Pierluigi Paganini
April 06, 2018
Security experts have discovered a vulnerability in the Spring Framework that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on applications built with it. Security researchers have discovered three vulnerabilities in the Spring Development Framework, one of them could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on applications built […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2018
Natural gas pipeline operators in the United States have been affected by a cyber attack that hit a third-party communications system. The hackers targeted the Latitude Technologies unit at the Energy Services Group, but the attack did not impact operational technology. At least four US pipeline operators were affected by the attack on their electronic systems, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
In the wake of the discovery of severe flaws in Intel chips, so-called Meltdown andSpectre vulnerabilities, Apple announced it plans to use custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020. The move aims to replace the Intel processors running on its desktop and laptop systems like done for its own A-series custom chips […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
Google will ban cryptocurrency mining extensions from the official Chrome Web Store after finding many of them abusing users’ resources without consent. The number of malicious extensions is rapidly increased over the past few months, especially those related to mining activities. The company has introduced a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension submitted to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
An analysis conducted by the Norwegian research nonprofit SINTEF revealed that the popular Grindr gay dating app is sharing its users’ HIV status with two other companies. Grindr gay-dating app made the headlines again, a few days ago an NBC report revealed that the app was affected by 2 security issues (now patched) that could have exposed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 01, 2018
Airbnb China announced that it will share user data belonging to Chinese users with the Government to comply with national laws and regulations. Airbnb announced that it will share user data belonging to Chinese users with the Government. The company is notifying the Chinese users it will share guest’s information with local authorities to comply […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 01, 2018
The US Department of State wants to ask visa applicants to provide details on the social media accounts they’ve managed in the past five years. The US Government wants to make it mandatory for all foreigners (immigrant /non-immigrant) to provide social media details, telephone numbers, email addresses, and international travel during this period. when applying for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 30, 2018
A ransomware infected systems at the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam power company in India, crooks demanded 10 million Rupees to get the data back. The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam power company in India was hacked last week, attackers breached into its computer systems and stole the billing data of their customers. The hackers demanded 10 million Rupees to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 30, 2018
What are the advantages for adopting an SSL Certificates and why is it important to discover and analyze SSL Certificates online? Secure Socket Layer (SSL) has gained weight with the increasing concern of security for all sensitive data online. In fact, it is the only reliable source for secure business and data handling. The entire […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 28, 2018
A security researcher discovered that some of the Windows updates released by Microsoft to mitigate the Meltdown flaw introduce a severe bug. Meltdown and Spectre security updates made the headlines again, according to the security researcher Ulf Frisk some of them issued for Windows introduce a severe flaw. The Meltdown and Spectre security updates released by Microsoft in January and […]
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