countries around the world. Bug bounty program ‘Hack the Pentagon’ launched by the Pentagon in 2016 along with the vulnerability disclosure policy announced nearly one year ago allowed the US agency to receive 2,837 valid bug reports […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2017
Researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City. A group of researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane owned by the DHS that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2017
Microsoft president Brad Smith appeared before the UN in Geneva to talk about the urgency of a digital Geneva Convention. Microsoft president Brad Smith appeared before the UN in Geneva to talk about the role of nation-state actors in the threat landscape. We are assisting a growing number of nation-state cyber attacks, for this reason, cybersecurity […]
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