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Pierluigi Paganini
October 07, 2017
Siemens has just released a firmware update for the 7KT PAC1200 Siemens smart meters that addresses a critical vulnerability. Siemens has just released a firmware update for the 7KT PAC1200 Siemens smart meters to fix a critical vulnerability that can be exploited by remote attackers to bypass authentication and perform administrative actions on the device. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2017
According to intelligence experts the recent Zapad drills conducted by Russia simulated an attack on all Baltic countries, it included the use of cyber weapons. Baltic and NATO officials claim Russia was behind outage in Latvia’s mobile communications network before Russia’s war games in September code-named Zapad. According to the expert, Russia may have tested one […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2017
The year is 2020, high economic, military and cultural tension between Russia & the US. You are at the London office, entering a video meeting with the sales team in America, the American team presents with enthusiasm the sales achievement of the recent quarter, then, suddenly the call is disconnected. You are trying to re-establish […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2017
Apple released a patch for macOS High Sierra 10.13 that address also a flaw in Apple file system that exposes encrypted drive’s password in the hint box. Apple yesterday released a security patch for macOS High Sierra 10.13 to fix vulnerabilities in the Apple file system (APFS) volumes and Keychain software. The vulnerability in the Apple file system was first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 06, 2017
Russian hackers allegedly exploited Kaspersky AV to hack into NSA contractor and steal the NSA exploit code. It complicates Kaspersky’s position. Anonymous sources have claimed Russian intelligence extracted NSA exploits from a US government contractor’s home PC using Kaspersky Lab software. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that a malicious code allowed cyber spies to exfiltrate classified code, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2017
Security researchers with Trend Micro discovered a backdoor dubbed SYSCON that uses an FTP server for command and control (C&C) purposes. The SYSCON backdoor is spreading through tainted documents that refer North Korea and target individuals connected to the Red Cross and the World Health Organization. The use of an FTP server as C&C is uncommon for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2017
Dyn Research discovered traffic coming from North Korea running over the Russian TransTeleCom network, this is the second internet route of the regime. North Korea gets a second Internet connection thanks to the support of a state-owned Russian firm. From the perspective of security analysts, this second connection will improve in a significant way the cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2017
Several security vulnerabilities have been patched in recent weeks in Apache Tomcat, including the CVE-2017-12617 Code Execution vulnerability. Several security vulnerabilities have been patched in recent weeks in Apache Tomcat. The list of fixed flaws recently addressed also included code execution vulnerabilities. Apache Tomcat is the most widely used web application server, with over one million downloads […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 05, 2017
The CSE CybSec Z-Lab Malware Lab analyzed the Hospitality malware used by the Russian APT28 group to target hotels in several European countries. The Russian hacker group APT28, also known as Sofacy or Fancy Bear, is believed to be behind a series of attacks in last July against travelers staying in hotels in Europe and Middle […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 04, 2017
Mobile security firm Appthority published an interesting report that revealed which Android and iOS applications are most frequently blacklisted by enterprises. The company Appthority has published an interesting report that reveals which mobile apps, both Android and iOS, are most frequently blacklisted by enterprises. “The mobile ecosystem in an enterprise comprises apps from managed devices, BYOD and COPE. Appthority compiled […]
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