Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2019
A vulnerability affecting devices running Andoid 8 (Oreo) or later, tracked as CVE-2019-2114, could be exploited by hackers to infect them via NFC beaming. Google has recently released a patch to address a vulnerability affecting devices running Android 8 (Oreo) or later, tracked as CVE-2019-2114, that could be exploited to infect nearby phones via NFC […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2019
One of the two flaws in Chrome addressed by Google, CVE-2019-13720, was exploited in a campaign that experts attribute to Korea-linked threat actors. This week Google released security updates to address two high severity vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, one of which is a zero-day flaw actively exploited in attacks in the wild to hijack […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2019
China-linked APT41 group is targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware used to spy on text messages of highly targeted individuals. Researchers at FireEye discovered a new backdoor tracked as MessageTap that China-linked APT41 group are using to spy on text messages sent or received by highly targeted individuals The experts found the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
Researchers at Emsisoft firm has released a new free tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware Security experts at Emsisoft have developed a tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware. This ransomware family encrypts files using Salsa20 and RSA-1024 and it appends several extensions to theis filenames. “The Paradise ransomware encrypts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
The news is shocking, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) that initially denied a malware infection, now admits the security breach. Yesterday a worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Some users are claiming on the social media that a piece of the ‘DTrack’ malware has infected […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
A new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just the last six months and is continuing to spread. The campaign began months ago, a new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just six months and is continuing to spread at a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 30, 2019
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568, that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
Researchers discovered a new piece of ransomware called FuxSocy that borrows part of code from Cerber ransomware. Experts at MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new piece of ransomware called FuxSocy that borrows part of code from Cerber ransomware. The Cerber ransomware was first spotted in 2016, it was offered in the criminal underground as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). The name of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
Security expert Marco Ramilli published a quick analysis of an interesting attack carried out by SWEED threat actor targeting precision engineering firms in Italy. Introduction Today I’d like to share a quick analysis of an interesting attack targeting precision engineering companies based in Italy. Precision engineering is a very important business market in Europe, it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 28, 2019
A new information stealer, dubbed Raccoon, made the headlines infecting hundreds of millions of victims worldwide. Security experts at Cybereason have spotted a new information stealer, dubbed Raccoon, that is infecting hundreds of millions of victims worldwide. The malware was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. […]
