Pierluigi Paganini
February 11, 2020
Adobe February 2020 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 42 vulnerabilities in five products, dozens of them rated as critical severity. Adobe February 2020 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 42 vulnerabilities in Framemaker, Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player, Digital Editions and Experience Manager products. Most of the vulnerabilities (21) affect the Windows version of the Framemaker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 10, 2020
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, is warning that a cyber-attack on a major financial institution could trigger a liquidity crisis. The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has warned that a coordinated cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis. President Lagarde cited findings of a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2020
Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%. The NetBlocks internet observatory, which […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2020
Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been targeting journalists, political and human rights activists in a new campaign. Researchers from Certfa Lab reports have spotted a new cyber espionage campaign carried out by Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten that has been targeting journalists, political and human rights activists. Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) made the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 05, 2020
File hosting service company Dropbox paid out $1 million for vulnerabilities reported by researchers through its bug bounty program. Since the launch of its bug bounty program in 2014, the file-hosting company Dropbox has paid out $1 million to date for vulnerabilities reported by researchers. “Our bug bounty program recently passed a significant milestone. Since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 04, 2020
Twitter discloses a security incident involving third-parties that exploited its official API to match phone numbers with Twitter usernames. On December 24, 2019 the company discovered that its API were exploited by a large network of fake accounts to match Twitter usernames to phone numbers. The company immediately suspended the involved accounts. “On December 24, 2019 we […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2020
Russia’s Roskomnadzor watchdog wants to fine Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has instituted administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. “On January 31, 2020, Roskomnadzor instituted administrative […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2020
The popular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. Roskomnadzor explained that the services were abused by cybercriminals and that Proton Technologies refused to register them with state authorities. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2020
Microsoft announced the launch of an Xbox bug bounty program with rewards of up to $20,000 for critical remote code execution flaws. Microsoft is going to launch an Xbox bug bounty program that will pay rewards of up to $20,000 for critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. “The Xbox Bounty Program invites gamers, security researchers, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 31, 2020
The United States appreciated European Union’s new rules on 5G networks, but pressed them to ban China’s Huawei technology. The EUâs executive Commission this week presented a set of rules and technical measures aimed at reducing cybersecurity risks from the adoption of 5G networks. The Commission’s recommendations include blocking high-risk equipment suppliers from âcritical and […]
