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Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2017

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes three flaws actively exploited in attacks in the wild

Today Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixed the zero-day Word vulnerability that has been actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Microsoft today patched the zero-day Word vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks in the wild. Just yesterday I wrote about a phishing campaign leveraging the flaw to deliver the Dridex banking Trojan. Microsoft published security […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2017

2017 OWASP Top 10 is out, you can submit your comment until June

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) presented the first release candidate for the 2017 OWASP Top 10, it includes 2 new categories. This week the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) presented the first release candidate for the 2017 OWASP Top 10, the principal novelty is the presence of two new vulnerability categories. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2017

Alleged Russian hacker arrested in Spain reportedly over US Presidential Election Hack

Spanish law enforcement arrested in Barcellona the Russian hacker Pyotr Levashov who is suspected of being involved in attacks on 2016 US Election. Spanish law enforcement arrested in Barcelona the Russian hacker and alleged spam kingpin Pyotr Levashov (36). The man is suspected of being involved in hacking attacks against entities linked to the 2016 US Presidential Election. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2017

How to get admin credentials from TP-Link M5350 3G/Wi-Fi modem with a text message

A German security researcher discovered how to retrieve the admin credentials from a TP-Link M5350 3G/Wi-Fi modem with an evil text message Some bugs are very strange and dangerous, this is the case of a flaw affecting the TP-Link’s M5350 3G/Wi-Fi router that can expose admin credentials to an evil text message. The bug was discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2017

Researchers warn of a Windows Zero-Day Attack observed in the wild

Security researchers from firms McAfee and FireEye are warning of a Windows zero-day attack in the wild that put Microsoft users at risk of hack. Security researchers from security firms McAfee and FireEye are warning of hackers exploiting a Windows zero-day vulnerability in the wild. Just opening an MS Word document could put you at risk, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2017

ATMitch – Crooks stole $800,000 from 8 ATMs in Russia using Fileless Malware

According to Kaspersky Lab, crooks have robbed at least 8 ATMs in Russia and stole $800,000 in just one night using a Fileless malware dubbed ATMitch. According to experts at Kaspersky, hackers have robbed at least 8 ATMs in Russia and stole $800,000 in just one night. The cyber heist caught the attention of security […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2017

Millions of mobile phones and laptops potentially exposed to attack leveraging baseband zero-days

The researcher Ralf Weinmann revealed that millions of mobile phones and laptops are potentially exposed to attack leveraging baseband zero-days he discovered. The researcher Ralf-Phillip Weinmann, managing director at security firm Comsecuris, has disclosed a zero-day baseband vulnerability affecting Huawei smartphones, laptop WWAN modules, and IoT components. Baseband is firmware used on smartphones to connect to cellular […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2017

The Shadow Brokers release more alleged NSA hacking tools and exploits

The Shadow Brokers hacking crew sent a message to President Trump commenting recent political events and released more alleged NSA hacking tools. The Shadow Brokers is the mysterious group that in October 2016 claimed to have stolen a bunch of hacking tools used by the NSA for its operations. At the end of October 2016, the hackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2017

Brickerbot botnet, the thingbot that permanently destroys IoT devices

Security researchers have spotted a new threat dubbed Brickerbot botnet that causes permanent damage to Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Months ago we anticipated the possible spike in the number of IoT botnets, at the beginning it was Mirai, but later other dangerous thingbot appeared in the wild such as the Leet Botnet and the Amnesia botnet. Now a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2017

Vulnerability in Apple Music for Android could be exploited to steal user data

Apple fixed a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-2387 in the Apple Music for Android that could allow attackers to launch MitM attacks on the application. The update released Apple for the Apple Music application for Android fixes a certificate validation issue that can be exploited by an attacker to run MitM attacks and intercept user data. […]

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes three flaws actively exploited in attacks in the wild

2017 OWASP Top 10 is out, you can submit your comment until June

Alleged Russian hacker arrested in Spain reportedly over US Presidential Election Hack

How to get admin credentials from TP-Link M5350 3G/Wi-Fi modem with a text message

Researchers warn of a Windows Zero-Day Attack observed in the wild

ATMitch – Crooks stole $800,000 from 8 ATMs in Russia using Fileless Malware

Millions of mobile phones and laptops potentially exposed to attack leveraging baseband zero-days

The Shadow Brokers release more alleged NSA hacking tools and exploits

Brickerbot botnet, the thingbot that permanently destroys IoT devices

Vulnerability in Apple Music for Android could be exploited to steal user data

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