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Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2018
Chalubo, a new IoT botnet emerges in the threat landscape

Security experts from Sophos Labs have spotted a new piece of IoT malware tracked as Chalubo that is attempting to recruit devices into a botnet used to launch DDoS attacks. Security experts from Sophos Labs have spotted a new piece of Linux malware tracked as Chalubo (ChaCha-Lua-bot) that is targeting IoT devices in an attempt to recruit them into […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2018
Russian Government-owned research institute linked to Triton attacks

Security experts from FireEye found evidence that links the development of the Triton malware (aka Trisis and HatMan) to a Russian government research institute. In December 2017, experts from FireEye discovered a new strain of malware dubbed Triton that was specifically designed to target industrial control systems (ICS). The Triton malware has been used in attacks aimed at a critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2018
Message Decryption Key for Signal Desktop application stored in plain text

The reverse engineer researcher Nathaniel Suchy discovered that Signal Desktop application leaves message decryption key in plain text exposing them to an attacker. Signal Desktop application leaves message decryption key in plain text potentially exposing them to an attacker. The issue was discovered by the reverse engineer researcher Nathaniel Suchy The flaw affects the process implemented by the Signal Desktop […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2018
The new Azorult 3.3 is available in the cybercrime underground market

A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies, and implements new features. The latest version of the Azorult was delivered through the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2018
To Secure Medical Devices, the FDA Turns to Ethical Hackers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is embracing the work of ethical hackers and their researches to secure medical devices. Hacking is an ever-present concern in today’s highly connected society. People typically shudder to think about their smart speakers or home security systems getting compromised, and indeed, vulnerabilities in those devices would be traumatizing. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2018
For the first time Japanese commission ordered Facebook to improve security

The Japanese government ordered Facebook to improve the protection of users’ personal information following the recent data breaches that exposed data from millions of people. At the end of September, Facebook admitted that attackers exploited a vulnerability in the “View As” feature that allowed them to steal Facebook access tokens of 50 Million Users. A couple of weeks […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2018
The fix for the DOM-based XSS in Branch.io introduced a new XSS flaw

The security patch for the recently disclosed cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Branch.io has introduced another similar XSS vulnerability. According to the security researcher Linus Särud, the security fix for the recently disclosed cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Branch.io has introduced another similar XSS vulnerability. The Branch.io company provides the leading mobile linking platform, with solutions that unify […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2018
Saudi Future Investment Initiative website defaced by the hackers

Hackers defaced Future Investment Initiative (FII) website for a Saudi investment summit just a day before the three-day conference begins. An unknown group of hackers has defaced the website of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) website, a Saudi investment summit, just a day before the three-day conference begins. Below the Tweet of Nahayat Tizhoosh (@NahayatT), a producer with […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2018
NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023

The NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, every member states will contribute with its cyber capabilities to the military hub. The new NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, among its tasks the defense of the critical infrastructure of member states and the ability to carry out cyber attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2018
FreeRTOS flaws expose millions of IoT devices to cyber attacks

Researchers found that one of the most popular Internet of Things real-time operating system, FreeRTOS, is affected by serious vulnerabilities. Researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs team have found that one of the most popular Internet of Things real-time operating system, FreeRTOS, is affected by serious vulnerabilities. The researcher Ori Karliner and his team analyzed some of the […]