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Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2017
WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty

The 23-year-old expert Marcus Hutchins pleaded “not guilty” during a court hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His trial has been scheduled for October. Yesterday, Marcus Hutchins, the WannaCry hero, has pleaded not guilty to charges of creating and selling malware at a hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The court decided to relax the expert bail terms, allowing him to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2017
Rapid7 warns of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) exposure for millions of endpoints

According to a new research conducted by experts at Rapid7, there are 4.1 million Windows endpoints exposed online via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The researchers discovered that there are 11 million open 3389/TCP endpoints, and that 4.1 million of them are RDP. “We analyzed the responses, tallying any that appeared to be from RDP speaking […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2017
North Korea-Linked Lazarus APT targets U.S. Defense contractors

The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group as Lazarus is believed to be behind attacks targeting United States defense contractors. According to Palo Alto Networks, the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group as Lazarus is believed to be behind attacks targeting United States defense contractors. The activity of the Lazarus APT Group surged in 2014 and 2015, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2017
PostgreSQL issues three security patches, apply them asap

PostgreSQL has issued three security patches for 9.6.4, 9.5.8, 9.4.13, 9.3.18, and 9.2.22 versions. Update them as soon as possible. PostgreSQL has issued three security patches for 9.6.4, 9.5.8, 9.4.13, 9.3.18, and 9.2.22 versions. “The PostgreSQL Global Development Group is pleased to announce the availability of PostgreSQL 10 Beta 3 and updates to all supported […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2017
OpDomesticTerrorism – Anonymous takes down Charlottesville website after the incident

Anonymous launched the OpDomesticTerrorism and claimed responsibility for carrying out a DDoS attack on the website of Charlottesville city Virginia. The hacktivist collective Anonymous launched the OpDomesticTerrorism and claimed responsibility for carrying out a DDoS attack on the official website of Charlottesville city Virginia. The website went offline under the prolonged attack that was powered in the wake […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2017
Security Affairs newsletter Round 123 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. ·      Flaws in solar panels potentially threatening European power grids ·      Hackers leak the fourth episode of Game of Thrones season 7 online ·      Security Affairs newsletter Round 122 – News of the week ·      US Army […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2017
MUGHTHESEC, a signed Mac adware that hijacks the victim’s browser for profit

Experts spotted a new signed Mac adware dubbed MUGHTHESEC that hijacks victim’s browser for profit and can be removed only reinstalling the OS. According to the expert Patrick Wardle, Director of Research at Synack, a new strain of Mac adware is threatening Mac users, once infected a machine the only way to remove it is to reinstall […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2017
Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian IsraBye wiper spreads as a ransomware

Malware researchers discovered an anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper dubbed IsraBye that is spreading as a ransomware. Malware researcher Jakub Kroustek from Avast has recently discovered an anti-Israel & pro-Palestinian data wiper dubbed IsraBye. Even if the lock screen claims that the files can be recovered, their content is replaced with an anti-Israel message. This is […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2017
Kenya opposition claims election results manipulated in cyber attack

Kenya opposition claims hackers have manipulated the results of the recent election by breaking into the database of Kenya’s electoral commission. According to Kenya opposition, led by Raila Odinga, hackers have manipulated the results of the recent election by breaking into the database of Kenya’s electoral commission. The President Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected and èrotests and violence broke out almost immediately. “At […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2017
Crosstalk Leakage Attacks – USB gadgets can spy on data flowing in and out adjacent ports

Crosstalk Leakage Attacks – Experts demonstrated that USB gadgets can secretly spy on data flowing in and out of devices plugged into adjacent USB ports. A group of Australian researchers has demonstrated that USB gadgets can secretly spy on data flowing in and out of devices plugged into adjacent USB ports. The spy gadget can intercept […]