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Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2017
A 20 years-old vulnerability in Kerberos, dubbed Orpheus’ Lyre, was parched this week for both Microsoft and Linux distros. A 20 years-old vulnerability in Kerberos was parched this week for both Microsoft and Linux distros. The vulnerability dubbed Orpheus’ Lyre has been found three months ago by Jeffrey Altman, founder of AuriStor, and Viktor Dukhovni and Nicolas Williams from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2017
Attackers are using automated scans to target freshly installed WordPress websites, WordFence experts dubbed the technique WPSetup attack. According to experts at the WordPress security plugin WordFence, attackers are using automated scans to target freshly installed WordPress websites, taking advantage of administrators who fail to properly configure their server’s settings. The experts dubbed the attack WPSetup […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2017
The Eternal Blues scanner allowed administrators worldwide to discover more than 50,000 computers vulnerable to the NSA-linked EternalBlue exploit. Recently the security researcher Elad Erez developed Eternal Blues, a free EternalBlue vulnerability scanner that could be used by administrators to assess networks. Now Elad Erez published data collected by the Eternal Blues over the two weeks, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2017
Wikileaks released the documentation for HighRise, an Android app used by the CIA to intercept and redirecting SMS messages to a CIA-controlled server. WikiLeaks just published a new batch of documents related to another CIA hacking tool dubbed HighRise included in the Vault 7 released in partnership with media partners. The tool is an Android application […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2017
The US General Services Administration announced that the security firm Kaspersky Lab has been deleted from lists of approved vendors. The US government bans Kaspersky solutions amid concerns over Russian state-sponsored hacking. Federal agencies will not buy software from Kaspersky Lab due to its alleged links to the Russian intelligence services. This week, a Bloomberg […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2017
A newly discovered Point of Sale (PoS) malware dubbed LockPoS appeared in the wild and it is being delivered through the Flokibot botnet. A newly discovered Point of Sale (PoS) malware is being delivered via a dropper that is manually loaded and executed on the targeted systems, Arbor Networks Security researchers warn. Arbor Networks researchers discovered a new Point […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2017
Data belonging to 14 million U.S.-based Verizon customers have been exposed on an unprotected AWS Server by a partner of the telecommunications company. The notorious security expert Chris Vickery, UpGuard director of cyber risk research. as made another disconcerting discovery, more than 14 million US customers’ personal details have been exposed after the third-party vendor NICE left the sensitive […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2017
Following the massive NotPetya attack, NATO Increases Support for Ukrainian Cyber Defenses, Ukraine Considers Joining NATO. “Critical Infrastructure” is one of the most sensitive elements of any country’s economy. Recent attacks against Ukraine’s infrastructure have many other countries taking note and have encouraged NATO to pitch in and help bolster Ukrainian cyber defenses. In December […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2017
As part of the Microsoft Patch Tuesday, the tech giant fixed two critical flaws in Windows NTLM Security Protocol. Users must apply the patch asap. As part of the July Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security patches for a serious privilege escalation flaw affecting all Windows operating system versions for enterprises released since 2007. Experts at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2017
Katyusha Scanner is a new fully automated SQLi vulnerability scanner discovered by researchers at security firm Recorded Future. Recorded Future security researchers have discovered a fully automated SQLi vulnerability scanner, dubbed Katyusha Scanner, on a hacking forum. The tool is offered for sale for just $500, it allows mass scans, simply managed from a smartphone […]
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