Security

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2019
Investigator said Saudis hacked into Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ phone

The phone of the Amazon chief was hacked by Saudi Arabian authorities interested in access to his personal data, revealed the investigator hired by Jeff Bezos. Gavin de Becker, the investigator hired by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos to investigate into the release of his intimate images revealed that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Bezos’s phone […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2019
VMware addressed vulnerabilities disclosed at Pwn2Own 2019

VMware released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its vCloud Director, ESXi, Workstation and Fusion products. The company also fixed the security flaws disclosed at the Pwn2Own 2019 hacking competition. VMware released updates to address vulnerabilities in vCloud Director, ESXi, Workstation and Fusion products, including ones disclosed at the Pwn2Own 2019. Amat Cama and Richard […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2019
Initial fixes for Cisco RV320 and RV325 routers were incomplete

Cisco revealed that security patches released in January to address flaws in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers were incomplete. Cisco revealed that security updates released in January to address vulnerabilities in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers were not complete. The tech giant also confirmed that the flaws have been exploited in attacks in […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2019
Norsk Hydro estimates losses between $35M – $41M in the first week after cyberattack

Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro estimates more than $40 million losses in the first week following the ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. Last week Norwegian Norsk Hydro, one of the biggest Aluminum producer, suffered an extensive cyber attack that impacted operations in several of the company’s business areas across Europe and the U.S. The news […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2019
iOS 12.2 update addresses some troubling vulnerabilities

This week Apple released iOS 12.2 to address 51 security vulnerabilities in the popular mobile operating system running on iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation. Most of the flaws affect the web rendering engine WebKit, an attacker could trick victims into opening a maliciously crafted web content to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2019
Microsoft Defender ATP now protects also macOS

Microsoft has announced the availability of Defender ATP Endpoint Security for Apple macOS Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft 365 advanced endpoint security solution across platforms, with the support of Apple Mac it added to Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Microsoft Windows Defender ATP was first introduced in 2016 as a defensive solution […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2019
Cisco addresses High-Severity flaws in IP Phone 8800 and 7800 series

Cisco released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 series that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers. Cisco released security patches to address vulnerabilities in its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 series that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers. Cisco IP Phone 8800 series are business desk phones […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2019
Facebook passwords stored in plain text, hundreds of millions users affected

News problems for Facebook that admitted to have stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain text. Facebook revealed to have stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain text, including passwords of Facebook Lite, Facebook, and Instagram users. “As part of a routine security review in January, we […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2019
Putty users have to download a new release that fixes 8 flaws

PuTTY Releases Important Software Update to Patch 8 High-Severity Flaws The popular SSH client program PuTTY has released an important software update to address eight high-severity security vulnerabilities. PuTTY is one of the most popular open-source software that allows users to access computers over SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin network protocols. The popular SSH client program […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2019
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro hit by a massive cyber attack

The giant of aluminum producers, Norway’s Norsk Hydro, announced on Tuesday that it had been hit by a cyber-attack of unknown origin. One of the biggest Aluminum producer, the Norwegian Norsk Hydro, suffered an extensive cyber attack. “Hydro became victim of an extensive cyberattack in the early hours of Tuesday, impacting operations in several of […]