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Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2019
Russian military plans to replace Windows with Astra Linux

The Russian army seems to be in the process of replacing the Windows system with the Debian-based Linux distribution Astra Linux. Cyber security seems to subvert the globalization concept, governments are working to develop their own technology fearing possible espionage and sabotage activities of foreign states. The Russian military is in the process of replacing […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2019
0patch released micropatch for BearLPE Zero-Day flaw in Windows 10 Task Scheduler

Researchers at 0patch released a temporary micropatch for the unpatched BearLPE local privilege escalation zero-day flaw in Windows 10. Experts at 0patch released a micropatch to temporary fix a still-unpatched local privilege escalation on systems without rebooting them. The zero-day vulnerability, dubbed BearLPE, was recently disclosed by the security researcher SandboxEscaper.  The following video shows how the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2019
Microsoft warns for the second time of applying BlueKeep patch

Microsoft issued a new warning for users to update their systems to address the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. Microsoft issued a new warning for users of older Windows OS versions to update their systems in order to patch the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2019
Security expert shows how to bypass macOS Gatekeeper

A security researcher demonstrated how to bypass the Apple macOS Gatekeeper by leveraging trust in network shares. The Italian security researcher Filippo Cavallarin demonstrated how to bypass the macOS Gatekeeper by leveraging trust in network shares. The Apple Gatekeeper is designed to protect OS X users by performing a number of checks before allowing an App to run. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2019
HiddenWasp, a sophisticated Linux malware borroes from Mirai and Azazel

Security experts at Intezer have discovered a new Linux malware tracked as ‘HiddenWasp’ that borrows from Mirai, Azazel malicious codes. HiddenWasp is a new sophisticated Linux malware still undetected by the majority of anti-virus solutions. According to the experts at Intezer, the malware was involved in targeted attacks.   “Unlike common Linux malware, HiddenWasp is not […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2019
The Pyramid Hotel Group data leak exposes 85GB of security logs of major hotel chains

vpnMentor researches have recently discovered that hotel brands managed by The Pyramid Hotel Group have suffered a data leak. vpnMentor experts have discovered that hotel brands managed by The Pyramid Hotel Group, including Marriott, have suffered a data leak, vpnMentor’s research team discovered the unprotected server through port scanning to examine known IP blocks. Researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2019
Checkers double drive-thru restaurants chain discloses card breach

Checkers and Rally’s, one of the largest chains of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States, disclosed a credit card breach. “We recently became aware of a data security issue involving malware at certain Checkers and Rally’s locations.” reads a breach notice published by the company. “After discovering the issue, we quickly engaged leading data […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2019
Convert Plus WordPress plugin flaw allows hackers to create Admin accounts

The WordPress plugin Convert Plus is affected by a critical flaw that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create accounts with administrator privileges. The WordPress plugin Convert Plus is affected by a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create accounts with administrator privileges. A vulnerability ties with the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2019
VPNpro research: this Chinese-linked company secretly owns 10 VPNs with 86 million installs

Innovative Connecting is actually a Chinese company that secretly owns 10 VPN products with a total of 86 million installs under its belt. Recent research by the cybersecurity experts at VPNpro shows that the popular mobile VPN developer Innovative Connecting is actually a Chinese company that secretly owns 10 VPN products with a total of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2019
Emissary Panda APT group hit Government Organizations in the Middle East

Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East Chinese APT group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two different countries in the Middle East. Experts at Palo Alto Networks reported that the Chinese APT group Emissary Panda (aka APT27, TG-3390, Bronze Union, and Lucky Mouse) has been targeting government organizations in two different […]