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Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2019
Good news for the victims of the ZQ Ransomware, security experts at Emisisoft have released a free decryptor tool. Good news for the victims of the ZQ Ransomware, security experts at Emisisoft have released a free decryptor tool that allows them to decrypt files for free. ZQ Ransomware infected users in the US, India, Polland, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2019
Julian Assange has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012 and finding asylum into Ecuadorian embassy for more than seven years. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012 and finding asylum into Ecuador’s London embassy for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2019
The US DHS issued a new Binding Operational Directive (BOD 19-02) instructing federal agencies and departments to patch critical flaws in within 15 days. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new Binding Operational Directive (BOD 19-02) ordering federal agencies and departments quickly patch serious vulnerabilities in Internet-facing systems. The BOD 19-02 gives […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2019
The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warn of “worrying” cyber espionage activities carried out by Russia and China. The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warn of “worrying” cyber espionage activities carried out by Russia and China. The warning is included in the annual report published by the Dutch intelligence that cited as an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2019
Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched critical Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability to deliver the Sodinokibi ransomware to organizations. Threat actors are delivering a new piece of malware, tracked as Sodinokibi, by exploiting a recently patched Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability. Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation, it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2019
Huawei made the headlines again, Vodafone identified backdoors in software that could have handed Huawei unauthorized access to the carrier’s fixed-line network. According to Bloomberg, Vodafone identified hidden backdoors in software that could have handed Huawei unauthorized access to the carrier’s fixed-line network in Italy used to connect to the internet. “Now Vodafone Group Plc […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2019
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro estimated the cost of the massive attack cyber attack targeting the company in March at around $50 million. How much cost a security breach? I can tell you that potential damages could be very expensive for companies, for example, the transportation giant Maersk announced in 2017 that it would incur hundreds of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2019
Crooks have stolen $1.75 million in a church BEC (Business Email Compromise) attack, the victim is the Saint Ambrose Catholic Parish. Cybercriminals have stolen $1.75 million in a BEC (Business Email Compromise) attack against the Saint Ambrose Catholic Parish. Saint Ambrose is the second largest church in the Diocese of Cleveland and the largest church […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2019
Facebook is going to fund academic research on the impact of social media on elections, aimed at preventing manipulation of these platforms. Facebook is committed to preventing manipulation of elections through social media by funding research on the impact of social media on elections. Facebook announced the involvement of 60 researchers from 30 academic institutions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2019
Researchers at Malwarebytes are monitoring the evolution of the ElectrumDoSMiner DDoS botnet that reached 152,000 infected hosts. MalwareBytes researchers are closely monitoring attacks against users of the popular Electrum Bitcoin wallet, in particular, the evolution of the Electrum DDoS botnet. In mid-April, experts at MalwareBytes published a report warning of cyber attacks against users of […]
